The replacement of fossil resources with renewable biomass in a bioeconomy is seen as a major contribution to climate change mitigation. This...

The latest Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) by the European Union (EU) provides an updated framework for the use of renewable energy in the...

Das Narrativ naiver marktgläubiger (deutscher!) Ökonomen mag so gut verkäuflich sein, wie es im Fall der Kritik am Emissionshandel falsch ist....

The relationship between nutrient intake and wealth of poor households continues to be an issue of huge policy relevance. In this paper, we...

To limit global warming to 1.5°C, vast amounts of CO2 will have to be removed from the atmosphere via Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR). Enhancing...

As the prospect of average global warming exceeding 1.5°C becomes increasingly likely, interest in supplementing mitigation and adaptation...

Debates on the extent to which developing countries suffer from a brain drain often focus on the emigration of locally scarce health...

This article summarizes insights from the 36th Energy Modeling Forum study (EMF36) on the magnitude and distribution of economic adjustment...

Linking the EU and Chinese Emission Trading Systems (ETS) increases the cost-efficiency of reaching greenhouse gas mitigation targets, but...

Linking the EU and Chinese Emission Trading Systems (ETS) increases the cost-efficiency of reaching greenhouse gas mitigation targets, but...

Carbon “sinks”, such as forests or the ocean, play a crucial role in absorbing atmospheric CO2 and thereby reducing the damages caused by...

Carbon sequestration and storage in mangroves, salt marshes and seagrass meadows is an essential coastal ‘blue carbon’ ecosystem service for...

If more progress had been made on the SDGs, the world could better face the COVID-19 pandemic. While G20 countries will inevitably focus on...

Water sustainability is central to modern political and academic debates. Despite increasing efforts to promote regional and global integrated...

Social norms, also called social comparison nudges, have been shown to be particularly effective in promoting healthy food choices and...

The replacement of fossil resources with renewable biomass in a bioeconomy is seen as a major contribution to climate change mitigation. This...

While reports state that consumers are increasingly willing to consume more sustainably, no study has considered how the activation of very...

In a Kiel Focus article Michael Stolpe suggests to use patent buy-outs to vaccinate the world.

This paper suggests using portfolio management methods in policy planning models as a practical tool for determining optimal policy under...