Meldung und Kurzanalyse von Agora Energiewende und Öko-Institut Der Neubau von Ökostrom-Anlagen verursacht weniger als die Hälfte des Anstiegs der Umlage nach dem Erneuerbaren-Energien-Gesetz (EEG).
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‘The A to Z of Corporate Social Responsibility’, edited by Wayne Visser. The entries have been written by leading experts, global thinkers and CSR practitioners. The book aims to help managers, consultants and researchers navigate their way through the plenty of terms, codes and organisations associated with CSR. Franziska Wolff from the Öko-Institut has written the entry on ‘Global Governance’. Locating it in the wider discourse on ‘governance’, she discusses global governance as a normative concept according to which the system of international institutions should be more tightly knit and better coordinated in order to re-embed politics in objectives such as international solidarity and ecological responsibility.
Publikationen Global Governance 01.02.2008 Umweltrecht & Governance Bücher
In Deutschland und den meisten „alten“ EU-Staaten gehören Diskussionen über den zweifelhaften Sinn und die ökologischen und gesundheitlichen Effekte gentechnisch veränderter Pflanzen seit langem zur Tagesordnung. Die starke Ablehnung der Agro-Gentechnik durch die Verbraucher bewirkt, dass Handelsketten in der EU von ihren Zulieferern gentechnikfreie Ware fordern. Auch die meisten Landwirte stehen transgenen Pflanzen sehr kritisch gegenüber. Doch wie sieht die Situation in den „neuen“ EU-Staaten aus? Wer sind die neuen Partner und wie ist ihre Haltung gegenüber der Gentechnik? Werden die Gentechnik-Karten in der EU mit der erfolgten Erweiterung neu gemischt? Erschienen in: Landwirtschaft 2005 – Der kritische Agrarbericht Seiten 254 – 258 Herausgeber: AgrarBündnis
erweiterten EU – ein Überblick Gesetze sind gut, Kontrolle ist besser 01.01.2004 Bücher
This article describes and evaluates a number of different financial support instruments for the energy refurbishment of the building stock based on the example of Germany. The key focus is on policy instruments which are not counter-financed by public budgets or where, by other means, investment and planning security for investors is assured. Through such instruments the typical disadvantages of public budget-financed support programs (e.g. insufficient support funds, frequent changes to support conditions) should be alleviated. Five different policy instruments are examined in terms of their legal viability and evaluated according to functionality criteria. The article closes with a recommended time frame for the implementation of an effective set of policy instruments. https://doi.org/10.1260/0958-305X.24.1-2.105
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Große Infrastrukturprojekte, wie zum Beispiel Verkehrsinfrastrukturen und Entsorgungs- oder Energieerzeugungsanlagen, führen häufig zu weitreichenden Veränderungen der Landschaft. Das Beispiel Energiewende zeigt dies sehr anschaulich: Die Stromerzeugung aus Wind und Sonne muss weiter ausgebaut, Strom-Übertragungsnetze müssen verstärkt oder neu gebaut sowie Kapazitäten zur Energiespeicherung erweitert werden. Doch während die Zustimmung beispielsweise für die Energiewende allgemein sehr hoch ist, stoßen konkrete Projekte wie Windparks oder Stromtrassen immer wieder auf Ablehnung vor Ort. Dies ist nicht überraschend, denn gesamtgesellschaftlichen Vorteilen stehen häufig lokale Belastungen gegenüber. Beteiligt man die Bürgerinnen und Bürger möglichst umfassend, bietet dies einerseits Chancen, demokratische und politische Entscheidungsprozesse zu verbessern und Konflikte zu verringern. Andererseits müssen neue Herausforderungen bewältigt werden, beispielsweise das Einhalten gesetzlicher Rahmenbedingungen vor de
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In: Sebastian Oberthür und Kirstin Rosendal (eds), Global Governance of Genetic Resources: Access and Benefit Sharing after the Nagoya Protocol, Abingdon: Routledge, S. 33-59. The article analyzes the history of the negotiations on access and benefit sharing from genetic resources and traditional knowledge under the Convention on Biological Diversity, which culminated in the adoption of the Nagoya Protocol in 2010. In the beginning the authors contextualize ABS as an emerging issue in different areas of international politics. They then analyze the interests and preferences of key (coalitions of) state actors and how they shaped the dynamics of ABS-negotiations under the CBD. These coalitions include the Like Minded Megadiverse Countries, the Like Minded Asia-Pacific Group, the Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries, the African Group, the European Union, and non-EU developed countries. The authors map the positions of these coalitions on key issues of the negotiations like legal nature, scope, traditional knowledge, international access standards, compliance with user measures, and the Protocol’s relationship with other international agreements. With the main focus on the last phase of ABS negotiations in Nagoya in October 2010, they elaborate the dynamics of the end-game, the substance of the final outcome and the prospects for the Protocol’s future success.
Protocol: Issues, Coalitions and Process 18.07.2014 Umweltrecht & Governance Bücher
In order to limit global warming to 2 °C, industrialised countries like Germany are obliged to de-carbonise their energy systems extensively by the middle of the century. The building sector – particularly the building stock – plays a pivotal role in the long-term climate protection strategies for Germany. Key control variables in this context are building standards, heat supply technologies and the sector allocation of limited renewable energy potentials. Based on existing normative long-term scenarios for the heating sector and using the residential building sector as a case study, this article assesses the current German policy framework for the building sector against the modelled long-term development needs. Published in:Energy Policy, Volume 59, August 2013, Pages 71-81
long-term climate protection targets 01.08.2013 Energie & Klimaschutz Bücher
Scientific and public controversies about the design of future electricity systems can be observed, including differences around centralised and decentralised approaches. Taking the German case as an example, we develop a typology of (de)centralisation that distinguishes between (1) infrastructure location (connectivity and proximity), and (2) infrastructure operation (flexibility and controllability). This typology is applied to two competing visions for the future of electricity infrastructure. A differentiated view of the various dimensions can contribute to the current debate, clarify visions for development paths, and inform infrastructure governance.
visions for electricity infrastructure 30.06.2016 Energie & Klimaschutz Bücher
European Union (EU) legislation introduces two definitions of energy communities—“renewable energy communities” (Renewable Energy Directive) and “citizen energy communities” (Electricity Directive). Energy communities‘ importance for the energy transition has been mentioned in several other recent EU policy actions. This chapter provides an overview of the EU policy framework for energy communities by comparing the two legal definitions. It further discusses other relevant processes and gives brief insights into energy communities‘ development in several EU Member States. The analysis shows that countries differ considerably regarding the current deployment of energy communities and the legislative, social, and economic factors that influence their development.
policy framework for energy communities 08.07.2022 Energie & Klimaschutz Bücher
District heating (DH) can become a key infrastructure for achieving climate targets in the heating sector. In order to support the uptake of renewables in the DH sector, the European Commission proposed to open DH infrastructures to third parties. This will allow independent heat producers to supply heat produced from renewable energy sources and from waste heat to consumers connected to the grid. This paper develops a better understanding of the complexity associated with the introduction of third party grid access (TPA). We will analyse the heterogeneous institutional set-up of DH markets in the EU and discuss competition and market boundaries in the heat market. Based on this, the paper investigates the technical, regulatory and economic challenges that arise from the practical implementation of TPA. We conclude that TPA alone will not be sufficient to support the expansion of renewables in the DH sector. Complementary policy measures will be necessary to transform the DH sector towards 4th generation DH systems that will become an integrated element of a smart energy system. Published in: Energy Policy, Volume 132, September 2019, Pages 881-892
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