Qualification structures and needs of energy utilities adapting to the German Energiewende

In this research project, we estimates future professional qualification requirements in grid-based utility companies following the energy transition. The project bases on the findings ""Future…

Laufzeit: 2015–2016

Economic opportunities from climate protection

In order to successfully implement climate protection in key areas, such as energy, industry, transport, households, trade / commerce / services, agriculture, forestry and waste management, a wide…

Laufzeit: 2015–2017

Energy transition in Baden-Württemberg – Impacts on value added and employment

Three years after the decisions for the energy transition estimates on goal-achievment of energy policy and their effects on value added and employment are available at the national level. The…

Laufzeit: 2015–2015

Sustainable Economic Development

The aim of this project is to develop a manual for practitioners to guide them in conducting ex-ante impact assessment studies. The manual describes the procedural and analytical steps necessary…

Laufzeit: 2015–2015
Ökonomische Indikatoren des Energiesystems

Macro economic and distributional effects of the German Energiewende

The aim of the energy transition is to transform the energy system into a climate-friendly system and at the same time to phase out nuclear energy while guaranteeing a more secure, economic and…

Laufzeit: 2015–2018
Ökonomische Indikatoren des Energiesystems

Employment Impacts of energy efficiency measure implementation in Israel (MED-ENEC)

Increasing energy efficiency leads to additional demand for construction, renovation and modernization work. These are positive economic incentives, if the services are provided and produced…

Laufzeit: 2015–2015

Renewable energy and energy efficiency in Tunisia – employment, qualification and economic effects - Update

Tunisia as the most successful country in implementing the ideas of the Arab Spring has to face a number of challenges. On the one hand considerable unemployment, especially among youth and…

Laufzeit: 2015–2016

Socially compatible design of climate mitigation and energy transition in low-income households

Distributional effects of climate mitigation and energy transition policies have to be analysed precisely to prevent negative impacts on low income groups and increase public acceptance. It is…

Laufzeit: 2015–2017

Black swans (risks) in the energy transition

The energy transition is a long-term transformation of the German energy system. With the time horizon the probability of rare and unforeseen, but powerful incidents increases. In the project the…

Laufzeit: 2015–2016

Sectoral economic modelling for integration into regional Earth system modelling – CSC Sectoral Modelling

Advising decision-makers on climate change requires information at the regional and local level due to the different ways in which regions in Germany are affected. The aim of the project was to…

Laufzeit: 2014–2015

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