CECILIA2050 Country Report: Germany

Benjamin Görlach; Dr. Tim Wawer

CECILIA2050 Country Report: Germany

Deliverable 1.2: Review of the existing instrument mix at EU level and in selected Member States

Publication: Report
Citation: Görlach, Benjamin; Homann, Gesa; Wawer, Tim. 2013. Country report: Germany. Contribution to CECILIA2050 Deliverable 1.2: Review of the existing instrument mix at EU level and in selected Member States. Berlin: Ecologic Institute

Görlach, Benjamin; Homann, Gesa; Wawer, Tim. 2013. Country report: Germany. Contribution to CECILIA2050 Deliverable 1.2: Review of the existing instrument mix at EU level and in selected Member States. Berlin: Ecologic Institute

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Benjamin Görlach

Head, Economics and Policy Assessment

Senior Fellow

CECILIA2050 Newsletter

Year 2012 - 2015

Publication:Report

Bausch, Camilla et al.. 2015. European governance and the low-carbon pathway: Analysis of challenges and opportunities arising from overlaps between climate and energy policy as well as from centralisation of climate policies. CECILIA2050 WP4 Deliverable 4.2. Berlin: Ecologic Institute.

European Governance and the Low-Carbon Pathway

Analysis of challenges and opportunities arising from overlaps between climate and energy policy and from centralisation of climate policies

Year 2015

Event:Workshop

From 1 June to 11 June 2015, the meeting of the Subsidiary Bodies for the UN climate negotiations in the lead up to COP21 took place in Bonn (Germany). Members of the CECILIA2050 consortium hosted a side event entitled "Improving Europe's Climate Policy Toolbox to Reach the 2050 Low-Carbon Targets: Insights from the CECILIA2050 Project."

Improving Europe's Climate Policy Toolbox to Reach the 2050 Low-Carbon Targets

9 June 2015
Bonn, Germany

Event:Conference

The CECILIA2050 project held its final conference, entitled "EU Climate Policy Beyond 2020 – Options for a Low-Carbon Future", on 30 June 2015 in Brussels (Belgium). This high-level event on the future of EU climate and energy policy presented insights and lessons-learned from the CECILIA2050 research project.

EU Climate Policy Beyond 2020 – Options for a Low-Carbon Future

30 June 2015
Brussels, Belgium

Publication:Document

Since 2007, the European Council has played an increasingly active role in shaping the details of future EU climate policies. This involvement raises important questions about potential interference by the European Council regarding the decision-making process for and content of the implementation of the 2030 climate framework. In a broader perspective, concerns have been raised about the establishment of a constitutional practice, which could in fact circumvent the possibility of adopting implementing acts by qualified majority vote. This would alter the balance of power between the EU institutions. Ecologic Institute's Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf discusses the role and mandate of the European Council. The paper is available for download.

Can the European Council Impose Consensus on EU Climate Policies?

Year 2015

Publication:Report

Zelljadt, Elizabeth, 2014. Scenarios for international climate policy instruments. WP5 Deliverable 5.1. Berlin, Ecologic Institute.

Scenarios for International Climate Policy Instruments

Year 2014

Publication:Report

As part of the project CECILIA2050, which examines policy options to improve European climate policies, this report specifically analyzes greenhouse gases reduction potential in the transport sector. After giving an overview of policy instruments in this sector, the authors review transport elasticities and highlight limits to carbon pricing in the road transport sector.

Climate Policies and the Transport Sector

Analysis of Policy Instruments, their Interactions, Barriers and Constraints, and Resulting Effects on Consumer Behaviour

Year 2013

Publication:Report

This report, created as part of the CECILIA2050 project, gives an overview of climate policy approaches in Germany, Poland, the United Kingdom, as well as the European Union as a whole. After highlighting the different legal and institutional structures, it provides conclusions and recommendations regarding the regulatory approach.

The Role of Law and Institutions in Shaping European Climate Policy

Institutional and Legal Implications of the Current Climate Policy Instrument Mix

Year 2014

Event:Conference

The EU has stated its commitment to transitioning into a post-carbon society. Though the goal of living in a post-carbon society is clear, the road to get there is not so easy. How can we build the EU of the future while overcoming technological, political, societal, economic and behavioural challenges? The Research for a Post-Carbon Future conference on 17 September 2014 explored ways to transform these challenges into opportunities and help propel the EU towards a more sustainable future.

Research for a Post-Carbon Future

17 September 2014
Berlin, Germany

Language: English
Authorship: Benjamin Görlach

Dr. Tim Wawer

Gesa Homann LLM
Funding: European Commission, Directorate-General Research & Innovation (DG Research & Innovation), International
Published by: Ecologic Institute, Germany
Year: 2013
Dimension: 74 pp.
Project: Combining Policy Instruments to Achieve Europe's 2050 Climate Targets (CECILIA2050)
Project ID: 2715
Table of contents: Click to show full table of contents

1 Description of policy landscapes
1.1 Classification of the instruments previously selected into policy
landscapes
Table 1: Classification of the instruments by landscape
1.2 Detailed description of instruments within each policy landscape
Carbon Pricing
Energy Efficiency and Energy Consumption
Promotion of Renewable Sources of Energy
Non- Carbon Dioxide Greenhouse Gases
1.3 Identification of Interactions of Instruments within each Policy Landscape
Carbon Pricing
Energy Efficiency and Energy Consumption
Promotion of Renewable Sources of Energy
Non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gases
1.4 Description and evaluation of policy landscapes in the light of the concept of optimality developed in task 1.1
Carbon Pricing
Energy Efficiency and Energy Consumption
Promotion of renewable sources of energy
Non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gases
2 Description and Initial Evaluation of the Overall Instrument Mix
2.1 Identification and Description of the Main Interactions between Policy Landscapes
2.2 Summary discussion of the combination of policy landscapes
3 Conclusions
4 References
Keywords: Climate

Mobility

CECILIA2050, climate policy, carbon pricing, private transport, greenhouse gas reduction, emissions, taxes, air pollution, climate change

EU, European Union

Report: Country Report: Germany [pdf, 1.2 MB, English]

Attachments

Country Report: Germany (1.22 MB)

Further Links

Ecologic project website: CECILIA2050

EventWorkshopCECILIA2050 Kick-off Meeting

The EU wants to transform itself to a low-carbon economy by mid-century. This transformation process will require an overhaul of the European economy, affecting a range of sectors – not only power generation, industry and transport, but also agriculture, construction or... Read more

Workshop:CECILIA2050 Kick-off Meeting

Date: 12 - 14 November 2012
Location: Berlin, Germany

ProjectFP 7Combining Policy Instruments to Achieve Europe's 2050 Climate Targets (CECILIA2050)

A new Ecologic Institute led research project on EU climate policy, called "CECILIA2050" has taken off with an internal kick-off meeting, the website launch and a first public event at the climate summit in Doha, Qatar. The three-year project is to draft recommendations... Read more

Combining Policy Instruments to Achieve Europe's 2050 Climate Targets (CECILIA2050)

Duration: Sep 2012 - Aug 2015
Funding: European Commission, Directorate-General Research & Innovation (DG Research & Innovation), International

PublicationReportClimate Policies and the Transport Sector

As part of the project CECILIA2050, which examines policy options to improve European climate policies, this report specifically analyzes greenhouse gases reduction potential in the transport sector. After giving an overview of policy instruments in this sector, the... Read more

Máca, Vojtěch et al. 2013: Climate Policies and the Transport Sector. Analysis of Policy Instruments, their Interactions, Barriers and Constraints, and Resulting Effects on Consumer Behaviour.

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