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[b]Decarbonising the economy:[/b] Climate change necessitates, among other things, a transformation of the economy. Both the European Union and the German government have set ambitious targets and want to decarbonise the economy by 2045/2050. To accomplish this, profound and rapid transformation processes are required, which should at the same time avoid losses of prosperity and social polarisation.
From a governance perspective, the lecture addresses - concisely and with different illustrative examples - the question of how economic processes as well as private consumption decisions can be modified in such a way that this process can succeed. In each case, the question is addressed to what extent the individual legislative measure is able to trigger behavioral adjustments. To this end, the main legislative responses to climate change are presented and subjected to a (critical) analysis.
In addition to the European Emissions Trading Scheme, which is supposed to serve the internalisation of external costs, and the Climate Protection Act of Germany, these are in particular sector-specific regulations, which are supposed to lead to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in a certain sector of the economy. The lecture concludes with a brief overview of (possible) measures for adaptation to climate change.
Literature
Literature will be announced in the lecture.
Preconditions
Prerequisites: none
Previous Knowledge: see intial skills
[b]Decarbonising the economy:[/b] Climate change necessitates, among other things, a transformation of the economy. Both the European Union and the German government have set ambitious targets and want to decarbonise the economy by 2045/2050. To accomplish this, profound and rapid transformation processes are required, which should at the same time avoid losses of prosperity and social polarisation.
From a governance perspective, the lecture addresses - concisely and with different illustrative examples - the question of how economic processes as well as private consumption decisions can be modified in such a way that this process can succeed. In each case, the question is addressed to what extent the individual legislative measure is able to trigger behavioral adjustments. To this end, the main legislative responses to climate change are presented and subjected to a (critical) analysis.
In addition to the European Emissions Trading Scheme, which is supposed to serve the internalisation of external costs, and the Climate Protection Act of Germany, these are in particular sector-specific regulations, which are supposed to lead to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in a certain sector of the economy. The lecture concludes with a brief overview of (possible) measures for adaptation to climate change.
Literature
Literature will be announced in the lecture.
Preconditions
Prerequisites: none
Previous Knowledge: see intial skills
- Lehrende: Andreas Kerkemeyer
Semester: WT 2023/24