In merkwürdiger Einigkeit verzögern Europaabgeordnete von der extremen rechten und der linken Seite des Parlaments das Mercosur-Abkommen mit Südamerika. Damit schaden sie der EU zur Unzeit.

Der Wirtschaftsdienst publiziert jeden Monat Beiträge von namhaften Autoren aus Wissenschaft, Politik und Praxis zu aktuellen Themen der Wirtschafts- und Sozialpolitik in Deutschland und der EU.

Methane emissions have a large short-term impact on temperature, which can be potentially offset by nature-based solutions that provide temporary carbon storage. This research demonstrates such matchi...

Mit dem Auslaufen der kostenlosen CO₂-Zertifikate kommen Milliardenkosten auf die deutsche Industrie zu. Ein Beibehalten der Subventionen würde jedoch ein großes Loch in den EU-Innovationsfonds reißen...

Auf dem EU-Gipfel am Donnerstag geht es auch um die Frage, wie wichtig die CO₂-Entnahme (CDR) in Zukunft für die Klimapolitik sein soll. CDR wird häufig kritisiert. Aber im ETS kann und muss sie eine ...

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The EU’s Blue Growth Strategy emphasises leadership in blue energy and progress in sectors such as aquaculture and blue biotechnology. However, challenges remain in accounting for marine ecosystem contributions and assessing the degree of inclusive blue growth. This column distinguishes between weak sustainability, which allows for trade-offs between dimensions of blue growth, and strong sustainability, which emphasises balance across dimensions. Obstacles to blue growth include insufficient economic growth in blue economy sectors and environmental problems like eutrophication. Future efforts should target such specific problems while supporting promising blue economy innovations.

The EU’s Blue Growth Strategy emphasises leadership in blue energy and progress in sectors such as aquaculture and blue biotechnology. However, challenges remain in accounting for marine ecosystem contributions and assessing the degree of inclusive blue growth. This column distinguishes between weak sustainability, which allows for trade-offs between dimensions of blue growth, and strong sustainability, which emphasises balance across dimensions. Obstacles to blue growth include insufficient economic growth in blue economy sectors and environmental problems like eutrophication. Future efforts should target such specific problems while supporting promising blue economy innovations.

Wilfried Rickels, Forschungsdirektor Klimapolitik am IfW Kiel, kommentiert die Entscheidung Donald Trumps, mit den USA aus dem Pariser Klimabkommen auszusteigen.

The annual ocean carbon sink contributes up to 2,332 billion US dollars to countries’ inclusive wealth, and the cost of climate policies could increase by up to 80 billion US dollars if the carbon sin...

The annual ocean carbon sink contributes up to 2,332 billion US dollars to countries’ inclusive wealth, and the cost of climate policies could increase by up to 80 billion US dollars if the carbon sin...

On the emission-path dependency of the efficiency of ocean alkalinity enhancement, Jörg Schwinger, Timothée Bourgeois, Wilfried Rickels