Phasing out coal in the German energy sector : interdependencies, challenges and potential solutions
- Relevant aspects of the options and requirements for reducing and phasing out coal-fired power generation have been under debate for several years. This process has produced a range of strategies, analyses and arguments, outlining how coal use in the energy sector could be reduced and phased out in the planned time frame, and determining structural policy measures suitable to support this. This Coal Report studies the existing analyses and provides an overview of the state of debate. It is intended to provide information on facts and contexts, present the advantages and disadvantages of individual courses of action, and reveal the respective scientific backgrounds. It strives to take a scientific and independent approach, and present factsRelevant aspects of the options and requirements for reducing and phasing out coal-fired power generation have been under debate for several years. This process has produced a range of strategies, analyses and arguments, outlining how coal use in the energy sector could be reduced and phased out in the planned time frame, and determining structural policy measures suitable to support this. This Coal Report studies the existing analyses and provides an overview of the state of debate. It is intended to provide information on facts and contexts, present the advantages and disadvantages of individual courses of action, and reveal the respective scientific backgrounds. It strives to take a scientific and independent approach, and present facts in concise language, making it easy to follow for readers who are not experts in the field, without excessive abridgements or provocative statements.…
Document Type: | Report |
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Author: | Oei Pao-Yu, Hanna Brauers, Philipp Herpich, Christian von Hirschhausen, Andreas Prahl, Timon Wehnert, Anja Bierwirth, Manfred FischedickORCiDGND, Jenny Kurwan, Florian Mersmann, Anna Peters, Sascha SamadiORCiD, Katharina Umpfenbach, Stefan LechtenböhmerORCiDGND, Arjuna Nebel, Oliver WagnerORCiDGND, Casimir Lorenz, Isabel Teichmann, Claudia Kemfert |
URN (citable link): | https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:wup4-opus-72655 |
Publisher: | German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) |
Place of publication: | Berlin |
Year of Publication: | 2019 |
Number of page: | 126 |
Language: | English |
Divisions: | Zukünftige Energie- und Industriesysteme |
Energie-, Verkehrs- und Klimapolitik | |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 320 Politik |
Licence: | ![]() |