Die räumliche Dimension des EU-Emissionshandels (EU ETS) : Messung des regionalen Transformationsdrucks in Deutschland
(2025) In Standort 49(1). p.23-31- Abstract
To steer the economy towards a low-carbon future and mitigate climate change, the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) has been established at the European level. It operates through a cap-and-trade mechanism and currently regulates around 40% of the EU’s CO2 emissions. However, due to regional differences in the industry mix and the spatial concentration of regulated industrial installations, this supranational instrument has different regional impacts and leads to a spatially uneven distribution of the cost pressure to reduce emissions. In order to empirically measure this transformation pressure in German NUTS-3 regions, we propose two indicators: one to measure regional CO2 intensity and one to... (More)
To steer the economy towards a low-carbon future and mitigate climate change, the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) has been established at the European level. It operates through a cap-and-trade mechanism and currently regulates around 40% of the EU’s CO2 emissions. However, due to regional differences in the industry mix and the spatial concentration of regulated industrial installations, this supranational instrument has different regional impacts and leads to a spatially uneven distribution of the cost pressure to reduce emissions. In order to empirically measure this transformation pressure in German NUTS-3 regions, we propose two indicators: one to measure regional CO2 intensity and one to measure regional regulatory stringency. A subsequent regional typification based on these two indicators provides an indication of the regions in which structural change, relocation of companies, or emission-intensive production steps are expected to occur at present and in the future. This allows to approximate the different dimensions of transformation pressure on the regional economic structure, to identify target regions for future-oriented transformation strategies and to develop region-specific support measures.
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- Becker, Tim and Losacker, Sebastian LU
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- 2025
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- published
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- Emissions trading, Environmental policy, EU ETS, Structural change, Sustainability transition
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- Standort
- volume
- 49
- issue
- 1
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- 23 - 31
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- Springer
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- scopus:86000426681
- scopus:85206363024
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- 0174-3635
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00548-024-00951-9
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- German
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- yes
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- 5985aae8-8664-4d2f-a165-c116d5aaade2
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