Monstadt, Jochen ; Scheiner, Stefan (2014)
Allocating Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the German Federal System: Regional Interests and Federal Climate Governance. In: 74(11): 383-394.
In: Energy Policy, 74
Artikel, Bibliographie
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)
The academic debate on climate policies often portrays Germany as one of the most successful cases. Despite its federal system of joint decision-making, most studies of German climate policy focus primarily upon activities at the national level while disregarding the heterogeneous economic interests and veto options of the Länder. Using the cases on renewable energy policy and emission trading, we analyze the subnational interests and institutional mechanisms that shape the intergovernmental negotiations and policy outcomes within the federated system. The cases confirm assumptions made by general research on German federalism, according to which strategies for the externalization and compensation of costs are of particular importance for redistributive policies, and the EU plays a major role in dissolving potential barriers to the process of federal policy formation. Contrary to the reservations often expressed, we demonstrate that climate policies have led to an increased economic and political competition between the Länder and have supported effective solutions. However, recent shortfalls in the effectiveness of emission trading and in the cost-efficiency of renewable energy policies indicate that redistributive conflicts in the allocation of greenhouse gas emissions have to be addressed more systematically within the German (and the European) system(s) of joint decision-making.
| Typ des Eintrags: | Artikel |
|---|---|
| Erschienen: | 2014 |
| Autor(en): | Monstadt, Jochen ; Scheiner, Stefan |
| Art des Eintrags: | Bibliographie |
| Titel: | Allocating Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the German Federal System: Regional Interests and Federal Climate Governance. In: 74(11): 383-394 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Publikationsjahr: | November 2014 |
| Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: | Energy Policy |
| Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: | 74 |
| URL / URN: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301421514... |
| Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract): | The academic debate on climate policies often portrays Germany as one of the most successful cases. Despite its federal system of joint decision-making, most studies of German climate policy focus primarily upon activities at the national level while disregarding the heterogeneous economic interests and veto options of the Länder. Using the cases on renewable energy policy and emission trading, we analyze the subnational interests and institutional mechanisms that shape the intergovernmental negotiations and policy outcomes within the federated system. The cases confirm assumptions made by general research on German federalism, according to which strategies for the externalization and compensation of costs are of particular importance for redistributive policies, and the EU plays a major role in dissolving potential barriers to the process of federal policy formation. Contrary to the reservations often expressed, we demonstrate that climate policies have led to an increased economic and political competition between the Länder and have supported effective solutions. However, recent shortfalls in the effectiveness of emission trading and in the cost-efficiency of renewable energy policies indicate that redistributive conflicts in the allocation of greenhouse gas emissions have to be addressed more systematically within the German (and the European) system(s) of joint decision-making. |
| Freie Schlagworte: | Climate policy; Cooperative federalism; Germany; Emission trading; Renewable energies |
| Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): | 13 Fachbereich Bau- und Umweltingenieurwissenschaften 13 Fachbereich Bau- und Umweltingenieurwissenschaften > Institut IWAR - Wasser- und Abfalltechnik, Umwelt- und Raumplanung 13 Fachbereich Bau- und Umweltingenieurwissenschaften > Institut IWAR - Wasser- und Abfalltechnik, Umwelt- und Raumplanung > Fachgebiet Raum- und Infrastrukturplanung |
| Hinterlegungsdatum: | 09 Apr 2015 04:44 |
| Letzte Änderung: | 08 Sep 2020 09:51 |
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