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Climate notes: The Energy Turnaround and the Energy Policy Target Triangle – Part 2: Economic Viability and Affordability of Energy Provision

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  • Jonas Frank
  • Jana Lippelt
  • Johannes Pfeiffer

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This article focuses closely on the economic viability and affordability of energy provision from an economics point of view and provides an international comparison of German energy and/or electricity prices.

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  • Jonas Frank & Jana Lippelt & Johannes Pfeiffer, 2012. "Climate notes: The Energy Turnaround and the Energy Policy Target Triangle – Part 2: Economic Viability and Affordability of Energy Provision," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 65(23), pages 81-85, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ces:ifosdt:v:65:y:2012:i:23:p:81-85
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    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming
    • Q20 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - General

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