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Die Energiewende - Aufbruch in die Zukunft

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  • Franzjosef Schafhausen

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The German "Energiewende" constitutes a paradigm shift. While posing challenges to politics, the economy and society, it also offers new opportunities. Nuclear power and fossil fuels will be replaced with renewable energy and energy efficiency will be substantially increased. This article first discusses several misconceptions present in the current debate. Next, concrete targets, political measures and the monitoring process of the Energiewende are outlined. This includes a description of the institutional structure for political coordination and the involvement of different societal groups. Overall, the first steps of the Energiewende in Germany are successful. However shortcomings and open questions, particularly relating to the increase of energy efficiency, future power market design, and a reform of the support scheme for renewable power generation, which is requested by all parties. The Energiewende requires a process that is simultaneously stable and flexible, facilitating the introduction of new technologies and structures, including all sectors and actors as well as the European dimension. Die Energiewende ist ein Paradigmenwandel, der Politik, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft vor große Herausforderungen stellt, aber zugleich erhebliche Chancen offeriert. Kernenergie und fossile Energieträger sollen durch erneuerbare Energien ersetzt werden und die Energieeffizienz soll in einem bis dahin nicht dagewesenen Maß verbessert werden. In diesem Beitrag werden zunächst einige Missverständnisse beleuchtet, die derzeit die öffentliche Diskussion beherrschen. Anschließend werden die konkreten Ziele, die vielfältigen Maßnahmen und das Monitoring der Energiewende sowie die differenzierte institutionelle Struktur zur politischen Abstimmung und zur Einbeziehung gesellschaftlicher Gruppen dargestellt. Die ersten Schritte der Energiewende in Deutschland waren insgesamt erfolgreich. Defizite und offene Fragen bestehen hingegen insbesondere bei der Steigerung der Energieeffizienz, der künftigen Gestaltung des Strommarktes und der von allen Seiten eingeforderten Reform der Förderung von Strom aus erneuerbaren Energien. Insgesamt erfordert die Energiewende einen verlässlichen und gleichzeitig kreativen Prozess zur Einführung neuer Technologien und Strukturen, der alle Sektoren und Akteure sowie die europäische Dimension einbezieht.

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  • Franzjosef Schafhausen, 2013. "Die Energiewende - Aufbruch in die Zukunft," Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly Journal of Economic Research, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 82(3), pages 11-28.
  • Handle: RePEc:diw:diwvjh:82-3-2
    DOI: 10.3790/vjh.82.3.11
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    1. Bertram I. Steininger & Claudia Nadler & Melanie Franke & Carolin Pommeranz, 2018. "Wahrnehmung des Energieausweises in hypothetischen und realen Mietentscheidungen auf dem deutschen Wohnimmobilienmarkt [Perception and Price Effect of Energy Performance Certificates on the German ," Zeitschrift für Immobilienökonomie (German Journal of Real Estate Research), Springer;Gesellschaft für Immobilienwirtschaftliche Forschung e. V., vol. 4(1), pages 29-48, November.
    2. Florian Follert & Werner Gleißner & Dominik Möst, 2021. "What Can Politics Learn from Management Decisions? A Case Study of Germany’s Exit from Nuclear Energy after Fukushima," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(13), pages 1-15, June.

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    Keywords

    Renewable energy; government policy; energy efficiency; Germany;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q42 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Alternative Energy Sources
    • Q48 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Government Policy

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