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Mögliche Engpässe für die Energiewende

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  • Dr. Christian Lutz

    (GWS - Institute of Economic Structures Research)

  • Lisa Becker

    (GWS - Institute of Economic Structures Research)

  • Dr. Ulrike Lehr

    (GWS - Institute of Economic Structures Research)

Abstract

Mit der Energiewende (EW) verfolgt Deutschland den langfristigen Umbau des Energiesystems. Der Ausbau erneuerbarer Energien und die Steigerung der Energieeffizienz sind die dabei verfolgten Kernziele. Die Energiewende wirkt gesamtwirtschaftlich positiv (Lutz et al. 2018). Allerdings stellt sich vor dem Hintergrund der sehr robusten gesamt-wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung in den letzten Jahren zunehmend die Frage, ob Engpässe und Restriktionen den Erfolg der Energiewende derzeit oder zukünftig teilweise konterkarieren können. Investitionen in die Energiewende sind wichtig, um die Ziele der Energiewende zu erreichen. Im Folgenden wird auf Basis einer Literaturrecherche für Deutschland untersucht, welche gesamtwirtschaftlichen und sozioökonomischen Zusammenhänge hierbei zu beachten sind. Neben den Engpässen bei der Produktion von Energiewendegütern gibt es auch Restriktionen, die in der Energiewende selbst und dem dazu notwendigen Transformationsprozess begründet sind. Dies sind zum einen Pfadabhängigkeiten der Infrastrukturen und Energiewendegüter, die dazu führen, dass bisherige Technologien lange im Einsatz sind und Investitionen in EW-Güter gebremst werden. Zum anderen handelt es sich um Verhaltensweisen, die die Wirksamkeit der Energiewende begrenzen, wie etwa der Rebound-Effekt, durch den der Energieverbrauch weniger stark zurückgeht als gedacht. Ziel dieses Teils des Beitrags ist es vor allem, zu zeigen, dass die Energiewende nicht im luftleeren Raum, sondern vor dem Hintergrund allgemeiner wirtschaftlicher Engpässe und Wachstumschancen stattfindet. Dazu werden nach einer Definition mögliche Engpässe bei der Produktion der EW-Güter aufgezeigt (Abschnitt 2). Anschließend werden in Abschnitt 3 übergreifende Restriktionen für die Energiewende dargestellt. Der Beitrag schließt mit einem Fazit und einem Ausblick auf die Bereiche, in denen eine tiefergehende Analyse und verstärkte Berücksichtigung bei der Gestaltung der Energiewende wünschenswert wären.

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  • Dr. Christian Lutz & Lisa Becker & Dr. Ulrike Lehr, 2018. "Mögliche Engpässe für die Energiewende," GWS Research Report Series 18-8, GWS - Institute of Economic Structures Research.
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    Energiewende; Engpässe;

    JEL classification:

    • Q43 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Energy and the Macroeconomy
    • Q48 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Government Policy

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