Microeconomic analysis of investment incentives under emission control

Diploma Thesis from the year 2008 in the subject Business economics - Investment and Finance, grade: 1,3, Dresden Technical University, language: English, abstract: The Kyoto Protocol has first set a price on carbon dioxide emission (CO2).The energy sector is, due to its nature, particularly afflicted. The combustion of fossil fuels emits massive amounts of CO2 which need to be covered by means of limited emission permits. Coal is the fossil fuel which on the one hand is provided with the largest reserves (thus assuring future fuel availability ...