SusTec initiaties expert statement on German Renewable Energy Sources Act
SusTec together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI), has initiated an expert statement which is supported by 17 renowned international researchers in the field of innovation research
Last week the 'Expert Commission Research and Innovation' (Expertenkommission Forschung und Innovation, EFI) published its annual 'Report on Research, Innovation and Technological Performance of Germany' (Gutachten zu Forschung, Innovation und technologischer Leistungsfähigkeit Deutschlands). In the report, EFI investigates the innovation impact of the German Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) and comes to the conclusion that the EEG "is neither a cost efficient instrument for climate protection, nor does it show a measurable effect on innovation". The report discusses the detailed empirical evidence regarding the environmental and innovation impact of the EEG and concludes that the EEG does induce innovation. The full expert statement can be downloaded here: DownloadGerman version (PDF, 126 KB), DownloadEnglish version (PDF, 368 KB).