Environmental Economics

The sustainable use of natural resources requires solutions which combine economic, ecological and social aspects. We develop strategies and measures for the efficient use of resources using macro- and micro-economic methods.

We offer the following services:

Energy production and use

  • Creation and evaluation of grant schemes (Glarus renovations)
  • Macroeconomic evaluations and sustainability assessments (added-value potential of energy regions)
  • Economic efficiency calculations and business plans (renewable energies)

Resource economy

  • Micro- and macroeconomic evaluations of resource management (VOBU biomass management, potential of timber grown for energy)
  • Economic evaluation and valorisation of environment-related goods and services
  • Creation and evaluation of political steering instruments and institutional framework conditions

Environmental infrastructure

  • Value maintenance and investment strategies
  • Development of financing models (financing of flood protection)
  • Development and implementation of organisation models for environment-related service providers (hydrometry organisation model, infrastructure planning for green space maintenance)
  • Business plans for environment-related service providers (Berovo Water and Sanitation Project, Prijedor Water Project)

Climate change

  • Development and evaluation of instruments for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (WWF Climate Group, SKR Building Programme Evaluation)
  • Evaluation of the effects of climate change (Climate change effects in Zurich and the Lake Constance region)
  • Cost-benefit analyses and financing models for adaptation measures

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