Energy policies in the European Union: Germany 's ecological tax reform Author Welfens P., Meyer B., Pfaffenberger W., Jasinski P., Jungmittag A. Date 2001 Source IUCN (ID: MON-067245) Publisher | Place of publication Springer Verlag | Berlin, Germany ISBN 3-540-41652-8 Pages 142 p. Document type Monography/book Language English Country/Territory Germany Subject Energy Keyword Energy conservation/energy production Subsidy/incentive Abstract Contents: 1. Energy policy as a strategic element of economic policy in dynamic open economies 2. Phasing out nuclear energy and core elements of sustainable energy strategy 3. Ecological tax reform: Theory, modified double dividend and international aspects 4. The policy framework in Europe and Germany 5. Optimal ecological tax reforms: Options and recommendations for an EU - action plan