1 Introduction: The German Energiewende in the European Context.- Part I: The Historical Origins and Emergence of the Energiewende.- 2 German Energy and Climate Policies: A Historical Overview.- 3 The Transformation of the German Coal Sector from 1950 to 2017
A Historical Overview.- Part II: The Energiewende at Work in the Electricity Sector.- 4 Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction and the Phasing-our of Coal in Germany.- 5 Nuclear Power: Effects of Plant Closures on Electricity Markets and Remaining Challenges.- 6 Renewable Energy Sources as the Cornerstone of the German Energiewende.- 7 Energy Efficiency: A Key Challenge of the Energiewende.- 8 The Role of Electricity Transmission Infrastructure.- 9 Sector Coupling for an Integrated Low Carbon Energy Transformation
A Techno-Economic Introduction and Application to Germany.- 10 The Electricity Mix in the European Low Carbon Transformation: Coal, Nuclear, and Renewables.- 11 Energy Infrastructures for the Low Carbon Transformation in Europe,- Part III: The German Energiewende in the Context of the Europe Low Carbon Transformation.- 12 Cross-Border Cooperation in the European Context: Evidence from Regional Cooperation Initiatives.- 13 Modeling the Low Carbon Transformation in Europe and Germany: Developing Paths for the European Energy System until 2050.- Part IV: Assessment, Perspectives, and Conclusions.- 14 General Conclusions: Fifteen Lessons from the First Phase of the Energiewende.