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Dr. Brigitte Knopf
Sustainable Solutions
Contact: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Mail: P.O. Box 60 12 03, 14412 Potsdam
Courier: Telegrafenberg A31, 1.04, 14473 Potsdam
Phone: +49-331-288-2631
Email: Knopf@pik-potsdam.de
Dr Brigitte Knopf holds a PhD in physics and is a head of the group Energy Strategies Europe and Germany at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. Her scientific work focuses on low concentration pathways of CO2 emissions for mitigating climate change. Her main interest is the transformation towards a low carbon economy and the economic consequences and technological requirements for mitigation. She coordinated a model comparison within the EU project ADAM together with Ottmar Edenhofer and is head of the group Mitigation Scenarios at PIK on the assessment of low stabilization scenarios. She was involved in a project on climate change and global poverty, which links the issues of climate change and justice. In a recent project she is developing long-term scenarios for the energy system in Germany and about the nuclear phase-out in Germany. Since 2009 she is Senior Advisor of the Technical Support Unit of the IPCC Working Group III.
Research interests
- Integrated assessment of climate change
- The transformation of the German energy system
- Energy Strategies for Europe and Germany
- Economic consequences of mitigating climate
change
- Climate change and justice
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Climate Change and Development
CV
Projects
European Network engaging Civil society in Low Carbon scenarios (ENCI-LowCarb)
The objectives of the Project are to facilitate information flows between Civil Society Organisations and research institutes working on low carbon energy scenarios and technologies. Moreover, we develop low carbon scenarios for Germany and France for 2050 with an ambitious greenhouse gas emission reduction target. Our vision is to provide input to the national, and European climate negotiations showing that ambitious greenhouse gas emission targets are not only necessary but also acceptable in an economic and social point of view.
ADAMAdaptation and Mitigation Strategies for Europe (ADAM) will lead to a better understanding of the trade-offs and conflicts that exist between adaptation and mitigation policies. It will support EU policy development in the next stage of the development of the Kyoto Protocol and will support the emergence of new adaptation strategies for Europe. Work Package M2 (Mitigation at the Global Level) is one of 7 work packages within ADAM and is led by Prof. Ottmar Edenhofer and Brigitte Knopf. It aims at assessing the mitigation options of post-2012 EU and global climate policies.
Climate Change and JusticeThe project “Climate change and justice. Climate policy as a component of fair globalisation and sustainable poverty reduction” sets out to analyse the interactions between preventing hazardous climate change and reducing global poverty. The objective is to develop suitable strategies and options for global climate and energy policy which will support rather than undermine national and international efforts towards poverty reduction.
Publications
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Knopf, B., M. Pahle, O. Edenhofer. Die Kosten des Atomausstiegs und die Herausforderungen der Energiewende, Neue Gesellschaft / Frankfurter Hefte 12/2011, pdf
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Edenhofer, O., B. Knopf. Experiment Atomausstieg. Artikel in der ZEIT vom 28.7.2011 link
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Knopf, B., H. Kondziella, M. Pahle, M. Götz, T. Bruckner, O. Edenhofer. Der Einstieg in den Ausstieg: Energiepolitische Szenarien für einen Atomausstieg in Deutschland. WISO Diskurs, Juni 2011, Langfassung; Kurzfassung
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Knopf, B., H. Kondziella, M. Pahle, M. Götz, T. Bruckner, O. Edenhofer. Scenarios for Phasing Out
Nuclear Energy in Germany. WISO Diskurs, link -
Lüken, M., O. Edenhofer, B. Knopf, G. Luderer, N. Bauer. The Role of Technological Availability for the Distributive Impacts of Climate Change Mitigation Policy. Energy Policy, 2011, Volume 39, Issue 10, October 2011, Pages 6030-6039, pdf
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Knopf, B. Achieving low CO2 stabilisation levels: technological and economic feasibility. In: K. Richardson, W. Steffen, D. Livermann: Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions, CUP, Feb. 2011. link
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Knopf, B., G. Luderer, O. Edenhofer. Exploring the feasibility of low stabilization targets. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews of Climate Change, 2011, link
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Knopf, B. Brauchen wir Atomstrom für den Klimaschutz? Blog Beitrag auf Klimalounge link
2010
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Knopf, B. Die Laufzeitverlängerung: mehr Wachstum, geringe Importrisiken, niedrige Strompreise - oder doch nicht? Blog Beitrag zum Energiegutachten für ein Energiekonzept der Bundesregierung link
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Knopf, B., M. Kowarsch, O. Edenhofer (2010). Das 2°C-Ziel – mehr als ein fauler Kompromiss. In: Edenhofer, Wallacher, Reder, Lotze-Campen (Hrsg): Global aber gerecht: Klimawandel bekämpfen – Entwicklung ermöglichen, Beck Verlag
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Knopf, B., M. Kowarsch, O. Edenhofer (2010). Vermeidung des Klimawandels: Optionen und Kosten. In: Edenhofer, Wallacher, Reder, Lotze-Campen (Hrsg): Global aber gerecht: Klimawandel bekämpfen – Entwicklung ermöglichen, Beck Verlag
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Knopf, B., M. Kowarsch, M. Lüken, S. Brunner, O. Edenhofer (2010). Begrenzung, Verteilung und Handel von CO2-Emissionsrechten. In: Edenhofer, Wallacher, Reder, Lotze-Campen (Hrsg): Global aber gerecht: Klimawandel bekämpfen – Entwicklung ermöglichen, Beck Verlag
- Edenhofer, O., Knopf, B., Luderer, G. (2010) From Utopia to Common Sense: The Climate Mitigation Challenge. In Cerdá, E. and Labandeira, X. (Eds) (2010) Climate Change Policies. Global Challenges and Future Prospects, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham (UK).
- Edenhofer, O., Knopf, B., Leimbach, M., Bauer, N. (Eds) The Economics of Low Stabilization, The Energy Journal, Volume 31 (Special Issue 1), 2010
- Edenhofer, O., Knopf, B., Barker, T., Baumstark, L., Bellevrat, E., Chateau, B., Criqui, P., Isaac, M., Kitous, A., Kypreos, S., Leimbach, M., Lessmann, K., Magné, B., Scrieciu, S., Turton, H., van Vuuren, D.P. (2010): The economics of low stabilization: model comparison of mitigation strategies and costs. The Energy Journal, Volume 31 (Special Issue 1). The Economics of Low Stabilization, 2010
- Knopf, B., Edenhofer, O., Flachsland, Chr., Kok, M.T.J., Lotze-Campen, H., Luderer, G., Popp, A. van Vuuren, D.P. (2010): Managing the low-carbon transition – from model results to policies. The Energy Journal, Volume 31 (Special Issue 1). The Economics of Low Stabilization, 2010
- Popp A., Lotze-Campen, H., Leimbach M., Knopf B., Beringer, T., Bauer N., Bodirsky B. (2010). On sustainability of bio-energy production: integrating co-emissions from agricultural intensification. Biomass & Bioenergy, link
- Edenhofer, O., B. Knopf, G. Luderer, J. Steckel, T. Bruckner (2010) More heat than light? On the economics of decarbonization. In: Rübbleke, D. (Ed.). Sustainable Energy. London, Routledge Publishers, in press
- Flachsland, C., G. Luderer, J. Steckel, B. Knopf, O. Edenhofer (2010). International Emissions Trading and the Global Deal. Contribution to the "Research and Forum on Economics of Climate Change - Towards a Low-Carbon Economy in China. Earthscan, in press
- Ottmar Edenhofer, Brigitte Knopf, Gunnar Luderer. Weltklimagipfel in Kopenhagen: Notwendige Eckpfeiler für eine neue Architektur. ifo Schnelldienst, 19/2009 pdf
- Edenhofer, O., Knopf, B. und Luderer, G. (2009): Globale Klimapolitik jenseits harmloser Utopien, Wirtschaftspolitische Blätter 4/2009, Österreich. pdf
- Knopf, B., O. Edenhofer, T. Barker, N. Bauer, L. Baumstark, B. Chateau,
P. Criqui, A. Held, M. Isaac, M. Jakob, E. Jochem, A. Kitous, S.
Kypreos, M. Leimbach, B. Magné, S. Mima, W. Schade, S. Scrieciu, H.
Turton, D. van Vuuren
The economics of low stabilisation: implications for technological change and policy
In M. Hulme, H. Neufeldt (Eds) Making climate change work for us - ADAM synthesis book, Cambridge University Press pdf - Lüken, M.; Bauer, N.; Knopf, B.; Leimbach, M.; Luderer, G.; Edenhofer, O. (2009): The role of technological flexibility for the distributive impacts of climate change mitigation policy. Paper presented at the International Energy Workshop, May 28, 2009, Venice, Italy.link
- H. Neufeldt, D. P. van Vuuren, M. Isaac, B. Knopf, O. Edenhofer, W. Schade, E. Jochem, F. Berkhout
Reaching the 2°C Target: Technological Requirements, Economic Costs and Policies
CEPS policy brief, No 188, 15 May 2009link - Ottmar
Edenhofer, Brigitte Knopf, Matthias Kalkuhl
CCS: Ein wirksamer Beitrag zum Klimaschutz?
ifo Schnelldienst, 3/2009, pdf
- Ottmar
Edenhofer, Gunnar Luderer, Christian Flachsland, Hans-Martin Füssel (and Alex Popp, Georg Feulner, Brigitte Knopf, Hermann Held)
A Global Contract on Climate Change
Policy Paper prepared for the Conference `A Global Contract based on Climate Justice: The Need for a New Approach Concerning International Relations´, 11/2008 pdf - B. Knopf, O. Edenhofer, T. Barker, H. Turton, S. Scrieciu, M. Leimbach, L. Baumstark, A. Kitous
Report on first assessment of low stabilisation scenarios
Report on EU Project ADAM, July 2008 pdf - Ottmar
Edenhofer, Brigitte Knopf, Jan Steckel, Gunnar Luderer
The Honest Broker - Stuck Half Way Through
Background paper and comment on Pielke et al. in Nature, 2008, pdf - O. Edenhofer, B. Knopf, G. Luderer, B. Hare
Climate policies will stimulate technology development
Nature 453, 155 (8 May 2008) | doi:10.1038/453155b
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v453/n7192/full/453155b.html - Brigitte Knopf, Kirsten Zickfeld, Michael Flechsig, Vladimir Petoukhov
Sensitivity of the Indian Monsoon to human activities
Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 25 (6), 932-945, 2008, pdf
- Brigitte Knopf, Hermann Held and Hans-Joachim
Schellnhuber
Forced versus Coupled Dynamics in Earth System Modelling and Prediction
Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, 12, 311-320, 2005 pdf
- Kirsten Zickfeld, Brigitte Knopf, Vladimir
Petoukhov and Hans-Joachim Schellnhuber
Is the Indian summer monsoon stable against global change?
Geophysical Research Letters, 32, L15707, doi: 10.1029/2005GL022771, 2005 pdf - Brigitte Knopf, Michael Flechsig, and Kirsten
Zickfeld
Multi parameter uncertainty analysis of a bifurcation point
Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, 13, 531-540 , 2006 pdf - Werner von Bloh, Christine Bounama, Klaus
Eisenack,
Brigitte Knopf, and Oliver Walkenhorst
Estimating the biogenic enhancement factor of weathering using an inverse viability method
Ecological Modelling, 216, 245-251, 2008 pdf
- Brigitte Knopf
On Intrinsic Uncertainties in Earth System Modelling
PhD thesis, Universität Potsdam, 2006 pdf
