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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

  • Climate Change and Development

 

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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.

ADAM

Adaptation 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 Justice

The 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

2011

  • Knopf, B., M. Pahle, O. Edenhofer. Die Kosten des Atomausstiegs und die Herausforderungen der Energiewende, Neue Gesellschaft / Frankfurter Hefte 12/2011, pdf
  • Edenhofer, O., B. Knopf. Experiment Atomausstieg. Artikel in der ZEIT vom 28.7.2011 link
  • 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
  • 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

  • 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

  • Knopf, B., G. Luderer, O. Edenhofer. Exploring the feasibility of low stabilization targets. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews of Climate Change, 2011, link
  • Knopf, B. Brauchen wir Atomstrom für den Klimaschutz? Blog Beitrag auf Klimalounge  link

2010

  • Knopf, B. Die Laufzeitverlängerung: mehr Wachstum, geringe Importrisiken, niedrige Strompreise - oder doch nicht? Blog Beitrag zum Energiegutachten für ein Energiekonzept der Bundesregierung link

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

 

2009

 

  • 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

 

2008

 

  • 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

 

before 2008

 

  • 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

 

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