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Alexander Lorenz

ALorenz Alexander Lorenz has studied Physics and Philosophy at the University of Potsdam where he recieved a Master equivalent (german Diplom) in Physics in December 2007. Since early 2008 he works as scientist in PIK's research domain III (Sustainable Solutions). He is enrolled as PhD student at the Technical University of Berlin (CV as pdf (german)).

Focus of Research:

Alexander Lorenz investigates the influence of parametric uncertainty and anticipated learning about uncertain economic and climatic key system properties on optimal global mitigation strategies for climate change. Thereby the interaction of different important inflexibilities, stemming from different subsystems, is of special interest. The development of adequate decision criteria for the integrated analysis of climate change is looked at. Other important key issues in this context are "Value of Information", "Option Value" and "Value of Anticipation".
In parallel Alexander Lorenz participated the the coupling of the hybrid energy system-macro economic model REMIND to a state of the art one dimensional climate module ACC2. This work is part of PIK's contribution to the EU financed ADAM project (Adaptation and Mitigation strategies: Supporting European climate policy, Workpackage M2).
Contact:

Physical address
Telegrafenberg A31, Room 19
14473 Potsdam

Postal address:
Postbox 60 12 03
14412 Potsdam
Germany

Phone.: ++49 331 288 2562
private.:++49 331 2403748
mobile.: ++49 176 21770765
Fax:       ++49 331 288 2460
E-mail: lorenz@pik-potsdam.de

Publications:

  • Lorenz, A. (2007): "Constraining uncertainty in climate projections from the 8.2 ka event and its influence on a hedging strategy against global warming impacts". Diploma thesis, department of physics, University of Potsdam.pdf
  • Lorenz, A., Held, H. , Bauer, E., Schneider von Deimling, T.  (2009): "Constraining Ocean Diffusivities from the 8.2 ka event". Climate Dynamics, Volume 34, Number 5 / April, 2010 , 719-734, published online first and open access on 2009/05/23
  • Schmidt, M.G.W., Lorenz, A. , Held, H. and Kriegler, E. (2010): "Climate Targets under Uncertainty: Challenges and Remedies", Climate Change Letters, Volume104 , Numbers 3-4, 783-791, DOI:10.1007/s10584-010-9985-4
  • Lorenz, A., Schmidt, M.G.W., Kriegler, E. (2011): "Anticipating Climate Threshold Damages", accepted for the Special Issue of Environmental Modeling and Assessment on Modeling Uncertainty in Energy Policy and the Economics of Climate Change
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