Climate Policy, Economics & Energy
Climate Policy, Economics & Energy
Finding ways to stabilize our climate and ensure equitable prosperity. This is one of our research topics.

Research can act as a mapmaker for climate policy, identifying different pathways to reach societal goals and assessing the relevant costs and benefits - for generations to come and around the world. Interdisciplinary research teams explore options for decision-makers. The energy sector accounts for about two thirds of human-made greenhouse gas emissions and is thus a key area of investigation, from coal combustion to renewables and from grid design to CO2-pricing. As energy powers our modern economies, our industries as well as our homes, this is relevant for our businesses and jobs. And for our everyday lifes.

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Getting expectations right more relevant than getting prices right: Credibility is key for policies to achieve net zero targets
Getting expectations right more relevant than getting prices right: Credibility is key for policies to achieve net zero targets
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More economic struggle, less care about the environment
More economic struggle, less care about the environment
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Climate extremes hit stressed economies even harder
Climate extremes hit stressed economies even harder
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John Schellnhuber new Director General at IIASA
John Schellnhuber new Director General at IIASA
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New series of talks by the Federal President on transformation opens with Ottmar Edenhofer
New series of talks by the Federal President on transformation opens with Ottmar Edenhofer
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Six decades and more than 1600 regions worldwide: New database on economic development and climate change
Six decades and more than 1600 regions worldwide: New database on economic development and climate change
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Worse than diesel and gasoline? Bioenergy as bad as fossils if there is no pricing of CO2 emissions from land-use change
Worse than diesel and gasoline? Bioenergy as bad as fossils if there is no pricing of CO2 emissions from land-use change
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EU climate Advisory Board recommends ambitious 2040 climate target and urgent transitions
EU climate Advisory Board recommends ambitious 2040 climate target and urgent transitions
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Greentech Honorary Award for Johan Rockström
Greentech Honorary Award for Johan Rockström
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Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities appoints Ottmar Edenhofer
Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities appoints Ottmar Edenhofer
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PIK expertise at "Leibniz in the Bundestag"
PIK expertise at "Leibniz in the Bundestag"
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New framework from “Efficiency first” to “Decarbonization  first” in European building sector needed
New framework from “Efficiency first” to “Decarbonization first” in European building sector needed
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Climate change risk to price stability: Higher average temperatures increase inflation
Climate change risk to price stability: Higher average temperatures increase inflation
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Effective capital markets are needed to protect the climate
Effective capital markets are needed to protect the climate
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PIK expertise on the Petersberg Climate Dialogue
PIK expertise on the Petersberg Climate Dialogue
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EU border tax on CO2 offers huge opportunity to tackle climate change
EU border tax on CO2 offers huge opportunity to tackle climate change
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E-fuels likely to remain scarce for a long time: PIK analysis paper
E-fuels likely to remain scarce for a long time: PIK analysis paper
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Coal exit can happen only with stronger policies – and with China
Coal exit can happen only with stronger policies – and with China
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Science takes centre stage in Davos
Science takes centre stage in Davos
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Climate, Development, Economics - Kati Krähnert is a Professor at RWI and Bochum University
Climate, Development, Economics - Kati Krähnert is a Professor at RWI and Bochum University
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Federal Research Minister visits PIK
Federal Research Minister visits PIK
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Climate risk insurance can effectively mitigate economic losses
Climate risk insurance can effectively mitigate economic losses
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Carbon dioxide removal should receive additional financial support
Carbon dioxide removal should receive additional financial support
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European Union to adopt emissions trading system for transport and heat
European Union to adopt emissions trading system for transport and heat
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COP27 world climate summit: “Results are not good enough”
COP27 world climate summit: “Results are not good enough”
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Finding equity in climate mitigation finance: new study in 'Science'
Finding equity in climate mitigation finance: new study in 'Science'
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World climate summit COP27: Potsdam researchers highlight need for action
World climate summit COP27: Potsdam researchers highlight need for action
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Fossil fuels threaten health and life: Experts call for massive acceleration of the energy transition
Fossil fuels threaten health and life: Experts call for massive acceleration of the energy transition
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Economic losses from hurricanes become too big to be offset by the US if warming continues
Economic losses from hurricanes become too big to be offset by the US if warming continues
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The second consortium meeting of the Green Central Asia partners GFZ, University of Halle and PIK
The second consortium meeting of the Green Central Asia partners GFZ, University of Halle and PIK
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