The German electricity market has recovered well from the 2022 energy crisis. Policymakers should now redirect the focus of energy policy to further expanding renewable energy sources. The year 2023 showed that the German electricity supply remained secure following the shutdown of nuclear power plants. It is possible, affordable, and plausible in light of climate policy to cover 80 percent of electricity ...
With the increasing urgency to address climate change, understanding public sentiment is crucial for designing effective and socially acceptable environmental policies. Despite the existence of effective tools for the green transition, a significant obstacle for policymakers lies in the lack of public support, hindering their ability to utilize these tools effectively. One tool that has been...
The Research Seminar on Environment, Resources and Climate Economics (RSERC) is jointly organized by DIW Berlin, TU Berlin, RWI Essen and MCC Berlin. It brings together environmental and resource economists from the Berlin and Potsdam universities and research institutions that discuss latest research by distinguished external scholars or by members of the group. Topic of this seminar: In...
David Kasprowski hat am 10. April seine Dissertation mit dem Titel „‚Queering‘ Social Class. Zum Zusammenhang von sexueller Orientierung, Geschlechtsidentität und sozialer Herkunft“ erfolgreich an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin abgeschlossen. Die Dissertation hat David im Rahmen der Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences (BGSS) eingereicht und verteidigt. Die Kommission bestand aus Ellen Heidinger ...
On April 10, David Kasprowski successfully completed his dissertation entitled "'Queering' Social Class. On the connection between sexual orientation, gender identity and social class" at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. David submitted and defended the dissertation as part of the Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences (BGSS). The committee consisted of Ellen Heidinger (SOEP and BGSS), Prof. Dr. ...
The Global Stocktake report emphasizes that the core benefits of the transition towards climate neutrality are key to enhancing public and political support for more ambitious action. This motivated several country studies to explore how transition indicators could be defined to enhance understanding, agreement, and implementation of climate action. In this report, transition indicators are...
