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  • March 19, 2014

    Berlin Seminar

    Carbon emissions embodied in consumption and trade

    Speaker: - Richard Wood, Norwegian University of Science and Technology - Rob van der Meer, Heidelberg Cement - Ulf Jaeckel, BMUB - Susanne Droege, SWP
    Location: Eleanor-Dulles-Raum
    DIW Berlin im Quartier 110
    Room 5.2.010
    Mohrenstraße 58
    10117 Berlin
    Time: 12:30-14:00

    The Berlin Seminar on Energy and Climate Policy is a joint seminar series of several research institutes at the intersection of energy, climate policy and finance. The aim of the seminars is to support decision-makers in politics, finance and the real economy in identifying the relationships between these areas, to better understand current and future challenges and to develop possible solutions ...

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  • February 11, 2014

    Berlin Seminar

    Next steps for EU ETS

    Speaker: - Franzjosef Schafhausen, German Environment Ministry - Felix Matthes, Institute for applied ecology - Joachim Hein, Federation of German Industry (BDI)
    Location: Schumpeter Hall
    Mohrenstr. 58
    10117 Berlin
    Time: 12:30-14:00

    The EU Commission just suggested a set of reforms to the EU ETS. What is the plan? What is the underpinning analysis? Can it re-establish credibility of the scheme? - and when will it be implemented?

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  • February 7, 2014

    DIW Applied Micro Seminar

    Social Insurance and Retirement: A Cross-Country Perspective

    Speaker: Prof. Johanna Wallenius, Stockholm School of Economics
    Location: Eleanor-Dulles-Raum
    DIW Berlin im Quartier 110
    Room 5.2.010
    Mohrenstraße 58
    10117 Berlin
    Time: 13:15-14:45

    The seminar serves as a forum for discussing current research projects by researchers from universities and research institutes in Germany and around the world. The focus of the presented work is typically on applied microeconomics or applied microeconometrics. Time: Friday, 13.15 - 14.30 (time subject to variation) Please note that DIW Applied Micro Seminar will take place online during the ...

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  • December 4, 2013

    Berlin Seminar

    EU-MENA Electricity Cooperation: How to move forward with Lighthouse Projects?

    Speaker: Simone Tagliapietra, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Miriam Bardolet, Desertec Industrial Initiative Comment: Kirsten Westphal, SWP
    Location: Schumpeter Saal
    DIW Berlin im Quartier 110
    Mohrenstraße 58
    10117 Berlin
    Time: 12:30-14:00

    It has become silent around the Desertec and Mediterranean Solar Plan. Yet, the increasing energy demand in North Africa and the Middle East do have implications for European energy security. There are good reasons to move forward with renewable energy and energy efficiency cooperation. What is the status quo of initiatives like the Mediterranean Solar Plan or the Desertec Industrial Initiative? ...

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  • November 19, 2013

    Berlin Seminar

    Emission performance standards - International experiences and discussion in Germany

    Location: Schumpeter Saal
    DIW Berlin im Quartier 110
    Mohrenstraße 58
    10117 Berlin
    Time: 12:30-15:00

    The Berlin Seminar on Energy and Climate Policy is a joint seminar series of several research institutes at the intersection of energy, climate policy and finance. The aim of the seminars is to support decision-makers in politics, finance and the real economy in identifying the relationships between these areas, to better understand current and future challenges and to develop possible solutions ...

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  • October 9, 2013

    Seminar

    Unlocking innovation to facilitate a low-carbon industry in Europe

    Location: Schumpeter Saal
    DIW Berlin im Quartier 110
    Mohrenstraße 58
    10117 Berlin
    Time: 12:15 -14:00

    Long-term decarbonisation of the European economy requires technological innovation in all sectors. Key industries in Europe (and globally) are faced with the challenge to change their processes and products to reduce direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions from their operations. They do so in the context of international competition and volatility in energy markets around the word - and ...

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  • June 25, 2013

    Conference

    Desert Power for the Mediterranean: time to get started

    Time: 9:00-13:00

    Transforming the electricity system to almost 100% renewable energies is a vision shared by the EU and its neighboring countries in the Mediterranean and the Middle East. The event, taking place in Brussels/Charlemagne Building, aims to discuss the implementation steps needed to reach an integrated, renewables-based power system in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa (EUMENA) as outlined in ...

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  • June 4, 2013

    Berlin Seminar

    Climate policy for investment – options for structural reform of EU ETS

    Speaker: Michel Grubb, Cambridge University and special adviser to the Inquiry of the House of Lords Akshay Patki, European Commission, Directorate-General Climate Action Dirk Weinreich, Referatsleiter Rechtsangelegenheiten Klimaschutz, Emissionshandel, BMU Thomas Spencer, Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI Paris)
    Location: Schumpeter Saal
    DIW Berlin im Quartier 110
    Mohrenstraße 58
    10117 Berlin
    Time: 12:30-14:00

    We would like to invite you to the „Berlin Seminar on Energy and Climate Policy" (BSEC) jointly with Öko Institut, PIK, TU-Berlin and Ecologic.More of the funds held by institutional investors would be invested in energy projects if there was a clear EU policy about how to deliver secure, affordable and low carbon energy. That was the conclusion of the UK House of Lords EU Sub ...

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  • June 4 - 5, 2013

    Workshop

    The role of targets as part of the 2030 framework

    Location: Ferdinand-Friedensburg-Raum
    DIW Berlin
    Room 2.3.001
    Mohrenstraße 58
    10117 Berlin

    After the backloading vote held by the EP in April of this year, it has become clear that additional effort and creativity is required to enhance discussions of European climate policy. To kick off the discussion, Climate Strategies invites to a workshop which has been organised back-to back with a series of kick-off meetings held in relation to the Climate Strategies project on Energy Intensive ...

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  • April 15, 2013

    Event

    Stimulating Finance in the Low-Carbon Economy

    Time: 17:00 - 18:30

    The US Embassy and the Climate Policy Department of DIW Berlin cordially invite you to a roundtable discussion with Reed Hundt, CEO of the Coalition for Green Capital on the topic: Stimulating Finance in the Low-Carbon Economy.As Europe, and Germany, consider ways to expand financial investment in energy efficiency, we would like to discuss how financiers make decisions about investments in ...

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  • February 12, 2013

    Berlin Seminar

    Stromverteilnetze und Energiewende - Bedeutung der zukünftigen (Anreiz-)Regulierung

    Speaker: Annegret-Cl. Agricola, dena; Maik Wiesweg, Bundesnetzagentur; Gert Schäfer, Landesregulierungsbehörde Energie; Michael Wübbels, VKU; Stefan Missling, BBH; Prof. Thorsten Beckers, WIP, TU Berlin
    Location: Schumpeter Saal
    DIW Berlin im Quartier 110
    Mohrenstraße 58
    10117 Berlin
    Time: 12:30-14:30

    Der starke Anstieg der Stromerzeugung aus erneuerbaren Energien verursacht, begleitet von einer verstärkten dezentralen Erzeugung, eine Umkehr der Leistungsflüsse sowie Engpässe nicht nur bei den Übertragungs- sondern auch in den Verteilnetzen. Für den erforderlichen Um- und Ausbau der Stromnetze sind regulatorische Rahmenbedingungen notwendig, die die damit verbundenen ...

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  • January 11, 2013

    Workshop

    Criteria for Energy Efficiency Financing

    Location: Ferdinand-Friedensburg-Raum
    DIW Berlin
    Room 2.3.001
    Mohrenstraße 58
    10117 Berlin
    Time: 9:30-16:30

    This invitation-only expert workshop discussion, which is organized by the Climate Policy Department of DIW Berlin, shares experiences on the use of criteria for energy efficiency financing by European public banks.The workshop brings together public bankers from across Europe, with participation by commercial financiers, analysts and policy makers.

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  • November 30, 2012

    DIW Applied Micro Seminar

    Domestic Politics and the Formation of International Environmental Agreements

    Speaker: Simon Dietz, LSE
    Location: Eleanor-Dulles-Raum
    DIW Berlin im Quartier 110
    Room 5.2.010
    Mohrenstraße 58
    10117 Berlin
    Time: 13:15-14:45

    The seminar serves as a forum for discussing current research projects by researchers from universities and research institutes in Germany and around the world. The focus of the presented work is typically on applied microeconomics or applied microeconometrics. Time: Friday, 13.15 - 14.30 (time subject to variation) Please note that DIW Applied Micro Seminar will take place online during the ...

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  • November 6, 2012

    Berlin Seminar

    Pricing Carbon - Tackling the Deficit and Enabling Growth?

    Speaker: Peter Wehrheim, Reiner Kneifel-Haverkamp
    Location: Schumpeter Saal
    DIW Berlin im Quartier 110
    Mohrenstraße 58
    10117 Berlin

    Peter Wehrheim |Head of Unit, European Commission, DG Climate ActionReiner Kneifel-Haverkamp |Ministerium für Wirtschaft und Europaangelegenheiten, BrandenburgWolfgang Wienkemeier |Ministerium für Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz, Mecklenburg-VorpommernThe European Commission has proposed that 20% of the EUR 1025 billion member states are to receive for the 2014-2020 period ...

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  • October 12, 2012

    DIW Applied Micro Seminar

    Risk attitudes, Development and Growth.
    Evidence from Experiments in 28 Countries

    Speaker: Ferdinand Vieider, WZB
    Location: Gustav-Schmoller-Raum
    DIW Berlin im Quartier 110
    Room 3.3.002A
    Mohrenstraße 58
    10117 Berlin
    Time: 13:15-14:45

    Abstract: We measure risk attitudes across 28 different countries in a controlled, fully incentivized experiment. The results contribute to building bridges between different strands of literature. First and foremost, we show that risk attitudes vary considerably between countries. For typical experimental stakes, risk seeking or neutrality is just as frequent as risk aversion. Looking at a cross ...

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  • September 28, 2012

    Workshop

    Synergies between RE, EE and CO2 targets

    Location: Ferdinand-Friedensburg-Raum
    DIW Berlin
    Room 2.3.001
    Mohrenstraße 58
    10117 Berlin
    Time: 10:00-16:00

    In the morning we will contrast the different perspectives on targets across stakeholders and analysts. We will structure the discussion first along three attributes of targets, namely Purpose, Coverage and Mechanism to evolve targets.In the afternoon we will explore the interactions across these attributes at the example of the current discussions on the reform of EU ETS and on a 2030 renewble ...

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  • July 11, 2012

    Workshop

    The role, state and future development of EU ETS

    Location: KOBiZE
    4th floor, conference room
    Chmielna St. 132/134
    Warschau
    Poland
    Time: 10:30 bis 17:30

    Presentations:Will Blyth, Oxford Enery Associates: Role of Carbon Price for InvestmentRalf Martin, Imperial College/LSE: Impact of EU ETS on Capturing Awereness, Strategic Choices, Project ImplementationChris Beauman, EBRD: Experience in Steel Sector - and the Role of Complementing Policy SupportDaria Kulczycka, PKPP Lewiatan: EU ETS: Success or FailureAnne Schopp, DIW: Current SituationRobert ...

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  • July 6, 2012

    Berlin Seminar

    Pricing Carbon - Tackling the Deficit and Enabling Growth?

    Speaker: John Ward, Vivid Economics
    Location: Schumpeter Saal
    DIW Berlin im Quartier 110
    Mohrenstraße 58
    10117 Berlin

    A recent study by Vivid Economics on "Carbon taxation and fiscal consolidation in Europe" analyses the macro-economic impacts of different taxes in tackling the fiscal deficit. The study shows that carbon pricing is less detrimental than other tax options, as it encourages the substitution of fuel imports with local investment. Building on experience with the implementation of emissions ...

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  • May 3, 2012

    Berlin Seminar

    Bundesfachplanung Netzausbau in Deutschland und Europa – Wo geht die Reise hin?

    Location: Schumpeter Saal
    DIW Berlin im Quartier 110
    Mohrenstraße 58
    10117 Berlin

    Presentations: Günter Stark, ABB AG: Hochspannungsnetzausbau in Deutschland: The challenge of combining technical forecast and longer term energy system planning Peter Barth, Amprion: Transportnetz der Zukunft: langfristig und europäisch denken? Barbie Kornelia Haller, Bundesnetzagentur: Netzentwicklungsplan Strom - Wo wir stehen, was wir wollen... Aspekte eines Groß ...

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  • March 1, 2012

    Berlin Seminar

    Offshore Grids in the North Sea: Long-Term Hopes and Short-Term Reality

    Location: Schumpeter Saal
    DIW Berlin im Quartier 110
    Mohrenstraße 58
    10117 Berlin

    Presentations:Ravi Srikandam, Paul Kreutzkamp, Jan Decker, arepo consult: A Selection of Results: Offshore GridAndy Balkwill, National Grid: Offshore Electricity Transmission in the UK - Theory and PracticeProf. Dr. Christian von Hirschhausen, Berlin University of Technology, Workgroup for Infrastructure Policy (WIP): Offshore Grids in the North Sea: Long-Term Hopes and Short-Term Reality

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