Berlin Seminar on Energy and Climate Policy

Trade policy has been in the headline news throughout this year. At the same time, trade policy is capturing increasing attention in international climate policy debates, for example regarding the responsibilities of consumers for carbon embodied in imports, or concerns of producers how national policy regimes can be designed to guide a transition to climate neutrality in a highly competitive ...

• lock_openpublic

Deutschland hat zwar ambitionierte Klimaziele und Planungswerke auf Basis von Kabinettsbeschlüssen, es fehlen aber gesetzliche Grundlagen, die die weitere Implementierung und Zielerreichung unterstützen können. Ein Klimaschutzgesetz, wie im Koalitionsvertrag für 2019 vorgesehen, sollte möglichst Klarheit schaffen über institutionelle Verantwortlichkeiten und Ablä ...

The transit contract between Russia and Ukraine ends 31 December 2019. The future of Ukraine’s gas transit is uncertain, because export volumes are expected to be redirected through Nord Stream 2 and Turk Stream. Yet, gas transit through Ukraine remains important for the country but also for Central and South Eastern Europe. What are ways forward with regard to gas market reforms and a ...

• lock_openpublic

In 2013, the Mexican government launched an ambitious reform package that meant to radically change the face of Mexico’s energy system. Besides reforming the oil and gas sectors, amongst others it also aimed at liberalizing the electricity markets, which had historically been in the hands of the State. As the reforms were implemented, additional goals concerning a clean energy source content ...

• lock_openpublic

The European Commission launched the 'Coal Regions in Transition Platform' on Dec 11th, 2017 in Strasbourg. This initiative shall support transformation projects and provide a high level policy dialogue on coal. In a next step several pilot regions were chosen, including also Lusatia´s coal region. This BSEC shall give the opportunity to discuss future steps needed on the European, German ...

• lock_openpublic

Damit die EU ihre Klima- und Energieziele für 2030 erfüllt, hat die Europäische Kommission einen neuen Weg eingeschlagen: Alle Mitgliedstaaten sollen im Jahr 2018 umfassende Energie- und Klimapläne für die Dekade 2020 bis 2030 erarbeiten. Zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt sollen außerdem langfristige Dekarbonisierungsstrategien entwickelt werden. Die Gesetzesgrundlage ...

• lock_openpublic

In diesem BSEC wollen wir mit Blick auf den Anfang der Legislaturperiode fragen, welche Rolle informationsbezogenen Ansätze für Dekarbonisierungs-Entscheidungen in Unternehmen spielen können. Hierzu gab es bereits gesetzgeberische Vorstöße, wie die Corporate-Social-Responsibility-Richtlinie der EU oder konsultative Prozesse (High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance ...

• lock_openpublic

In a challenging political context, with the US announcement to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, the COP23 in Bonn has a long list of issues to tackle, most notably the process to establish a rule book for the Paris Agreement. The Fiji presidency, representing the many vulnerable countries suffering from climate change impacts, urges for more adaptation support and for recognition of losses and ...

• lock_openpublic

This seminar is organized by Climate Policy Department of DIW Berlin jointly with Öko Institut, PIK, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Wuppertal Institute, TU-Berlin and Ecologic Institute.

• lock_openpublic

Zusammen mit den Rednerinnen und Rednern werden wir Erfahrungen und Ideen für eine stärkere Rolle des Steuer- und Abgabensystems zur Erreichung der (deutschen) Klimaziele diskutieren. Anhand konkreter Beispiele wollen wir thematisieren, wie die wichtige Lenkungswirkung von Steuern hin zu einer klimafreundlichen Gesellschaft gestärkt werden kann.

• lock_openpublic

This seminar is organized by Climate Policy Department of DIW Berlin jointly with Öko Institut, PIK, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Wuppertal Institute, TU-Berlin and Ecologic Institute.

• lock_openpublic

This seminar is organized by Climate Policy Department of DIW Berlin jointly with Öko Institut, PIK, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Wuppertal Institute, TU-Berlin and Ecologic Institute.

This seminar is organized by Climate Policy Department of DIW Berlin jointly with Öko Institut, PIK, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Wuppertal Institute, TU-Berlin and Ecologic Institute.

For some decades now the Rebound Effect divides the energy and resource communities. Views range from a virtual negation of the effect to the opinion that it 'eats up' most of the efficiency gains. In our seminar we will first provide a short overview of the experiences in the Parliamentary Commission (Enquete-Kommission) of the last Bundestag on "Growth, Prosperity and Quality of Life" who  ...

In 2016 the negotiations on the legislative instruments for the EU’s 2030 climate and energy targets will take off for good. Following the proposal for a revised ETS Directive in mid-2015, the next milestone for the implementing legislation will be a new Effort Sharing Decision - and the Commission is expected to publish a proposal before the summer. The event will feature insights and ...

While the European Parliament calls for a binding 40% energy efficiency target for 2030, the Council only agreed to non-binding 27 % and an option to raise to 30% before 2020. Germany seems to still lag behind achievement of its Energiewende target of 20% less energy consumption in 2020 and the EU's requirements. Currently, three major EU energy Directives - the EED, the EPBD, and the Labelling ...

The INDCs are the major vehicle to bring forward climate protection. They include national policy approaches and will need a follow up. If there is agreement in Paris that INDCs are a regular part of the international climate policy agenda, this is could constitute a clear and sustainable signal for decarbonisation. What else is being needed by investors, in particular in the energy sector, to ...

Im Vorfeld der 21. Klimakonferenz in Paris ist nicht nur in Deutschland die Diskussion bezüglich der Nachhaltigkeit der Atomwirtschaft in den Fokus der Öffentlichkeit gerückt. Neben Fragen der Wirtschaftlichkeit und Sicherheit, stehen dabei zunehmend auch Herausforderungen für die langfristige Entwicklung von Unternehmensstrategien im Mittelpunkt, Laufzeitverlängerungen, ...

Gas Supply Security is a central pillar of a ‘successful’ Energy Union package. However, member states differ in their assessment of risks, exposure to risks, and support for proposed measures like joint gas purchasing or emergency response measures. In the seminar we want to explore potentially different perspectives at the German and Polish example and discuss: -       ...

The seminar will be primarily held in English. However, we also welcome contributions to the discussion in German. Discussants: Dr. Kirsten Westphal -  SWP Berlin Dr. Armin Sandhövel - Allianz Global Investors