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  • December 5, 2017

    Berlin Seminar

    Debriefing COP 23 – What has been achieved in Bonn and what is needed for COP 24?

    Speaker: Nicole Wilke, Head of Divison, International Climate Protection, German Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety Jan Kowalzig, Policy Advisor, Oxfam Germany Marek Wąsiński, Analyst at the Polish Institute for International Affairs
    Location: Schumpeter Hall
    Mohrenstr. 58
    10117 Berlin
    Time: 12:30 - 14:30

    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 ...

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  • November 8, 2017

    Berlin Seminar

    Closing the gap between research and action: zero carbon transport is achievable but there is not much sign of delivery

    Speaker: Prof. John Whitelegg, School of the Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores University and Associate of Zentrum fuer Mobilitätskultur KasselOliver Lah, Head of Research Unit, Mobility and International Cooperation, Wuppertal Institute for Climate Environment and Energy
    Location: Schumpeter Hall
    Mohrenstr. 58
    10117 Berlin
    Time: 12:30 - 14:30

    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 17, 2017

    Berlin Seminar

    Steuerpolitik auf Klimaschutz ausrichten

    Speaker: Roger Ramer, Bundesamt für Umwelt (BAFU) der Schweiz, Sektion Klimapolitik Swantje Fiedler, FÖS, Leiterin EnergiepolitikProf. Dr. Roland Ismer, Universität Nürnberg-Erlangen, Lehrstuhl für Steuerrecht und Öffentliches Recht Dr. Manfred Rosenstock, Europäische Kommission, GD Umwelt, Abteilung F.1
    Location: Schumpeter Saal
    DIW Berlin im Quartier 110
    Mohrenstraße 58
    10117 Berlin
    Time: 12:30 - 14:30

    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.

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  • September 13, 2017

    Berlin Seminar

    Energy Technology Perspectives – pathways to 1.75 C and implications for industry

    Speaker: Laszlo Varro, Chief Economist, International Energy Agency (IEA)Ulrich Benterbusch, Deputy Head of Unit for Heat and Efficiency in Industry, Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and EnergyChristoph Sievering, Head of Energy Policy, Covestro AG
    Location: Schumpeter Hall
    Mohrenstr. 58
    10117 Berlin
    Time: 12:30 - 14:30

    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 10, 2016

    Berlin Seminar

    Phasing Out Inefficient Fossil Fuel Subsidies – Ways Forward for the G20

    Speaker: Peter Wooders, Group Director Energy, IISD – International Institute for Sustainable DevelopmentSwantje Fiedler, Director Energy Policy, FÖS – Forum Öko-Soziale MarktwirtschaftMarius Backhaus, BMWi – Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
    Location: Schumpeter Hall
    Mohrenstr. 58
    10117 Berlin
    Time: 12:30 - 14:30

    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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  • July 5, 2016

    Berlin Seminar

    Brexit and Climate Policy

    Speaker: Michael Grubb, UCL London and Special Advisor Ofgem Frank Jotzo, Australian National University Eva Kracht, Head of Unit European Union, BMUB Gregory Nemet, University of WisconsinDirk Weinreich, Head of Unit EU ETS, BMUB
    Location: Schumpeter Hall
    Mohrenstr. 58
    10117 Berlin
    Time: 12:30 - 14:30

    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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  • April 19, 2016

    Berlin Seminar

    The Rebound Effect - Overrated Phenomenon or still the Elephant in the Room?

    Speaker: Dr. Hermann E. Ott, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment, and EnergyDr. Tilman Santarius, Germanwatch, TU Berlin Dr. Julika Weiß, Institute for Ecological Economic Research (IÖW)
    Location: Schumpeter Hall
    Mohrenstr. 58
    10117 Berlin
    Time: 12:30 - 14:30

    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  ...

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  • February 16, 2016

    Berlin Seminar

    Dividing the effort for 2030: target calculation and flexibility options

    Speaker: Silke Karcher, Federal Environment Ministry (BMUB)Pieter-Willem Lemmens, Environment Ministry, BelgiumJakob Graichen, Oeko InstitutNils Meyer-Ohlendorf, Ecologic Institute
    Location: Schumpeter Hall
    Mohrenstr. 58
    10117 Berlin
    Time: 12:30 - 14:30 Uhr

    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 ...

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  • January 12, 2016

    Berlin Seminar

    Energy Efficiency - still the weak pillar of EU 2030 Climate and Energy and German Energiewende policies?

    Speaker: Stefan Thomas, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment, and EnergyAndreas Jahn, The Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)Eberhard von Rottenburg, Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V.
    Location: Schumpeter Hall
    Mohrenstr. 58
    10117 Berlin
    Time: 12:30 - 14:30

    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 ...

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  • December 16, 2015

    Berlin Seminar

    Signals for decarbonisation from COP21 in Paris?

    Speaker: Karsten Sach, Bundesumweltministerium, Unterabteilungsleiter für Internationale ZusammenarbeitCarsten Rolle, Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V.Christoph Bals, Germanwatch
    Location: Schumpeter Hall
    Mohrenstr. 58
    10117 Berlin
    Time: 12:30 - 14:30

    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 ...

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  • November 5, 2015

    Berlin Seminar

    Atomkraft – Eine nachhaltige Technologie für den Klimaschutz?

    Location: Schumpeter Hall
    Mohrenstr. 58
    10117 Berlin
    Time: 12:30 - 14:00

    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, ...

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  • October 6, 2015

    Berlin Seminar

    Gas Supply Security in an Energy Union

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

    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: -       ...

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  • June 24, 2015

    Berlin Seminar

    EU Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič will present the EU's Energy Union strategy

    Location: Schumpeter Hall
    Mohrenstr. 58
    10117 Berlin
    Time: 12:30 - 14:30

    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

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  • April 15, 2015

    Berlin Seminar

    Schneller im Club? Braucht die internationale Klimapolitik eine Überholspur für Pionierstaaten?

    Location: Schumpeter Hall
    Mohrenstr. 58
    10117 Berlin
    Time: 12:15 - 14:30

    Der Klimagipfel im Paris Ende des Jahres soll den Durchbruch bringen - ein globales Abkommen, das (differenzierte) Pflichten zum Klimaschutz für alle Staaten enthält und das Kyoto-Protokoll ersetzt. Allerdings sind sich alle Beteiligten, Diplomaten und NGOs, gleichermaßen einig, dass dieses Abkommen nicht den Erfordernissen für die Erreichung des 2°C-Ziels entsprechen wird ...

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  • March 24, 2015

    Berlin Seminar

    Quecksilberausstoß aus Kohlekraftwerken - Bestandsaufnahme und mögliche Konsequenzen

    Location: Schumpeter Hall
    Mohrenstr. 58
    10117 Berlin
    Time: 12:15 - 15:00

    Neben den globalen Umweltexternalitäten von Kohlekraftwerken durch Kohlendioxid entstehen bei der Kohleverstromung weitere Umwelteffekte, u.a. durch Stickoxide, Feinstaub und Quecksilber. Aufgrund der starken Toxizität von Quecksilber sowie komplexen Mess- und Bewertungsverfahren steht die Regulierung von Quecksilberemissionen derzeit im Mittelpunkt regionaler, nationaler und europä ...

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  • January 15, 2015

    Berlin Seminar

    Climate Policy and Finance – next steps for an ambitious Paris deal

    Location: Schumpeter Hall
    Mohrenstr. 58
    10117 Berlin

    Artur Runge Metzger will report on the results from the climate negotiations in Lima. We will discuss next steps and the most important challenges that need to be tackled on the road to the Paris 2015 COP. The discussion will highlight in particular the role of climate policy, domestic action, and the structure of climate finance. What is the signal of the EU 2030 package for the rest of the world ...

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  • November 10, 2014

    Berlin Seminar

    New EU 2030 targets - will national policy deliver?

    Location: Schumpeter Hall
    Mohrenstr. 58
    10117 Berlin
    Time: 12:15-14:00

    We would like to invite you to the „Berlin Seminar on Energy and Climate Policy“ (BSEC) jointly with Öko Institut, PIK, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, TU-Berlin, and Ecologic Institute. We are going to discuss a set of questions emerging from the October European Council decision on the EU 2030 climate and energy strategy, with a particular focus on implementation of measures ...

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  • October 14, 2014

    Berlin Seminar

    The 2015 Climate Deal - Pathways to Ambitious Targets

    Speaker: Speakers: Elmar Kriegler (PIK) Gunnar Luderer (PIK) Comment: Jennifer Morgan (World Resources Institute)
    Location: Eleanor-Dulles-Raum
    DIW Berlin im Quartier 110
    Room 5.2.010
    Mohrenstraße 58
    10117 Berlin
    Time: 13:00-14:30

    The international climate negotiations are approaching another deadline: 2015 in Paris at the COP 21 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change a new climate agreement is to be launched. The need for action on emissions reduction is obvious and has been highlighted repeatedly. We will present results from two studies focusing on global pathways, first mover advantages, and costs ...

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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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