Working group socio-ecological transformation

As part of their research on socio-ecological transformation (SET), researchers from various departments at DIW Berlin are examining the risks, costs, and benefits of this transformation for private households, businesses, and government actors in Germany and Europe. Building on the institute's previous focus areas, DIW Berlin researchers are particularly interested in economic and social science issues surrounding the energy transition, the decarbonization of businesses and households, and the social impacts of the transformation.

• play_arrow Welfare effects and social implications
• play_arrow Decarbonization of businesses and households
• play_arrow Energy transition and resource markets
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Welfare effects and social implications

selected publications and interviews

• DIW Weekly Report 27/28 / 2025

  Regional Climate Dividend Provides Relief to Rural Households, but Hardship ...

  2025 | Stefan Bach, Rebecca Engelhardt, Lars Felder, Peter Haan, Renke Schmacker

• DIW Wochenbericht 27/28 / 2025

  Von Verteilungswirkungen und Lobbyismus: Die sozial-ökologische Transformation ...

  2025 | Franziska Holz, Alexander Schiersch

• DIW Wochenbericht 6 / 2025

  Ein klarer Fahrplan zur Einführung des Klimageldes kann noch bestehende ...

  2025 | Lars Felder, Erich Wittenberg

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Decarbonization of businesses and households

selected publications and interviews

• DIW Discussion Papers 2133 / 2025

  Mitigation versus Competitiveness? Industry Compensation in the European Union ...

  2025 | Till Köveker, Robin Sogalla

• DIW Discussion Papers 2126 / 2025

  Clean Production, Dirty Sourcing: How Embodied Emissions Alter the Environmental ...

  2025 | Till Köveker, Philipp M. Richter, Alexander Schiersch, Robin Sogalla

• DIW Wochenbericht 27/28 / 2025

  Grüne Präferenzen: Unternehmen schützen Gewinne aus nicht-grünen Produkten durch ...

  2025 | Olimpia Cutinelli-Rendina, Sonja Dobkowitz

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Energy transition and resource markets

DIW publications

• DIW Wochenbericht 38/39 / 2025

  Planbarkeit für die Energiewende: Beschleunigen statt bremsen: Kommentar

  2025 | Wolf-Peter Schill

• DIW Wochenbericht 38/39 / 2025

  Zwei Jahrzehnte Klimakostenforschung: Präventiver Klimaschutz als ...

  2025 | Claudia Kemfert

• Zeitungs- und Blogbeiträge

  Sie verdienen weniger, weil sie zu viel wiegen

  In: Die Zeit (15.08.2025), [Online-Artikel] | Marcel Fratzscher

Refereed articles

• Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science 2025

  2025

  Is Russian Gas Still Needed in the European Union? Model-Based Analysis of Long-Term Scenarios
  In: Energy Strategy Reviews 58 (2025), 101646, 10 S.

  Lukas Barner, Franziska Holz, Christian von Hirschhausen, Claudia Kemfert

• Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science 2024

  2024

  The Price Elasticity of Natural Gas Demand of Small Consumers in Germany during the Energy Crisis 2022
  In: Energy Efficiency 17 (2024), 98, 22 S.

  David Jamissen, Johanne Vatne, Franziska Holz, Anne Neumann

• Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science 2024

  2024

  Repurposing Natural Gas Pipelines for Hydrogen: Limits and Options from a Case Study in Germany
  In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 80 (2024), S. 821-831

  Kornél Télessy, Lukas Barner, Franziska Holz

• Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science 2024

  2024

  Exploring the Interdependence of Climate, Finance, Energy, and Geopolitics: A Conceptual Framework for Systemic Risks Amidst Multiple Crises
  In: Applied Energy 361 (2024), 122885, 11 S.

  Franziska M. Hoffart, Paola D'Orazio, Franziska Holz, Claudia Kemfert

• Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science 7 / 2023

  2023

  Geographical Balancing of Wind Power Decreases Storage Needs in a 100% Renewable European Power Sector
  In: iScience 26 (2023), 7, 107074

  Alexander Roth, Wolf-Peter Schill

• Referierte Aufsätze Web of Science 2022

  2022

  Centralized and Decentral Approaches to Succeed the 100% Energiewende in Germany in the European Context – A Model-based Analysis of Generation, Network, and Storage Investments
  In: Energy Policy 167 (2021), 113039, 9 S.

  Mario Kendziorski, Leonard Göke, Christian von Hirschhausen, Claudia Kemfert, Elmar Zozmann

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SÖT Brown Bag Seminar

• May 7, 2026
  

  The political consequences of energy price shocks - Evidence from Germany

  Reihe: SÖT Brown Bag Seminar

  Location: Francine D. Blau Room DIW Berlin Room 3.3.002b Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Strasse 58 10117 Berlin

  Time: 13.00 - 14.00 cet.

  Speaker: Jan Steckel

  • locknot public
• April 9, 2026
  

  Fehr–Schmidt Inequality Aversion in the RICE Integrated Assessment Model

  Reihe: SÖT Brown Bag Seminar

  Location: Karl Popper Room DIW Berlin Room 2.3.020 Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Strasse 58 10117 Berlin

  Time: 13.00 - 14.00 cet.

  Speaker: Thomas Kohler

  • locknot public

Vergangene Veranstaltungen

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• March 5, 2026
  

  Integrating labour market constraints into bottom-up techno-economic energy system models

  Reihe: SÖT Brown Bag Seminar

  Location: Karl Popper Room DIW Berlin Room 2.3.020 Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Strasse 58 10117 Berlin

  Time: 13.00 - 14.00 cet.

  Speaker: Philipp Herpich

  • locknot public

All

Researchers

Sonja Dobkowitz

Researcher

Franziska Holz

Deputy Head of Department

Antonia Kurz

Deputy Head of Department

Alexander Schiersch

Researcher

Laura Schmitz

Researcher

Renke Schmacker

Researcher

Juliane Zenker

Researcher / Survey Specialist

Lukas Barner

Ph.D. Student

Sophie M. Behr

Ph.D. Student

Adeline Guéret

Ph.D. Student

Claudia Kemfert

Head of Department

Dana Kirchem

Researcher

Till Köveker

Ph.D. Student

Karsten Neuhoff

Head of Department

Alexander Roth

Researcher

Wolf-Peter Schill

Head of Division

Franziska Schütze

Deputy Head of Department

Kristin Trautmann

Ph.D. Student

Fernanda Ballesteros

Ph.D. Student

Paula Prakash

Ph.D. Student

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Sonja Dobkowitz

Researcher

Franziska Holz

Deputy Head of Department

Antonia Kurz

Deputy Head of Department

Alexander Schiersch

Researcher

Laura Schmitz

Researcher

Renke Schmacker

Researcher

Juliane Zenker

Researcher / Survey Specialist

Lukas Barner

Ph.D. Student

Sophie M. Behr

Ph.D. Student

Adeline Guéret

Ph.D. Student

Claudia Kemfert

Head of Department

Dana Kirchem

Researcher

Till Köveker

Ph.D. Student

Karsten Neuhoff

Head of Department

Alexander Roth

Researcher

Wolf-Peter Schill

Head of Division

Franziska Schütze

Deputy Head of Department

Kristin Trautmann

Ph.D. Student

Fernanda Ballesteros

Ph.D. Student

Paula Prakash

Ph.D. Student

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Sonja Dobkowitz

Researcher

Franziska Holz

Deputy Head of Department

Antonia Kurz

Deputy Head of Department

Alexander Schiersch

Researcher

Laura Schmitz

Researcher

Renke Schmacker

Researcher

Juliane Zenker

Researcher / Survey Specialist

Lukas Barner

Ph.D. Student

Sophie M. Behr

Ph.D. Student

Adeline Guéret

Ph.D. Student

Claudia Kemfert

Head of Department

Dana Kirchem

Researcher

Till Köveker

Ph.D. Student

Karsten Neuhoff

Head of Department

Alexander Roth

Researcher

Wolf-Peter Schill

Head of Division

Franziska Schütze

Deputy Head of Department

Kristin Trautmann

Ph.D. Student

Fernanda Ballesteros

Ph.D. Student

Paula Prakash

Ph.D. Student

Coordination

Franziska Holz

Deputy Head of Department Energy, Transportation, Environment Department

• +49 30 89789 - 337
• fholz@diw.de

Alexander Schiersch

Researcher Firms and Markets Department

• +49 30 89789 - 262
• aschiersch@diw.de