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Comment: “A framework to assess green industrial policy and inform the public debate”
New Comment in PLOS Climate, together with Anurag Panda, Esther Shears, Weila Gong, and Florian Egli. Green Industrial Policies (GIPs) worldwide aim to strategically direct economic activity to achieve the technological change necessary for decarbonization. To make GIPs politically feasible, the policy goals extend beyond decarbonization and encompass broader societal and economic objectives. We propose […]
SWP Comment: Scaling Industrial Carbon Dioxide Removal: Policy Options for a Short-Term Strategy
New publication together with D. Treß on the need for the development of short term incentives for investment in CDR on an industrial scale. The role of permanent carbon dioxide removal (CDR) from the atmosphere is currently the subject of intensive discussion within the context of developing a new EU emissions reduction target for 2040 […]
SWP Comment: The International Dimension of European Climate Policy
New SWP Comment: “The International Dimension of European Climate Policy: A Strategy for Integrating the Internal and External Dimensions” with Ole Adolphsen and Jule Könneke. The EU faces significant challenges in aligning its domestic climate policies (the “inner core”) with new measures that have significant implications for international partners. Structural inefficiencies, overlapping responsibilities and a […]
Policy Brief: European Climate Policy After the Elections – Implementation Challenges and the Next Phase
The European elections in June 2024 took place against a backdrop of multiple political crises: they were the first to be held since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the energy crisis and the coronavirus pandemic, all of which revealed Europe’s diverse economic dependencies. In the face of these crises and numerous other geopolitical challenges, it is […]
OP-ED – Broadening the carbon removal debate beyond the ETS
In the coming months, the European Commission is tasked with proposing an EU climate target for 2040 and exploring potential changes to the ETS carbon trading scheme. Within this context, the role of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) and its possible integration in the ETS is emerging as a key, but challenging, consideration. We must tread […]
Chapter – The climate policy of the EU (GER)
Neues Kapitel im Jahrbuch Föderalismus 2024. Das Jahrbuch umfasst einen Schwerpunkt mit dem Thema „Klima-Föderalismus“. Eine Reihe von Beiträgen untersucht, wie Klimaschutz in verschiedenen Ländern gestaltet wird und inwieweit föderale Gebilde mit ihren komplexen Mehrebenen-Strukturen für Klimapolitik förderlich oder eher hinderlich sind. Das Kapitel zu EU-Klimapolitik bietet einen kurzen Überblick über die langfristigen Entwicklungen sowie […]
Commentary – Five principles for robust CDR policy in the G7
New Commentary in One Earth together with Oliver Geden and Glen P. Peters: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1joYf9C%7EIu3%7E2R Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) policy is evolving rapidly but remains fragmented. Upcoming initiatives by the G7 members, which face expectations to be frontrunners in CDR deployment, should follow five principles for robust policies. This will be critical to prepare for distributional […]
Perspective – Conditional fungibility: sequencing permanent removals into emissions trading systems
New Perspective in Environmental Research Letters together with Josh Burke: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ad796b. Our key argument: With the growing momentum for carbon dioxide removal (CDR) as a key element of mitigation strategies to achieve net-zero emission targets, its potential integration into cap-and-trade carbon markets is emerging as a key policy issue. A fundamental question in both conceptual […]
Implications of European Elections for climate policy – 5 theses
The European elections have changed the distribution of seats in the European Parliament: Overall, the right-wing and new parties gained seats, while the Greens and left-wing parties lost seats (see EuropeElects for details). The actual effects of this new distribution of seats will only become apparent after the formation of political groups and possible realignments, […]
State of CDR Report: 2nd edition
The 2nd edition of the “State of Carbon Dioxide Removal” report is now out. Together with Holly Jean Buck I led the chapter on policymaking and governance of the report. Among other things, we highlight the ambiguities around residual emissions and the need for safeguards. The chapter also provides case studies on Canada, China, Japan, […]
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