The global transition to net zero greenhouse gas emissions involves major novel challenges for public policy and governance. We analyze the emergence of climate policies, institutions and political economy dynamics with a focus on Germany and Europe. We aim at both expanding our knowledge base as well as developing and assessing public policy design options for responding to the challenge of climate change, in dialogue with key stakeholders.
Recent publications on climate policy
Peer-reviewed:
- German stakeholder perceptions of an EU carbon border adjustment mechanism. 2022. Environmental Research Letters 17 (12). DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac9f23 (Ann-Kathrin Kuehner, Michael Jakob, and Christian Flachsland)
- Carbon price floors and low-carbon investment: A survey of German firms. 2022. Energy Policy, 169: 113187 (Christian Flachsland, Nils Ohlendorf, Gregory F. Nemet and Jan Christoph Steckel)
- Understanding pledge and review: learning from analogies to the Paris Agreement review mechanisms. Climate Policy. Online first: 17. April 2022. DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2022.2059436 (Kilian Raiser, Başak Çalı, and Christian Flachsland)
- National climate institutions complement targets and policies, Science, 2021 (Navroz Dubash et al [Christian Flachsland])
- Germany’s Federal Climate Change Act, Environmental Politics, 2021 (Christian Flachsland, Sebastian Levi)
- Country-level conditions like prosperity, democracy, and regulatory culture predict individual climate change belief, Nature Communications Earth & Environment, 2021 (Sebastian Levi)
- Understanding Different Perspectives on Economic Growth and Climate Policy, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 2020 (Michael Jakob, Will Lamb, Jan Steckel, Christian Flachsland, Ottmar Edenhofer)
- Political Economy Determinants of Carbon Pricing, Global Environmental Politics, 2020 (Sebastian Levi, Christian Flachsland, Michael Jakob)
Policy papers:
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Wie die Governance der deutschen Klimapolitik gestärkt werden kann, Ariadne Kurzdossier, 2021 (Christian Flachsland, Sebastian Levi, Duncan Edmondson et al)
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Klimaschutz und Verkehr: Zielerreichung nur mit unbequemen Maßnahmen möglich, Ariadne Analyse, 2021 (Sebastian Levi, Christian Flachsland, Duncan Edmondson et al)
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Bewertung des Klimapakets und nächste Schritte. CO2-Preis, sozialer Ausgleich, Europa, Monitoring, MCC Policy Paper, 2019 (Ottmar Edenhofer, Christian Flachsland et al)
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Optionen für eine CO2-Preisreform. Expertise für den Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung, 2019 (Ottmar Edenhofer, Christian Flachsland et al)
