Events | Dialogue on the Economics of Climate Change

The Dialogue on the Economics of Climate Change organizes a wide variety of events bringing together representatives from industry, non-governmental and governmental organizations, civil society, the media, and academia.

Recent research results are presented and discussed. The main aim is to enable a dialogue between climate scientists and stakeholders on topics that are relevant to climate decision-making processes and policies.

3rd virtual PhD-Seminar

Experiments in Climate and Resource Economics

11 May 2021

The Seminar is designed to foster an active exchange among young researchers regarding their experiences with experimental methods for conducting research in the domain...

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From October 2019 to April 2021, a project team from ZEW and the Climate Foundation for Citizens Sinsheim developed the climate policy simulation game "Climate...

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Early-career researchers could submit topic-related paper drafts or full papers on numerical, theoretical or empirical modelling. This includes analyses of the...

As an energy source or storage option, hydrogen can be a crucial corner stone of the energy transition wherever direct electrification is no option. To this end, the...

The need for information on the carbon footprint of products is steadily increasing in light of tighter climate targets. The Forum Climate Economics 8 discussed the...

Thematic Workshop TSP3 (part 2)

Dealing with climate risks

22 Feb 2021

The aim of the second expert workshop is to develop a program for the Forum Climate Economics 11 in November 2021. The thematic focus 3 "Dealing with climate risks"...

Thematic Workshop TSP 4 (part 2)

International Climate Policy

16 - 17 Feb 2021

The second part of the Thematic Workshop on the focus area "International Climate Policy" served to further prepare the background paper for the climate forum of the...

Expectations are high for the climate policy of the newly elected US administration. Are these expectations realistic? What consequences can this have for Germany and...

ifo Institute

Forum Climate Economics 8

Virtual Roundtable Series

09 - 11 Feb 2021

The roundtable series comprised two virtual discussion rounds on the main topics of the Forum Climate Economics 8. After short impulses from the scientific community,...

In a discussion event as part of the Dialogue on the Economics of Climate Change, Dr. Martin Brudermüller, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE, and...

The EU taxonomy creates transparency and uniform definition of sustainable activities of companies by anchoring the provision of sustainability information in the...

Thematic Workshop Theme 4

International Climate Policy

02 Dec 2020

At the first thematic workshop of theme 4 "International Climate Policy" the project´s representatives met to narrow down and determine the topic for the Forum Climate...

1st virtual PhD-Seminar

Economics of Fossil Fuel Phase-out

20 Nov 2020

Karen Pittel (ifo), Christian von Hirschhausen (TUB) and Christine Merk (IfW Kiel) organized the first virtual PhD-Seminar on the Economics of Fossil Fuel Phase-out....

Climate Cabinet Simulation Game

How can national climate policy succeed?

13 Nov 2020

Germany has set itself the goal of becoming a climate neutral country by 2050. But what does that mean in concrete terms? What can and must we do to achieve this? What...

Wilhelmini Gymnasium Sinsheim

This thematic workshop served to prepare the 8th Forum Climate Economics on February 23, 2021. Various projects of theme 2 are preparing the background paper on the...

ZEW Mannheim

Forum Climate Economics 7

Fossil Fuel Phase-out and Just Transition

12 Oct 2020

The 7th Forum Climate Economics will discuss the need of an extensive fossil fuel phase-out in order to reach the climate targets of the Paris Agreement. In exchange...

10117 Berlin, Kalkscheune, Johannisstraße 2

Climate Cabinet Simulation Game

How can national climate policy succeed?

10 Oct 2020

Students at the University of Mannheim got to know which precise balance of interests, conflicting goals, strategies, and political effects should be taken into account...

ZEW Mannheim

The European Green Deal is an ambitious climate action plan by the European Union. Its implementation leaves a number of questions unanswered. During the European...

ZEW Mannheim

Forum Climate Economics 7

Virtual Roundtable Series

05 - 06 Oct 2020

The roundtable series comprises three virtual discussion rounds on the main topics of the Forum Climate Economics 7. After short impulses from the scientific community,...

In view of the corona pandemic, the German government has announced extensive economic stimulus packages to support and rebuild the economy. These economic stimulus...

This hands-on online workshop in English introduced the participants to the basics of successful career development in academic research and provided them with an...

Online Panel Discussion

Ways to a new mobility in Mannheim

26 May 2020

At the online panel discussion the key players in the metropolitan region of Rhine-Neckar were brought together to discuss the mobility-transition. ZEW scientists...

ZEW Mannheim

The first thematic workshop of the cross-cutting theme “financial markets, financial sector and climate finance” took place in Potsdam on March 23th and 24th 2020....

Potsdam, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Thematic Workshop Theme 1

Fossil Fuel Phase-out & Just Transformation

19 - 20 Feb 2020

The first thematic workshop of the theme "Climate protection and transformation: Decarbonisation - Competitiveness - Quality of life" helped to prepare the 7th Forum...

TU Berlin

Peter Altmaier, Federal Minister of Economics and Energy, explained at the ZEW Mannheim where the Federal Republic stands in terms of climate policy and energy system...

68161 Mannheim, L7 1

The Climate Friendly Materials (CFM) Platform hosted an event in the Spanish Pavilion at COP25 to open up a new and novel dialogue on innovative policy instruments to...

Madrid, Spain, IFEMA Madrid

The parliamentary breakfast under the patronage of Sylvia Kotting-Uhl invites members of the german parliament and their subject specialists to discuss greenhouse gas...

10117 Berlin, Luisenstraße 19

Forum Climate Economics 6

Carbon pricing – From theory to practice

18 Nov 2019

More than one hundred guests discussed the political and social implications of the German Climate Protection Programme. The 6th Klimaforum titled "Carbon pricing –...

10117 Berlin, Kalkscheune, Johannisstraße 2

Just a few weeks before the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Santiago de Chile (COP25), experts from science and politics will inform about the upcoming...

10117 Berlin, Auswärtiges Amt, Werderscher Markt 1

The ARGE panel discussion: “Carbon tax and fossil-fuel phase-out: is Germany on the right path?” takes place on September 25th, 2019 at the Annual Conference of the...

04109 Leipzig, Augustusplatz 10

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Kick-off Conference

Dialogue on the Economics of Climate Change

12 - 14 Jun 2019

The aim of the conference was to give the projects of the BMBF funding measure Economics of Climate Change II the opportunity to get to know each other, exchange ideas,...

DKK Climate Breakfast

The price of CO2 emissions

12 Apr 2019

Although most economists and part of the industry recommend carbon pricing as a central climate protection measure, it remains a highly controversial topic during...

During the Forum the outcome of the COP 22 in Marrakech was analyzed and various questions were discussed. What was the progress on key issues? How effective is the...

During the conference "Shaping research on climate economics together" the results of the BMBF´s funding measure Economics of Climate Change I were discussed and new...

In Germany and the EU, climate protection and energy system transformation are implemented by a large number of measures. In addition to the EU Emission Trading System,...

Although the international community has agreed to limit the global temperature rise to a maximum of 2°C, global greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase. To...

Forum Climate Economics 2

Are energy, economy and climate in competition?

13 Apr 2015

The 2030 climate and energy framework was adopted in October 2014 by the European Union. The framework sets specific targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas...

Forum Climate Economics 1

Climate change costs and adaptation options

16 Mar 2015

Our first Forum addressed the different dimensions of climate change costs and adaptation options on national and international levels. At the national level climate...

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