Assessments

The gap between ambition and action

The world’s governments have agreed to ambitious climate goals. But if we are to hit our new targets, scientists and innovators need to move quickly to close the gap between hope and reality.

by Prof. Dr. Sabine Fuss, Dr. Jan Minx – 4 min read

Assessments

What the Paris Agreement means

The remaining amount of CO2 that can be released in order to keep the temperature rise below 1.5°C is close to zero. Achieving this target won't work without carbon removal technologies.

by Prof. Dr. Sabine Fuss, Dr. Jan Minx – 5 min read

Carbon Pricing

The case for a price floor in the EU ETS

The recently adopted reform of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) is insufficient to trigger cost-efficient decarbonisation of the economy – a carbon floor price is needed.

by Prof. Dr. Christian Flachsland – 6 min read