Assessments

New alliances for climate neutrality

Academic knowledge on solutions to remove CO2 is growing. However, research needs to connect with policy communities, industry and the public to achieve results on the way to climate neutrality.

by Prof. Dr. Sabine Fuss – 4 min read

Coal

Coal in Indonesia and Vietnam

Phasing out coal will be most important to reach the Paris targets. While some major coal users are reducing investment plans, others see coal as their primary source of energy.

by Dr. Jan Steckel, Dr. Michael Jakob – 8 min read

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, Prof. 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, Prof. 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