Beitrag für Energiezukunft zur Frage, warum ich trotz allem noch Hoffnung für den Klimaschutz habe: www.energiezukunft.eu/politik/zeit...

Es war mir eine Freude, zusammen mit Jacqueline Klingen als Gast beim Zukunftswissen Podcast des Wuppertal Instituts über Klimaoptimismus zu sprechen: open.spotify.com/show/5WiBJAS...

Reasons for climate optimism – part 30 Novel ways to adapt to global warming are being developed and can leverage important synergies with climate change mitigation targets and other social objectives.

If you're in London on April 30, I recommend you to join the Book Launch of the Palgrave Handbook on Carbon Trading in Africa ( link.springer.com/book/10.1007...) at LSE at 5.30pm. You can register here: www.ticketsource.com/firoz-lalji-...

Mein Kommentar zu Klimaoptimismus bei Table.Briefings: table.media/climate/tabl...

Reasons for climate optimism – part 29 Carbon dioxide removal can smooth the transition to net-zero by creating negative emissions; several methods already exist, and further ones are under development.

Von meinem Klimaoptimismus-Buch gibt es jetzt auch eine deutschsprachige Kurzfassung, die das Wichtigste kompakt auf ca. 40 Seiten erklärt: link.springer.com/book/9783658...

Reasons for climate optimism – part 28 With the right incentives and regulatory environment, information and communication technologies can help us develop novel solutions to aid the transition to net-zero and adapt to climate impacts.

Jobs, jobs, jobs! Please spread the word

Reasons for climate optimism – part 27 Green hydrogen offers an opportunity to decarbonize activities for which there are no alternative climate-neutral options, and the costs of producing green hydrogen with renewable power keep declining.

Reasons for climate optimism – part 26 Reusing, recovering, and recycling carbon-intensive materials and developing substitutes can help reduce emissions from industry.

𝗚𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘀 🥳 In Deutschland herrscht eine einheitliche Gebotszone. Der Börsenstrompreis ist überall gleich. Aber ist das die beste Lösung für alle? Ariadne-Forschende haben sich eine #Gebotszonenteilung angeguckt. Sie haben eine gute Nachricht! 👇 ariadneprojekt.de/publikation/...

Reasons for climate optimism – part 25 A number of promising technologies to achieve emission reductions in carbon-intensive industries, often based on electrification, are reaching maturity and may soon see widespread deployment.

Reasons for climate optimism – part 24 Heat pumps and more energy efficient construction, which can decarbonize heating and cooling in buildings, are increasingly being taken up.

Reasons for climate optimism – part 23 Electric vehicles are quickly turning into a mature technology whose share in new registrations is growing rapidly, in many cases overachieving national expansion targets.

Reasons for climate optimism – part 22 Energy storage, which greatly facilitates the integration of renewable energy sources into energy systems, has become more reliable and cheaper, especially with regard to batteries.

Fossile Technologien wie Kohlekraft aus dem Markt drängen: Buch von PIK-Direktor Ottmar #Edenhofer, @ckilimann.bsky.social & @cleisinger.bsky.social erläutert #CO2Bepreisung, räumt auf mit 5 populären Irrtümern. Wissenschaft einfach erklärt. Kostenloser Download. www.pik-potsdam.de/de/aktuelles...

Reasons for climate optimism – part 21 Renewable energy has become much less costly, and its rapidly growing share in energy production will soon make it the dominant source of energy consumed globally.

A little more than two years ago, I started off as an independent researcher. So far, connecting science and policy has worked remarkably well.

Reasons for climate optimism – part 20 In many countries where climate policy is lagging, sub-national actors are taking the lead, helping catalyze progress on the national level (see figure from IPCC AR6 WG3 report).

Reasons for climate optimism – part 19 Most countries have outlined general strategies that address unavoidable warming and have translated them into specific actions.

Reasons for climate optimism – part 18 Industrialized countries are gradually scaling up climate finance, and partnerships providing financial support, technology transfer and capacity building for clean-energy transitions are gaining traction.

Dear POTUS, If you promise to leave the climate in peace, I gladly offer you my PhD in climate economics and my google scholar profile. Make the climate great again, Michael

Reasons for climate optimism – part 17 Trade rules increasingly contain environmental provisions, and financial-market regulations recognize climate change, while rules protecting investments in fossil fuels lose support.

Check out the Palgrave Handbook of Carbon Trading in Africa: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... @timbeaufils.bsky.social, Obindah Gershon and I have contributed a chapter discussing to what extent the EU CBAM might provide an incentive for African countries to adopt a carbon price.

When we wrote this paper we mainly had Russia in mind. The last few days clearly provide a new application. www.econstor.eu/handle/10419...

Reasons for climate optimism – part 16 Many governments provide financial support to accelerate technological progress in clean energy technologies with the aim of increasing productivity and boosting employment.

Reasons for climate optimism – part 15 Carbon pricing, which is an indispensable element of a transition to net-zero due to its flexibility to reduce emissions at the lowest costs, is expanding rapidly.

Reasons for climate optimism – part 14 Targets to phase out coal, internal combustion engines and fossil heating are important elements of the climate policy portfolio to ensure the credibility of long-term targets.

Reasons for climate optimism – part 13 A growing number of countries are putting into place national climate laws and the institutional structures to implement effective climate policies.

Waren wir bei fossilen Energien abhängig von #Russland, sind wir es bei der #Energiewende von #China. Wie sich solche Abhängigkeiten überwinden lassen, hat der Klimaökonom Michael Jakob untersucht. Die Wege sind vielfältig. 👉 www.energiezukunft.eu/wirtschaft/a...

Reasons for climate optimism – part 12 More than 150 countries and many sub-national actors have adopted net-zero targets that guide the formulation of concrete climate strategies.

New CEEPR working paper on how to address import dependence for clean energy technologies and critical raw materials with @mkalkuhl.bsky.social , Robert Marschinski, @mehling.bsky.social, @joschkawanner.bsky.social kawanner.bsky.social.

New publications with @indraoverland.bsky.social on energy trade, emissions and import dependence in Southeast Asia in npj climate action. Open access here:

Ariadne-Forscher Michael Mehling erläutert, welche Auswirkungen geopolitische Rivalitäten auf Import und Handel haben können. Noch mehr spannende Details im neuen Ariadne-Report! 👉 ariadneprojekt.de/publikation/...

Ariadne-Forscher @mkalkuhl.bsky.social vom @pik-potsdam.bsky.social erklärt, was Unternehmen tun können, um sich gegen Risiken abzusichern. Alle Infos wie sich #Importabhängigkeiten bei sauberen #Energiegütern vermeiden lassen, gibt's im neuen Ariadne-Report 👉 ariadneprojekt.de/publikation/...

Hat Spaß gemacht, daran zu arbeiten! Vielen Dank und alle Ko-Autoren.

The Paris Agreement remains a landmark treaty which puts pressure on national governments to act and has been followed up with new commitments for climate finance and loss and damage (see the table).

Reasons for climate optimism – part 10 The world’s population is expected to peak before the end of the century, making it easier to provide clean energy for all and reducing the need for adaptation.

Reasons for climate optimism – part 9 A broad variety of actors support clean energy technologies because of their cost advantages, their potential to create innovation and employment, and their contribution to energy security.

Heute Abend diskutieren wir im #Futurium Berlin über die Zukunft der Wissenschafskommunikation - mit Utopiemobil!

Tim Lenton has published a new book on positive tipping points, which includes a lot of food for thought. I reviewed it for Nature.

Reasons for climate optimism – part 8 Rich nations’ historical responsibility for climate damages as well as their responsibility to support mitigation and adaptation in other countries is increasingly recognized. This can incentivize governments to cooperate on climate issues.

We're looking for 1-2 new research assistants in my group @pik-potsdam.bsky.social. Mostly interesting for Berlin-based students. Pls apply before November 23rd.

Reasons for climate optimism – part 7 Climate-conscious investors are divesting from fossil fuels, and major institutional investors are changing their strategies to avoid stranded assets.

Reasons for climate optimism – part 6 Ctizens and civil society increasingly use litigation to hold governments and companies accountable, forcing decision makers to raise their climate-policy ambition.

Thanks a lot @chrisnelder.bsky.social for hosting me on the Energy Transition Show @transitionshow.bsky.social and giving me the opportunity to present my book on climate optimism.

Reasons for climate optimism – part 5 Individual action to bring forward climate policy, such as participation in civil society organizations and climate protests, propels social change.

Excited to take this conversation further. On Oct. 30 at 11 AM ET, alongside @alanfinkshap.bsky.social, @danielraimi.bsky.social, & @ct-economics.bsky.social, we will be presenting this work at the @envdefensefund.bsky.social Economics Seminar. edf.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #JustLaborTransition

On Monday we had an insightful discussion on the proposed reform of the EU Energy Tax Directive, hosted by Bloom association: www.bloomassociation.org/en/eu-financ...