Dr. Christoph Bertram

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Christoph Bertram ist Associate Research Professor am Center for Global Sustainability (CGS) der University of Maryland. 

Von 2019-April 2023 leitete er das Team zur Internationalen Klimapolitik innerhalb der Energiesystemgruppe am PIK.

Er arbeitet an der Darstellung von Klima- und Energiepolitiken in gekoppelten Wirtschafts- und Energiesystemmodellen zur Analyse von Klimaschutzstrategien. Seine Forschungsschwerpunkte sind unter anderem

  • die Wechselwirkungen zwischen mittelfristigen Energie- und Klimapolitiken und langfristigen Klimazielen (u.a. "carbon lock-in"),
  • nationale Politikanalysen, inkl. nationally determined contributions (NDCs) und mittelfristige Neutralitätsziele (net-zero targets),
  •  breitere Nachhaltigkeitsauswirkungen des Energiesystems in Klimaschutzszenarien,
  • sowie die Frage, wie sich Ergebnisse aus Klimaschutzszenarien zur Analyse von Transitionsrisiken von Volkswirtschaften und Unternehmen verwenden lassen.

In den letzten Jahren am PIK arbeitete er in leitenden Rollen in den internationalen Projekten NGFS und ENGAGE und war beitragender Autor in den Kapiteln 3 and 15 des 6. Sachstandsbericht des Weltklimarates (IPCC AR6).

Abteilung

Transformationspfade

Arbeitsgruppe

Energiesysteme

Lebenslauf

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Kontakt

Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung (PIK)
P.O. Box 60 12 03
14412 Potsdam

ORCID

0000-0002-0933-4395

Center for Global Sustainability (CGS)
School of Public Policy
University of Maryland (UMD)

Thurgood Marshall Hall
7805 Regents Drive
College Park, MD 20742, USA

bertram[at]umd.edu

Begutachtete Zeitschriftenbeiträge

  • Pachauri, S., Pelz, S., Bertram, C., Kreibiehl, S., Rao, D., Sokona, Y., and Riahi, K. (2022): Fairness considerations in global mitigation investments. Science . 10.1126/science.adf0067.
  • Hickmann, T., Bertram, C., Biermann, F., Brutschin, E., Kriegler, E., et a. (2022): Exploring Global Climate Policy Futures and Their Representation in Integrated Assessment Models. Politics and Governance . pag.v10i3.5328.
  • Franz, S., Rottoli, M., Bertram, C. (2022): Wide range of possible aviation demand futures after the COVID-19 pandemic. Environmental Research Letters . 10.1088/1748-9326/ac65a4.
  • Malik, A., Bertram, C. (2022): Solar energy as an early just transition opportunity for coal-bearing states in India Environmental Research Letters . 10.1088/1748-9326/ac5194.
  • Luderer, G., Madeddu, S., Merfort, L., Ueckerdt, F., Pehl, M., Pietzcker, R. et al. (2022): Impact of declining renewable energy costs on electrification in low-emission scenarios. Nature Energy, 1-11 . 10.1038/s41558-021-01218-z.
  • Riahi, K., Bertram, C., Huppmann, D., Rogelj, J., Bosetti, V., Cabardos, A.M. et al. (2021): Cost and attainability of meeting stringent climate targets without overshoot. Nature Climate Change, 1-7 . 10.1038/s41558-021-01215-2.
  • Drouet, L., Bosetti, V., Padoan, S.A., Aleluia Reis, L., Bertram, C., Dalla Longa, F. et al. (2021): Net zero-emission pathways reduce the physical and economic risks of climate change. Nature Climate Change, 1-7 . 10.1038/s41558-021-01218-z.
  • Malik, A., Bertram, C., Kriegler, E., Luderer, G. (2021) Climate policy accelerates structural changes in energy employment. Energy Policy 159, 112642 . 10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112642.
  • Martin, M.A., Sendra, O.A., Bastos, A., Bauer, N., Bertram, C., Blenckner, T. et al. (2021): Ten new insights in climate science 2021–a horizon scan. Global Sustainability, 1-39 . 10.1017/sus.2021.25.
  • van Soest, H.L., Aleluia Reis, L., Baptista, L.B., Bertram, C., Després, J., Drouet, L. et al. (2021) Global roll-out of comprehensive policy measures may aid in bridging emissions gap. Nature Communications 12 (1), 1-10 . 10.1038/s41467-021-26595-z.
  • Hasegawa, T., Fujimori, S., Frank, S., Humpenöder, F., Bertram, C., et al. (2021). Land-based implications of early climate actions without global net-negative emissions. Nature Sustainability . 10.1038/s41893-021-00772-w.
  • Baumstark, L., Bauer, N., Benke, F., Bertram, C., Bi, S., Gong, C., Dietrich, J.P., et al. (2021). REMIND2.1: Transformation and innovation dynamics of the energy-economic system within climate and sustainability limits. Geoscientific Model Development . 10.5194/gmd-14-6571-2021.
  • Soergel, B., Kriegler, E., Weindl, I., Rauner, S., Dirnaichner, A., Ruhe, C., Hoffmann, M., Bauer, N., Bertram, C., et al. (2021). A sustainable development pathway for climate action within the UN 2030 Agenda. Nature Climate Change . 10.1038/s41558-021-01098-3.
  • Bertram, C., Riahi, K., Hilaire, J., Bosetti, V., Drouet, L., Fricko, O., et al. (2021). Energy system developments and investments in the decisive decade for the Paris Agreement goals. Environmental Research Letters . 10.1088/1748-9326/ac09ae.
  • Duan, H., Zhou, S., Jiang, K., Bertram, C., Harmsen, M., Kriegler, E., et al. (2021). Assessing China’s efforts to pursue the 1.5°C warming limit. Science 372, 378–385. 10.1126/science.aba8767.
  • Bertram, C., Luderer, G., Creutzig, F., Bauer, N., Ueckerdt, F., Malik, A., Edenhofer, O. (2021): COVID-19-induced low power demand and market forces starkly reduce CO2 emissions. - Nature Climate Change, doi: 10.1038/s41558-021-00987-x.
  • Rafaj, P., Kiesewetter, G., Krey, V., Bertram, C., Drouet, L., et al. (2021): Air quality and health implications of 1.5–2°C climate pathways under considerations of ageing population: A multi-model scenario analysis. - Environmental Research Letters, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/abdf0b.
  • Bauer, N., Bertram, C., Luderer, G., Schultes, A., Klein, D., Kriegler, E., Popp, A., Edenhofer, O. (2020): Quantification of an efficiency–sovereignty trade-off in climate policy. - Nature 588, pages 261–266, doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2982-5.
  • Schaeffer, R., Köberle, A., van Soest, H., Bertram, C., Luderer, G., Riahi, K. et al. (2020): Comparing transformation pathways across major economies. - Climatic Change, 162, pages 1787–1803, doi: 10.1007/s10584-020-02837-9.
  • Malik, A., Bertram, C., Després, J., Emmerling, J., Fujimori, S., Garg, A., Kriegler, E., Luderer, G., Mathur, R., Roelfsema, M., Shekhar, S., Vishwanathan, S., Vrontisi, Z. (2020): Reducing stranded assets through early action in the Indian power sector. - Environmental Research Letters, 15, 9, 094091, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab8033.
  • Roelfsema, M., van Soest, H. L., Harmsen, M., van Vuuren, D. P., Bertram, C., den Elzen, M., Höhne, N., et al. (2020): Taking stock of national climate policies to evaluate implementation of the Paris Agreement. - Nature Communications, 11, 2096 doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15414-6.
  • Wang, H., Chen, W., Bertram, C., Malik, A., Kriegler, E., Luderer, G., Després, J., Jiang, K., Krey, V. (2020): Early transformation of the Chinese power sector to avoid additional coal lock-in. - Environmental Research Letters, 15, 2, 024007, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab5d99.
  • Fujimori, S., Hasegawa, T., Krey, V., Riahi, K., Bertram, C., et al. (2019): A Multi-Model Assessment of Food Security Implications of Climate Change Mitigation. - Nature Sustainability, 2, 5, 386–96, doi: 10.1038/s41893-019-0286-2.
  • Oshiro, K., Gi, K., Fujimori, S., van Soest, H. L., Bertram, C., et al. (2019): Mid-Century Emission Pathways in Japan Associated with the Global 2 °C Goal: National and Global Models’ Assessments Based on Carbon Budgets. - Climatic Change, 162, 1913–1927, doi: 10.1007/s10584-019-02490-x.
  • Krey, V., Guo, F., Kolp, P., Zhou, W., Schaeffer, R., Awasthy, A., Bertram, C., et al. (2019): Looking under the hood: A comparison of techno-economic assumptions across national and global integrated assessment models. - Energy, 172, 1254-1267, doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2018.12.131.
  • Bertram, C., Luderer, G., Popp, A., Minx, J. C., Lamb, W. F., Stevanović, M., Humpenöder, F., Giannousakis, A., Kriegler, E. (2018): Targeted policies can compensate most of the increased sustainability risks in 1.5 °C mitigation scenarios. - Environmental Research Letters, 13, 6, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac3ec.
  • Luderer, G., Vrontisi, Z., Bertram, C., et al. (2018): Residual fossil CO 2 emissions in 1.5–2 °C pathways. - Nature Climate Change, 8, 626-633, doi: 10.1038/s41558-018-0198-6.
  • Vrontisi, Z., Luderer, G., Savyen, B., et al. (2018): Enhancing Global Climate Policy Ambition towards a 1.5 °C Stabilization: A Short-Term Multi-Model Assessment. - Environmental Research Letters, 13, 4, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/aab53e.
  • McCollum, D. L., Zhou, W., Bertram, C., et al. (2018): Energy investment needs for fulfilling the Paris Agreement and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. - Nature Energy, 3, 589–599, doi: 10.1038/s41560-018-0179-z.
  • Kriegler, E., Bertram, C., Kuramochi, T., et al. (2018): Short term policies to keep the door open for Paris climate goals. - Environmental Research Letters, 13, 7, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac4f1.
  • Jewell, J., McCollum, D., Emmerling, J., Bertram, C., et al. (2018): Limited emission reductions from fuel subsidy removal except in exporting regions. - Nature, 554, 229-233, doi: 10.1038/nature25467.
  • Edenhofer, O., Steckel, J., Jakob, M., Bertram, C. (2018): Reports of coal’s terminal decline may be exaggerated. - Environmental Research Letters, 13, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/aaa3a2.
  • Kriegler, E., Bauer, N., Popp, A., et al. (2017): Fossil-fueled development (SSP5): An energy and resource intensive scenario for the 21st century, - Global Environmental Change, 42, 297-315, doi: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2016.05.015.
  • Edelenbosch, O. Y., van Vuuren, D. P., Bertram, C., Carrara, S., Emmerling, J., Daly, H., Kitous, A., McCollum, D. L., Saadi Failali, N. (2017): Transport fuel demand responses to fuel price and income projections: Comparison of integrated assessment models. - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 55.10.1016/j.trd.2017.03.005.
  • McCollum, D., Wilson, C., Pettifor, H., Ramea, K., Krey, V., Riahi, K., Bertram, C., Lin, Z., Edelenbosch, O., Fujisawa, S. (2017): Improving the behavioral realism of global integrated assessment models: An application to consumers’ vehicle choices. - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 55.10.1016/j.trd.2016.04.003.
  • Edelenbosch, O., McCollum, D., van Vuuren, D. P., Bertram, C., Carrara, S., Daly, H., Fujimori, S., Kitous, A., et al. (2017): Decomposing passenger transport futures: Comparing results of global integrated assessment models. - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 55.10.1016/j.trd.2016.07.003.
  • von Stechow, C., Minx, J. C., Riahi, K., Jewell, J., McCollum, D. L., Callaghan, M. W., Bertram, C., Luderer G. (2016): 2°C and SDGs: United they stand, divided they fall? - Environmental Research Letters, 11, 3, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/11/3/034022.
  • Bertram, C., Luderer, G., Pietzcker, R., Schmid, E., Kriegler, E., Edenhofer, O. (2015): Complementing carbon prices with technology policies to keep climate targets within reach. Nature Climate Change, 5, 3, doi: 10.1038/NCLIMATE2514.
  • Riahi, K., Kriegler, E., Johnson, N., Bertram, C., et al. (2015): Locked into Copenhagen pledges - Implications of short-term emission targets for the cost and feasibility of long-term climate goals. - Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 90, Part A, 8-23, doi: 10.1016/j.techfore.2013.09.016.
  • Bertram, C., Johnson, N., Luderer, G., Riahi, K., Isaac, M., Eom, J. et al. (2015): Carbon lock-in through capital stock inertia associated with weak near-term climate policies - Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 90, Part A, 62-72, doi: 10.1016/j.techfore.2013.10.001.
  • Schwanitz, J., Piontek, F., Bertram, C., Luderer, G. (2014): Long-term climate policy implications of phasing out fossil fuel subsidies. - Energy Policy, 67, 882-894, doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.12.015.
  • Luderer, G., Bertram, C., Calvin, K., Cian, E. D., Kriegler, E. (2013): Implications of weak near-term climate policies on long-term mitigation pathways. - Climatic Change, 136, 1-14, doi: 10.1007/s10584-013-0899-9.
  • Luderer, G., Pietzcker, R., Bertram, C., Kriegler, E., Meinshausen, M., Edenhofer, O. (2013): Economic mitigation challenges: how further delay closes the door for achieving climate targets. - Environmental Research Letters, 8, 3, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/8/3/034033.

Sonstige

  • Richters, O., Bertram, C., Kriegler, E., Anz, J., Beck, T., Bresch, D., et al. (2022): NGFS Climate Scenarios Database - Technical Documentation V3. NGFS scenario portal
  • Bertram, C., Edenhofer, O., Luderer., G.(2021): A Path to Zero. IMF F&D
  • Bertram, C., Hilaire, J., Kriegler, E., Beck, T., Bresch, D., Clarke, L. et al. (2021): NGFS Climate Scenarios Database - Technical Documentation V2. NGFS scenario portal
  • Bertram, C., Hilaire, J., Kriegler, E., Beck, T., Bresch, D., Clarke, L. et al. (2020): NGFS Climate Scenarios Database - Technical Documentation. NGFS scenarios homepage
  • Hilaire, J., Bertram, C. (2020): The REMIND-MAgPIE model and scenarios for transition risk analysis A report prepared by PIK for the UNEP-FI Banking Pilot project (Phase 2). 10.2312/PIK.2020.006
  • Bertram, C. (2015): The effect of near-term climate policies on the achievability of ambitious long-term climate targets. - PhD Thesis, TU Berlin. pdf
  • MILES consortium (2015): Beyond the numbers: Understanding the transformation induced by INDCs. pdf

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