How cities would need 25 percent less energy
Shorter commutes, more bike paths, higher fuel prices: The particular policy has to be adjusted to the city type.
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Urban form and climate change
MCC scientist Creutzig explains, in which cities a modal shift from car to public transit and cycling can protect the climate.
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Ethics and Economics: Study on Values in Simulations
A new study contends that the incorporation of value assumptions in scientific scenarios can improve the usability of those scenarios for decision-makers in politics and business.
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Why a EU Carbon Central Bank
A new MCC study shows: Such an authority could reduce political uncertainty and stabilize investors’ expectations on the EU ETS.
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Climate change mitigation through fight against poverty
A new MCC study shows that progress in climate change mitigation is hinged on the alleviation of poverty in the developing and emerging countries.
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Be careful when betting on negative emissions
An artikcle by lead author Sabine Fuss shows: In order to meet the 2-degree target, industrial-scale use of the yet unexplored BECCS technology would be required.
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Edenhofer one of the most important economists in Germany
MCC director Ottmar Edenhofer has climbed up the FAZ`s ranking of economic researchers achieving place eleven.
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Fuss member of Global Carbon Project Scientific Steering Committee
Sabine Fuss has been appointed a member of the GCP Scientific Steering Committee, where she will lead a research initiative called Managing Global Negative Emissions (MaGNET).
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IPCC Co-Chair calls for re-thinking of policy assessments
In the journal “Science” Ottmar Edenhofer and other leading authors comment on deleted content and the strengths and weaknesses of the IPCC process in a series of articles.
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EU-wide Energiewende could strengthen Southern economies
MCC group leader Felix Creutzig Researchers advocates for climate policy to combat euro crisis - and sees energy policy as a key EU joint project.
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Obama allies climate policy with finance policy
With its strategy to reduce climate mitigation costs by early action the White House involves the research agenda of MCC scientistd in its current policy.
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Carbon price drop: recession innocent
A new study shows, neither the recession nor the renewable are — as often assumed — the main driver of the massive price drop in the European Emissions Trading System.
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EU ETS: Failure is not an option
Courageous steps are required to reform the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme, argues Ottmar Edenhofer in a comment piece for "Nature Climate Change".
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The Need for Resilience
Felix Creutzig co-authored a commentary on resilience and risk management in Nature Climate Change.
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OECD and MCC discuss assessment reports
The Environment Director at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) visited the MCC. The main purpose of the meeting was to exchange ideas about research projects.
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AFP and NDR
Felix Creutzig on the IPCC results regarding the importance of urban development.
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Release of new IPCC report
As the IPCC's WG III Co-Chair MCC director Ottmar Edenhofer presented its latest report. He says: "It doesn't cost the world to save the planet."
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Energy Commodity Prices
The speculative demand from financial investors is a contributing factor of extreme price changes in the energy commodity markets. This is a key finding of a MCC study.
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Cities to face more heat waves
Creutzig and Fernandez appointed as authors for the Assessment Report on Climate Change and Cities.
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MCC at the Munich Security Conference
Ottmar Edenhofer talked with German Foreign Minister Steinmeier about security policy and global commons
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Leibniz Journal
Interview with Ottmar Edenhofer on scientific policy advice and on global climate change policy
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Journal of Industrial Ecology
Felix Creutzig and colleagues on climate technologies: life cycle assessments may mislead policy makers
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