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Prof. Karsten Neuhoff, Ph.D.

Prof. Karsten Neuhoff, Ph.D.

Head of Department of the

Climate Policy Department

Research Topics and Working Areas

Karsten Neuhoff leads the Climate Policy Department at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) and is Professor at the Institute for Economics and Law of Technical University Berlin. He holds a PhD in Economics from Cambridge University and Master in Physics from Heidelberg University. His research focus on the economics and financing of a low-carbon transformation in the power, industry and building sector. He investigates how policies and markets can be designed to achieve carbon neutrality. In research and advice projects for national governments, EU Commission and international organizations and as board member of the research network Climate Strategies he brings together multi-disciplinary teams and engages stakeholders to enhance quality, relevance, and uptake of the research. He (co-)authored the books “Planetary Economics: Energy, Climate Change and the three domains of sustainable development” and “Climate Policy after Copenhagen - The Role of Carbon Pricing.”

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Publications

Nature Climate Change

China's Emissions Trading Takes Steps Towards Big Ambitions

2018 | Frank Jotzo, Valerie Karplus, Michael Grubb, Andreas Löschel, Karsten Neuhoff, Libo Wu, Fei Teng
Journal of Cleaner Production

A Review of Technology and Policy Deep Decarbonization Pathway Options for Making Energy-Intensive Industry Production Consistent with the Paris Agreement

2018 | Chris Bataille, Max Åhman, Karsten Neuhoff, Lars J. Nilsson, Manfred Fischedick, Stefan Lechtenböhmer, Baltazar Solano-Rodriquez, Amandine Denis-Ryan, Seton Stiebert, Henri Waisman, Oliver Sartor, Shahrzad Rahbar
The Energy Journal

Power Markets with Renewables: New Perspectives for the European Target Model

2016 | Karsten Neuhoff, Sophia Wolter, Sebastian Schwenen
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

The Economics of the EU ETS Market Stability Reserve: Introduction

2016 | Cameron Hepburn, Karsten Neuhoff, William Acworth, Dallas Burtraw, Frank Jotzo
Energy Economics

FTR Allocations to Ease Transition to Nodal Pricing: An Application to the German Power System

2016 | Friedrich Kunz, Karsten Neuhoff, Juan Rosellón
DIW Wochenbericht 47 / 2023

Wie sich die Energiewende für alle nachvollziehbar umsetzen lässt: Kommentar

2023| Karsten Neuhoff
DIW Berlin - Politikberatung kompakt 197 / 2023

Erneuerbare Energien und Flexibilität: Optionen für reduzierte und verlässliche Stromkosten

2023| Karsten Neuhoff, Klaus Mindrup
DIW Weekly Report 25 / 2023

On the Way to Climate Neutrality: Scenarios Can Facilitate the Transition of Companies and the Financial Sector

2023| Fernanda Ballesteros, Alexandra Hüttel, Karsten Neuhoff, Catherine Marchewitz
DIW Wochenbericht 25 / 2023

Weg zur Klimaneutralität: Szenarien unterstützen Unternehmen und Finanzwirtschaft

2023| Fernanda Ballesteros, Alexandra Hüttel, Karsten Neuhoff, Catherine Marchewitz
DIW Wochenbericht 19 / 2023

Der Emissionshandel braucht ein starkes Klimaschutzgesetz: Kommentar

2023| Karsten Neuhoff, Mats Kröger
Refereed essays Web of Science

Policy Complementarity and the Paradox of Carbon Pricing

In: Oxford Review of Economic Policy 39 (2023), 4, S. 711-730 | Michael Grubb, Alexandra Poncia, Paul Drummond, Karsten Neuhoff, Jean-Charles Hourcade
Zeitungs- und Blogbeiträge

Wie die Energiewende für alle nachvollziehbar wird

In: Handelsblatt (14.11.2023), S. 16 | Karsten Neuhoff
Externe Monographien

Der Finanzsektor als Klimaschützer? Das Potenzial von Sustainable Finance

Berlin: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, 2023, 27 S.
(Hintergrundpapier zum 11. Forum Klimaökonomie)
| Kai Lessmann, Franziska Schütze, Kai Dombrowski, Daniel Engler,Gunnar Gutsche, Achim Hagen, Christian Klein,Gunnar Gutsche, Achim Hagen, Christian Klein, Matthias Kopp, Andrew McConnell, Karsten Neuhoff, Menglu Neupert-Zuang, Thomas Pioch, Oliver Schenker,Marie-Theres von Schickfus, Frank Schiemann, Hendrik Schuldt, Angelika Vogt, Boyan Yanovski
Refereed essays Web of Science

Reacting to Changing Paradigms: How and Why to Reform Electricity Markets

In: Energy Policy 180 (2023), 113691 | Karsten Neuhoff, Jörn C. Richstein, Mats Kröger
Refereed essays Web of Science

Green Premiums Are a Challenge and an Opportunity for Climate Policy Design: Comment

In: Nature Climate Change 13 (2023), S. 592-595 | Till Köveker, Olga Chiappinelli, Mats Kröger, Oliver Lösch, Karsten Neuhoff, Jörn C. Richstein, Xi Sun

Lectures

Vortrag

Neue Impulse zum zukünftigen Strommarktdesign

Karsten Neuhoff
[Online], 30.03.2023
| Neue Impulse zum zukünftigen Strommarktsystem: Amprion-Webinar
Vortrag

Vom politischen Willen zu Rahmenbedingungen für Klimaneutralität

Karsten Neuhoff
Berlin, 12.12.2022
| TU Berlin for Future: die Ringvorlesung zum Klimaschutz
Vortrag

EU Gas Market Reforms to Respond to the Crisis

Karsten Neuhoff
Cambridge, Großbritannien, 08.12.2022 - 09.12.2022
| Energy Policy at a Time of Crisis: Electricity Policy Research Group; EPRG 2022 Winter Seminar
Vortrag

A EU Deal on Gas Saving Targets Strengthening Saving Incentives and a Price Limit

Karsten Neuhoff
Florence, Italien [Hybrid], 05.12.2022 - 06.12.2022
| FSR Policy Advisory Council 2022
Vortrag

Auswirkungen der Energiekrise auf das deutsche Wissenschaftssystem sowie Ausgestaltung von staatlichen Entlastungsmaßnahmen

Karsten Neuhoff
Berlin, 30.11.2022
| Ausschuss für Bildung, Forschung und Technikfolgenabschätzung, Deutscher Bundestag: Öffentliche Anhörung

Research Projects

Research Project

Climate Friendly Materials Platform

Current Project| Climate Policy
Research Project

Drivers of residential energy use for heating and cooling and thermal retrofit decisions

Current Project| Climate Policy, German Socio-Economic Panel study
Research Project

Future Power Market Platform

Current Project| Climate Policy
Research Project

Non-Emission Products and Services in Sweden

Current Project| Climate Policy
Research Project

Assessment and Further Development of the Renewable Energy Act

Completed Project| Climate Policy
Research Project

Carbon Control Post 2020 in Energy Intensive Industries

Completed Project| Climate Policy
Research Project

Carbon Pricing for Low Carbon Investment

Completed Project| Climate Policy
Research Project

Distribution effects of the Renewable Energy Act

Completed Project| Climate Policy
Research Project

Emission Trading System in the Republic of Korea

Completed Project| Climate Policy
Research Project

Inclusion of Consumption in Emissions Trading

Completed Project| Climate Policy
Research Project

Modelling the EU ETS: Stability through a permit reserve

Completed Project| Climate Policy
Research Project

Next generation of RES-E policy instruments

Completed Project| Climate Policy
Research Project

Options for a per-capita rebate of revenues from CO2 pricing

Completed Project| Climate Policy
Research Project

Planetary Economics

Completed Project| Climate Policy
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