Energy Dialog Talk: How can the Corona Crisis lead to a carbon neutral Economy
Claudia Kemfert2020-10-27T12:25:09+00:00BETD Press Talk 27. October 2020: How the corona crisis cal lead to a carbon neutral economy
October 2020
How can the Corona crisis lead to a carbon neutral economy? Watch my talk
Claudia Kemfert2020-10-26T16:43:30+00:00
July 2020
Is climate protection socially unfair and only something for the rich?
Claudia Kemfert2020-08-31T09:13:22+00:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORTpzHqL8Fw&feature=youtu.be
March 2018
Talks in Canada
Claudia Kemfert2018-03-31T10:23:00+00:00Ottawa 9th of April 4 p.m. Advancing sustainable energy in troubled times Vancouver 12th of April 1:30 p.m. Germany´s Energy Transition and Cities: Economic Insights and Good Policy
November 2015
German Energiewende (energy transition)- Renewable energy, coal renaissance and Vattenfalls leaves Germany- what does all mean?
Nicodemus2020-08-31T09:13:22+00:00Some answers to most often asked questions1. How would you explain to a foreign audience, why lignite still has such a big part of Germany's energy mix? What are your projections for the composition of the future mix (say by 2020 or 2030), both primary consumption and power generation - especially in light of the [...]
April 2014
The German Energiewende will continue, but the EEG reform is a bluff
Nicodemus2020-08-31T09:13:22+00:00The Feed in Tariff Reform (EEG reform) is not a big deal as it leaves important parts aside. The planned cap for renewable energy is luckily not a strong as it was planned before, the FIT of wind onshore and biomass will not be cut as drastically as initially planned. The Energiewende will therefore continue, [...]
The German Energiewende has an Image Problem
Nicodemus2020-08-31T09:13:22+00:00Here answers to frequently asked questions: -What will you say are the disadvantages and benefits of the Energiewende? Benefits are that Germany will reduce energy imports, and will therefore be less vulnerable from fossil energy price shocks or delivery disruptions. A further advantage is that the costs for renewable energy decline. Energy efficiency improvement drives [...]
April 2013
The German Energiewende – fail or success?
Nicodemus2020-08-31T09:13:23+00:00"Electricity supply transition" is a better description of what's actually happened. We have a growing supply of renewably generated electricity that is impressive, but otherwise nothing much. The Energiewende had gotten off to a good start, but now it's faltering and in danger of being stopped entirely. Take, for example, investment into a new and [...]
August 2010
Is nuclear power necessary?
Nicodemus2020-08-31T09:13:24+00:00Can renewable energy substitute nuclear? Why is there such an aggressive campaign by some economic leader? Here are answers to the most often asked questions:1. Last days there has been an aggressive campaign by the so called atom lobby against the governmental plans for a fuel rod levy. There was even a newspaper campaign joined [...]
July 2010
The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill – and the Call for an Energy Transition
Nicodemus2020-08-31T09:13:26+00:00It takes dramatic accidents like this one in order for society and politicians to seriously ask themselves: - How much longer will we be dependent on oil? - Why are we so dependent? And why didn’t we foresee the inherent risks and – dangers of deep sea drilling earlier? - And what should we do [...]