Carbon pricing: core instrument for climate policy
Our draft for a socially balanced heat transition, our interactive carbon price calculator, our groundbreaking carbon pricing report for the German government, and more – arranged on our topic page.
It will not be feasible to achieve the temperature targets of the Paris global climate agreement without negative emissions. The MCC Policy Brief provides an overview of relevance, possible technologies, and policy instruments.
Click and find out: in our series of short videos in English, MCC scientists report on aspects of "Climate & The Economy". Produced from our home offices in corona times.
Have you already assorted speech bubbles today? Various argumentation patterns often serve as instruments of a prevention strategy in the climate debate. Our learning game based on an MCC study makes you familiar with them in an entertaining way.
On our Commons Economics Blog, MCC researchers communicate crucial information about their latest scientific findings in an easy-to-digest way. Topics include, for example, coal, carbon pricing, negative emissions, and development.
More
MCC Europe’s best climate think tank
MCC scientists publish at a particularly high frequency in internationally renowned journals. This led to MCC being ranked as Europe’s best performing climate research institute relative to its size.
Net-negative emissions are feasible: in the “Thünen Lecture” of the German Economic Association, MCC Director Ottmar Edenhofer has been looking far beyond today.
International research team co-led by MCC analyses 1,500 interventions in 41 countries. What appears to be crucial is the interaction of policies with price instruments.
For the latest MCC-led study on the health effects of low emission zones. The Körber-Stiftung foundation recognises doctoral theses of particular social relevance.
With a view to the current budget discussions for 2025: the “KTF” is overburdened, federal money is needed for important funding and investment programmes.
Emissions must be reduced quickly, and ultimately to zero. This is shown by the "Carbon Clock" of the MCC. It is based on the remaining CO2 budget (in tonnes) quantified by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Further digital channels
Current publications
Edmondson, D., Flachsland, C., aus dem Moore, N., Koch, N., Koller, F., Gruhl, H., Brehm, J., 2024