Is the constant striving for more the source of all evil? Or is it precisely from this that the resources and innovations for climate protection may come? MCC Director Ottmar Edenhofer debates with the advocate of post-growth economics Niko Paech.
Five years after the conclusion of the Paris Agreement: based on findings from cooperative research, the new MCC Policy Brief on global cooperation in climate protection outlines a better way to implement the accord.
Click and find out: in our new series of short videos in English, MCC scientists report on aspects of "Climate & The Economy". Produced from our home offices in corona times.
Our comprehensive report "Options for a carbon pricing reform", supplementary analyses on distribution effects and international experiences, FAQ and quite a bit more – clearly arranged on our topic page.
On our Blog, MCC researchers communicate crucial information about their lastest scientific findings in an easy-to-digest way. Topics include, for example, coal, carbon pricing, negative emissions, and development.
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.
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20.04.2020 | Quotes in „D+C“ on carbon pricing in Ecuador
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16.04.2021 | Quotes in "Der Standard" on pop-up bike lanes (German)
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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.
Kraus, S., Koch, S., 2021
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
30.03.2021
Manych, N., Steckel, J., Jakob, M., 2021
Environmental Research Letters
24.03.2021
Montrone, L., Ohlendorf, N., Chandrac, R., 2021
Energy for Sustainable Development
11.03.2021
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