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Germany's Energy Transition

A Comparative Perspective

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Hager, Carol and Christoph H. Stefes (eds.) 2016: Germany's Energy Transition. A Comparative Perspective. Palgrave Macmillan US: New York.

This book, edited by Professor Carol Hager, Ph.D. and Ecologic Institute's Associate Professor Christoph H. Stefes, Ph.D. analyzes Germany's path-breaking Energiewende, the country's transition from an energy system based on fossil and nuclear fuels to a sustainable energy system based on renewables. The authors explain Germany's commitment to a renewable energy transition on multiple levels of governance, from the local to the European, focusing on the sources of institutional change that made the transition possible. They then place the German case in international context through comparative case studies of energy transitions in the USA, China, and Japan. These chapters highlight the multifaceted challenges, and the enormous potential, in different paths to a sustainable energy future. Taken together, they tell the story of one of the most important political, economic, and social undertakings of our time.

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English
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PhD Carol Hager
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235 pp.
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978-1-137-44288-8 (eBook), 978-1-137-44287-1 (Hardcover)
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Energy transition, energy policy, renewable energy
Germany, Europe, USA, China, Japan
Germany's Energy Transition
PublicationBrochureUnderstanding the Energy Transition in Germany
 
This brochure is directed to US policy decision makers and provides information on the German energy transition. In the document Brendan O'Donnell and Max Gruenig of Ecologic Institute, Washington DC define and explain the different phases of the German energy... Read more

O'Donnell, Brendan; Max Gruenig 2016: Understanding the Energy Transition in Germany. Ecologic Institute: Washington, DC.

PublicationBook SectionEvaluation as a Cornerstone of Policies and Measures for the Energiewende
 
Evaluation and monitoring is a crucial part of the German energy transition (Energiewende), especially for the National Climate Initiative, which supports climate-friendly behavior among businesses, consumers, and local authorities. In this book chapter, the authors... Read more

Schumacher, Katja et al. 2014: "Evaluation as a Cornerstone of Policies and Measures for the Energiewende", in: Achim Brunnengräber and Maria Rosaria Di Nucci (eds.): Im Hürdenlauf zur Energiewende. Berlin: Springer, 369-385.

PublicationDocumentEnergiewende in the Classroom
 
Skript des Fachseminars "Grüne Berufe"
Within education efforts for sustainable development, the transition of the energy system plays a key role. This includes knowledge about energy consumption, the role of energy efficiency and of renewable energies as well as future perspectives. It is therefore... Read more

Dräger, Iken; Sievert, Korinna; Wunder, Stephanie; Lucha, Christine; Behringer Rolf (2012): Scipts and tutorials for eight seminars - Basic knowledge energy transformation and renewable, Interdisciplinary energy projects in schools, Experiments with renewable, Energy saving, Green jobs, Alternative mobility, Energy efficient buildings, Energy scenarios.

ProjectThe German Energy Transition: Debating Implications for New York State
 
On 29 April 2015, Ecologic Institute US and the Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law at New York University School of Law hosted a discussion about the German Energiewende (Energy Transition). The event provided an opportunity for participants to... Read more

The German Energy Transition: Debating Implications for New York State

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EventDinner DialogueLessons from the Energiewende for the US Context
 
Amory Lovins, Mitbegründer und Geschäftsführer des Rocky Mountain Institute, RMI
At an Ecologic Institute Dinner Dialogue on 27 November 2013, Co-founder and CEO of the Rockey Mountain Institute (RMI), Armory Lovins, discussed successes and challenges of the German Energiewende with a group of German energy and climate experts.After emphasising... Read more

Dinner Dialogue:Lessons from the Energiewende for the US Context

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PresentationSpeechThe Energy Transition in Germany and the Renewable Energy Sources Act: Context, Legal and Procedural Aspects
 
On 5 July 2016, Dr. Stephan Sina, Senior Fellow at Ecologic Institute, held a presentation on "The Energy Transition in Germany and the Renewable Energy Sources Act: Context, Legal and Procedural Aspects" for a delegation from the National Development and Reform... Read more

Speech:The Energy Transition in Germany and the Renewable Energy Sources Act: Context, Legal and Procedural Aspects

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PublicationPolicy BriefMilesecure 2050 Societal Processes of Energy Transition
 
Milesecure 2050 Societal Processes of Energy Transition. March 2015. Milesecure 2050 Policy Brief. Turin: Politecnico di Torino. ... Read more

Milesecure 2050 Societal Processes of Energy Transition. March 2015. Milesecure 2050 Policy Brief. Turin: Politecnico di Torino.

PublicationReportReport Describing Scenarios for Societal Energy Transition
 
Grünig, Max et al. 2015: Milesecure 2050 Deliverable 3.2 - Report Describing Scenarios for Societal Energy Transition. Ecologic Institute, Berlin. ... Read more

Grünig, Max et al. 2015: Milesecure 2050 Deliverable 3.2 - Report Describing Scenarios for Societal Energy Transition. Ecologic Institute, Berlin.

EventDigital Event100 Days In: COP21 and the Arctic's Future – An Era of Energy Transition
 
| Fotolia_© Goinyk Volodymyr
100 days after the successful negotiation of a global climate agreement in Paris, the Arctic is facing some of the warmest winter temperatures on record. As communities face threats to personal safety, livelihood, and culture, one pressing question remains: what effect... Read more

Digital Event:100 Days In: COP21 and the Arctic's Future – An Era of Energy Transition

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EventVisitors ProgramLessons from Denmark and Germany on the European Energy Transition
 
ELEEP Mitglieder auf einer Windkraftanlage des Middelgrunden Offshore Windparks © Elena von Sperber
The first study tour of the 2015-2016 ELEEP Fellowship Class took place from 21 until 25 September 2015. On the study tour 15 ELEEP members visited Denmark and Germany to explore both opportunities and challenges of the European Energy Transition.Copenhagen, DenmarkThe... Read more

Visitors Program:Lessons from Denmark and Germany on the European Energy Transition

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Copenhagen, Denmark / Berlin and Brandenburg, Germany
PublicationArticleThe Energiewende and its Ramifications for the German Support Regime for Renewable Energies
 
This survey of Dominik Müller, Senior Analyst at Ecologic Institute, describes the regulatory and policy framework for the promotion of renewable energies in Germany as amended by the "Energiewende" announced by the German Federal Government in the wake of the Fukushima... Read more

Müller, Dominik 2013: “The Energiewende and its Ramifications for the German Support Regime for Renewable Energies”. Renewable Energy Law and Policy (RELP), Vol. 2013, No. 1, 81-90.

EventSeminarEconomics of Green Germany – the case of the Energiewende
 
Duke-Rutgers Kurs zur Ökonomie der Energiewende. Foto von Sherry Zhang
As a new element in the Ecologic Institute's long-standing cooperation with the Duke University in North Carolina, the Institute hosts a course on the German Energiewende. For the second time, the Ecologic Institute organizes this course as part of the 2014 Summer in... Read more

Seminar:Economics of Green Germany – the case of the Energiewende

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PresentationPanel discussionIf Possible, Please Turn Around: Three Years of Energiewende in Germany
 
Stephan Sina mit Hermann Otto Solms (© Friedrich Naumann Stiftung)
On 7 May 2013, Stephan Sina, Senior Fellow at Ecologic Institute, took part in a discussion in Berlin on the energy transition in Germany (Energiewende) organized by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation. The other contributors were Herrmann-Otto Solms (FDP) and Georg... Read more

Panel discussion:If Possible, Please Turn Around: Three Years of Energiewende in Germany

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PresentationSpeechCurrent State of the Transformation of the Energy System (called 'Energiewende') – Challenges and the Role of Natural Gas Infrastructure and Natural Gas as Energy Source
 
Dr. Wolfgang Urban, Ecologic Institut
Dr. Wolfgang Urban, Fellow at Ecologic Institute, hold a presentation at the fourth expert dialogue "Gas Infrastructure for the Future", organized by the Technologiestiftung Berlin (TSB). He described the current state of the energy  transition process in Germany –... Read more

Speech:Current State of the Transformation of the Energy System (called 'Energiewende') – Challenges and the Role of Natural Gas Infrastructure and Natural Gas as Energy Source

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PresentationChairingEnergiewende Act for Berlin
 
Foto: Rolf Schulten
On 22 October 2013, Dr. Stephan Sina, Senior Fellow at Ecologic Institute, moderated a discussion on the planned Energiewende Act for Berlin with about 90 representatives taking part, from business, policy, and administration, in Berlin City Hall. A summary of the... Read more

Chairing:Energiewende Act for Berlin

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Berlin, Germany