Jonathan Gardiner works as a Researcher at the Ecologic Institute. His main research interests include climate policy and the role of carbon pricing, carbon removals and other economic instruments for achieving climate neutrality. Jonathan Gardiner is a native speaker of English and has good knowledge of Spanish, German and French.
In his work at the Ecologic Institute, Jonathan Gardiner researches the effectiveness of policies and policy mixes for climate neutrality. He is a researcher and project manager in "Transformative Policies for a Climate-Neutral European Union (4I-TRACTION)", where he researched fossil fuel phase-out policies and carried out a quantitative analysis of EU public procurement. Jonathan Gardiner researches carbon pricing policies across various projects and assesses the state of EU carbon dioxide removals for the European Climate Neutrality Observatory. Jonathan Gardiner facilitates training and capacity building activities on emissions trading with the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP), covering the design and implementation of emissions trading systems for participants in emerging economies and developing countries. In August 2022, Jonathan organised and assisted with moderation at the ICAP Summer School on Emissions Trading in Florence (Italy).
Prior to joining the Ecologic Institute, Jonathan Gardiner completed a master's degree in Carbon Management at the University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom). In addition, he holds an undergraduate degree in Economics. Jonathan Gardiner also spent a year studying at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona (Spain) as part of the Erasmus Programme. During his time in Spain, he completed a Project Management internship at Welocalize.
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Selected projects by Jonathan Gardiner
State and Trends of Carbon Pricing Report 2023
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World Bank, International
Climate Change and Carbon Removals
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European Environment Agency (EEA), International
Transformative Policies for a Climate-neutral European Union (4i-TRACTION)
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European Commission, Directorate-General Research & Innovation (DG Research & Innovation), International
ETS Training and Capacity Building Activities under the Auspices of ICAP
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European Commission, Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG Climate), International
European Climate Neutrality Observatory (ECNO)
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European Climate Foundation (ECF), International
Platform for Policy Dialogue and Cooperation between EU and China on Emission Trading
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European Commission, Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development, International
Capacity Building on Emissions Trading to Support Bilateral Cooperation 2023-2025
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Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), Germany
Selected publications by Jonathan Gardiner
World Bank. 2023. State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2023. © http://hdl.handle.net/10986/39796
Mähönen, Maiju., Martini, Leon., Gardiner, Jonathan., Lehtilä, Sara., & Görlach, Benjamin (2023): Public Procurement for Climate Neutrality: a transformative policy instrument? D4.2: 4i-TRACTION case study report. University of Eastern Finland & Ecologic Institute, Berlin.
Gardiner, Jonathan & Jakob, Michael: G7 Climate Crossroads: State of Play. Ecologic Institute, Berlin (2022).
4i-TRACTION (2022): What can the EU learn from non-EU countries on its path to climate neutrality? 4i-TRACTION Policy Brief. Climate Analytics, Berlin.
Selected events by Jonathan Gardiner
Digital Event:The Role of Offsets in Emissions Trading Systems
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Summer School:ICAP Summer School on Emissions Trading for Emerging Economies and Developing Countries
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Conference:Conference for Alumni of the ICAP Summer Schools and Training Courses
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Digital Event: Deep-dive into MRVA: Monitoring, Reporting, Verification and Accreditation of Verifiers in an Emissions Trading System
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Digital Event:ICAP Online Seminar on Emissions Trading: Latin America and the Caribbean
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