Decarbonization Seminar
The Decarbonization Seminar in Fall 2026 hosted speakers and participants from academia and industry to discuss latest advances and challenges associated with the transition towards a decarbonized energy economy.
The seminar was jointly sponsored by the Mannheim Institute for Sustainable Energy Studies (MISES) and the Center for European Economic Research (ZEW). The organizing team was comprised of Gunther Glenk (MISES), Marion Ott (ZEW), and Nikolas Wölfing (MISES).
You find the current version of the seminar here.
Past Talks
Advancing a Lower Carbon Future
Everett Salas
Chevron
Monday, September 22, 2025 – 05:15 – 06:30 PM (CEST)
Patricia Breuer
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Monday, October 6, 2025 – 05:15 – 06:30 PM (CEST)
Sarah Armitage
Boston University
Monday, October 13, 2025 – 05:15 – 06:30 PM (CEST)
Circular Economy, Enthusiasm, Realism and Research
Atalay Atasu
INSEAD
Monday, October 20, 2025 – 05:15 – 06:30 PM (CEST)
The economics of carbon dioxide removals – an industry perspective
Oliver Kopp
MVV Energy AG
Monday, November 10, 2025 – 05:15 – 06:30 PM (CET)
The market for voluntary carbon offsets
Florian Berg
MIT Sloan School of Management
Monday, December 8, 2025 – 05:15 – 06:30 PM (CET)