Decarbonization Seminar Spring 2025

The Decarbonization Seminar in Spring 2025 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

The Economics of Biodiversity Loss

Stefano Giglio
Yale School of Managament
Monday, February 24, 2025 – 05:15 – 06:30 PM (CET)


The Impact of Climate Engagement: A Field Experiment

Florian Heeb
Goethe University Frankfurt
Monday, March 17, 2025 – 05:15 – 06:30 PM (CET)


Accounting for Carbon

Stephen Penman
Columbia University
Monday, March 24, 2025 – 05:15 – 06:30 PM (CET)


Analysing dynamics of innovation networks in climate technologies

Benedict Probst
Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition
Monday, March 31, 2025 – 05:15 – 06:30 PM (CEST)


The effect of framing on policy support: Experimental evidence from urban policies

Johanna Arlinghaus
Hertie School 
Monday, May 5, 2025 – 05:15 – 06:30 PM (CEST)


Grid Access and Thermal Storage as Strategic Enablers for German Industrial Decarbonization 

John O'Donnell
Rondo Energy
Monday, May 19, 2025 – 05:15 – 06:30 PM (CEST)