Decarbonization Seminar Fall 2021

The Decarbonization Seminar in Fall 2021 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.

Decarbonizing Trans­port – The Contribution of Biofuels. An industry perspective from CropEnergies.

Stephan Meeder, CropEnergies AG (CEO)
Monday, September 13, 2021 – 05:00 – 06:15 PM (CET)

What Kinds of Distributed Generation Technologies Defer Network Expansions? Evidence from France

Frank Wolak, Stanford University
Monday, September 20, 2021 – 05:00 – 06:15 PM (CET)

Storing Power: Market Structure Matters

Natalia Fabra, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Monday, October 4, 2021 – 05:00 – 06:15 PM (CET)

Scope 3 Carbon Emissions: Out of Sight Out of Mind

George Serafeim, Harvard Business School
Monday, October 18, 2021 – 05:00 – 06:15 PM (CET)

From Paris to Mannheim

Georg Müller, MVV (CEO)
Monday, November 1, 2021 – 05:00 – 06:15 PM (CET)

Colluding Against Environmental Regulation

Jing Li, MIT Sloan School of Management
Monday, November 15, 2021 – 05:00 – 06:15 PM (CET)

Firm Commitments

Patrick Bolton, Columbia Business School
Monday, November 29, 2021 – 05:00 – 06:15 PM (CET)

Landscape Analysis of Hydrogen in the United States

Stephen Comello, Stanford University
Monday, December 6, 2021 – 05:00 – 06:15 PM (CET)

Executive Compensation Tied to ESG Performance: International Evidence

Gaizka Ormazabal, IESE Business School
Monday, December 13, 2021 – 05:00 – 06:15 PM (CET)