Decarbonization Seminar

The Decarbonization Seminar hosts speakers and participants from academia and industry to discuss latest advances and challenges associated with the trans­ition towards a decarbonized economy. Topics include the economics and management of corporate emissions, decarbonization pathways, incentives for accelerated climate action.

To stay informed about upcoming presentations, please sign up for the seminar’s mailing list via this form. Seminar sessions will usually be held as a hybrid event on Monday afternoons from 05:15 to 06:30 pm (CEST). To join in person, you can come to the room indicated on the respective speaker page. To join virtually, please register in advance using the link we send along with each talk announcement

The seminar is jointly sponsored by the Mannheim Institute for Sustainable Energy Studies (MISES) and the Center for European Economic Research (ZEW). The organizing team is comprised of Amadeus Bach (MISES), Gunther Glenk (MISES), Marion Ott (ZEW), and Nikolas Wölfing (MISES). In case of questions and suggestions, please contact Yvonne Münch.

Past Talks

The Green Trans­ition: Evidence from Corporate Green Revenues

Philipp Krüger
University of Geneva (GSEM, GFRI)
Monday, September 23, 2024 – 05:15 – 06:30 PM (CEST)



Workshop on Advances in Climate Technologies
Monday, October 28, 2024 – 08:45 AM – 06:00 PM (CEST)


Climate migration globally: empirical evidence and projections

Leonie Wenz
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 – 05:15 – 06:30 PM (CET)


The Role of Public Investment in Building Up an Electric Vehicle Charging Grid

Marie-Louise Arlt
University of Bayreuth
Monday, November 25, 2024 – 05:15 – 06:30 PM  (CET)


No Place Like Home: Charging Infrastructure and the Environmental Advantage of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles

Ulrich Wagner, University of Mannheim
Monday, December 2, 2024 – 05:15 – 06:30 PM (CEST)


Financial Investors and Decarbonization​​​​​​​

Jonas Meckling
University of California, Berkeley
Tuesday, December 17, 2024 – 05:15 – 06:30 PM (CET)