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)


Informed management?

Patricia Breuer
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Monday, October 6, 2025 – 05:15 – 06:30 PM (CEST)


Cross-State Spillovers of Regulation Under National Pricing Strategies: Evidence from Electric Vehicles

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)