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, and incentives for 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 (CET or 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.
Upcoming Talks

Third-Party Provision of Carbon Emission Data and ESG Ratings: Evidence from Climate TRACE
Igor Kadach
IESE Business School
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 – 01:45 – 03:15 PM (CEST)

Strategic Avoidance and the Welfare Impacts of U.S. Solar Panel Tariffs
Todd Gerarden
Cornell University
Monday, October 12, 2026 –05:15 – 06:30 PM (CEST)

University of Oxford
Monday, October 26, 2026 –05:15 – 06:30 PM (CET)

Utrecht University
Monday, November 2, 2026 –05:15 – 06:30 PM (CET)

Imperial College Business School
Monday, November 16, 2026 – 05:15 – 06:30 PM (CET)

University of California, Davis
Monday, November 23, 2026 – 05:15 – 06:30 PM (CET)

Carnegie Mellon University
Monday, November 30, 2026 –05:15 – 06:30 PM (CET)

Harvard Business School
Monday, December 14, 2026 –05:15 – 06:30 PM (CET)