Publications

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Policy Paper: An Industrial Agenda to Increase Germany's Energy Resilience

This Policy Paper proposes 10 principles to guide energy policymaking and puts forward 5 policy recommendations to accelerate Germany’s transition towards climate neutrality.

Policy Paper: A New Industrial Agenda: Increasing Germany’s Energy Resilience

EPICO KlimaInnovation and the Energy Resilience Leadership Group published a policy paper on how to boost Germany's and the EU's energy resilience.

Policy Brief: CCS and Climate Neutrality Developing a Pathway for Germany

EPICO KlimaInnovation and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung published a policy brief on CCS and Climate Neutrality and developing a Pathway for Germany.

Policy Brief: Piloting the Climate Club in the Steel Sector Focus on the Quick Wins, Create a Safe Space for Dialogue

EPICO KlimaInnovation and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung published a policy brief on how the Climate Club can contribute to the decarbonisation of the steel sector.

Publication: EU Hydrogen Diplomacy in Africa and the Middle East: A Just Regional Energy Transition

This publication comprises four policy briefs investigating potential hydrogen-partners to the EU in Africa and the Middle East.

Policy Brief: EU-Kazakhstan Green Hydrogen Partnership: Mapping Barriers and Establishing a Roadmap

The policy brief suggests three key actions for Kazakhstan to play an important role in the EU’s future energy security and decarbonisation.

Policy Report: An Industrial Power Price for Germany: Assessment of policy proposals and potential ways forward

In this policy note we examine the proposed industrial power price, consisting of the short-term ‘bridge power price’ and a long-term ‘transformation power price’. Also, we compare them to other proposed alternatives.

Sectoral Climate Alliances for Higher Ambitions: Putting Plurilateral Climate Cooperation on the G20 Agenda

This Policy Brief for Task Force 4 (Refuelling Growth: Clean Energy and Green Transitions) for the G20 Summit in India in 2023 examines the role of plurilateral climate cooperation for supporting industrial decarbonisation. Two proposals are used as the basis for the analysis: the G7 proposal for a climate club, and the proposal from Indian stakeholders for a Global Climate Alliance (GCA).

10 point paper: Industrial Agenda for Energy and Climate Policy

We are at a decisive moment for Europe. The energy crisis threatens to seriously impair the international competitiveness of large sectors of industry. At the same time, Europe and especially Germany must find a suitable response to a new industrial policy by leading economies.

Report: Design Options for a European Hydrogen Bank

Many were surprised when President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced the establishment of the European Hydrogen Bank in her State of the Union speech in September 2022. In the speech, she declared that the instrument would be a flagship initiative for the upcoming year and would be endowed with €3 billion from the Innovation Fund to guarantee the purchase of hydrogen.

Report: Where to go? Assessment of market design options for the European Electricity and Gas Market

Following the Russian aggression and invasion of Ukraine, the EU’s energy market has been affected by dire consequences such as raising costs of gas and electricity. On top of adopting short-term measures, in the 2023 Working Programme, the European Commission pledged to introduce more permanent reforms to the current energy market by the end of the first quarter of 2023

Discussion Paper: Perspectives on designing a climate club

When the Group of 7 (G7), a group of the world’s most developed industrial nations (the United States of America, Japan, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Canada) met in Elmau on 28 June 2022, one of the big deliverables under the German presidency was the ‘G7 Statement on Climate Club’.

Publications

Policy Paper: An Industrial Agenda to Increase Germany's Energy Resilience

Policy Paper: A New Industrial Agenda: Increasing Germany’s Energy Resilience

Policy Brief: CCS and Climate Neutrality Developing a Pathway for Germany

Policy Brief: Piloting the Climate Club in the Steel Sector Focus on the Quick Wins, Create a Safe Space for Dialogue

Publication: EU Hydrogen Diplomacy in Africa and the Middle East: A Just Regional Energy Transition

Policy Brief: EU-Kazakhstan Green Hydrogen Partnership: Mapping Barriers and Establishing a Roadmap

Policy Report: An Industrial Power Price for Germany: Assessment of policy proposals and potential ways forward

Sectoral Climate Alliances for Higher Ambitions: Putting Plurilateral Climate Cooperation on the G20 Agenda

10 point paper: Industrial Agenda for Energy and Climate Policy

Report: Design Options for a European Hydrogen Bank

Report: Where to go? Assessment of market design options for the European Electricity and Gas Market

Discussion Paper: Perspectives on designing a climate club

Policy Paper: How to act?: Assessing the EU’s options for emergency measures to reduce gas prices

Policy Report: What to cap? Emergency Interventions in the European Electricity and Gas Market

Paper: Canada and the Energiewende: Understanding hydrogen as an opportunity for Canadian-German partnership

Paper: Can a minimum price on carbon accelerate the adoption of clean technologies?

Study: Carbon Pricing in Germany: Future Outlook and Priority Areas

Study: Toward net 0: Digital CO2 proofs for the sustainable transformation of the European Economy

Executive Summary: Towards net zero: