Background: Assessing Climate Policy Instrument Pathways – An Application to the German Light Duty Vehicle Sector
We introduce and test a novel design and assessment framework for climate policy mix pathways and use it to construct and assess alternative policy pathways offering increased ambition of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) abatement in Germany’s light duty vehicle (LDV) ...
womue / Adobe Stock More new fossil gas heating systems, only tentative progress: energy transition update
Reduced fossil fuel consumption due to the energy crisis, tentative positive signs in the expansion of renewable energy capacities, electric cars and heat pumps – but not fast enough, according to new figures from the Ariadne Transformation Tracker. Moreover, ...
mimadeo / Adobe Stock The Ariadne report shows cost-efficient paths to achieving climate neutrality in Germany by 2045
While the new German government is still being formed, it is clear that the goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2045 remains.
Working together toward climate neutrality
In a new short video, the Kopernikus project Ariadne shows why research into climate policy measures is so important for achieving climate neutrality.
Adobe Stock/artjazz New Ariadne paper highlights EU climate policy from 2030 onwards
The EU is in the midst of a debate on new climate targets for 2040 and how the competitiveness of industry can be linked to decarbonization. In a new background paper, Ariadne researchers analyze the historically evolved energy and ...
Background: Staying the course in turbulent times – Insights on the current state and ways forward for the EU’s climate, energy and finance policy architecture
With the Fit for 55-package, the EU increased the ambition level of its energy and climate targets for 2030. The targets reflect the EU’s commitment towards an energy system transformation - or, in fact, the transformation of the entire ...
Report: A cost-efficient energy transition: Scenarios for climate neutrality 2045 – Summary
Summary Climate change is not slowing down. In 2024, two significant records were set: for the first time, the global mean temperature exceeded +1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels (Copernicus Climate Change Service, 2024), and global CO2 emissions reached a new ...