ClimPol

Climate Policy Making for Enhanced Technological and Institutional Innovations

ClimPol's vision is:

• to understand climate change related decision-making of different actors,
• to analyze barriers to technological, behavioral and policy change from an actor perspective,
• to define possible strategies for overcoming these barriers and
• to formulate suggestions for implementation

News

• December 11, 2009: "A policy matter: Innovation strategies of the power sector: How does climate policy contribute to R&D and diffusion of low-carbon electricity production technologies?", COP 15 UNFCCC United Nations Climate Change Conference, Copenhagen/Denmark (T. Schmidt, K. Rogge, M. Schneider, V. Hoffmann)
• Success in Copenhagen? ETH Panel discussion fosters optimism
  Contrary to the current media reports, the ETH panel discussion on December 1st, 2009 spread good spirits: Uncommonly many prominent figures have promised their COP-15 attendance, uncommonly strong seems the political will to find a collective solution to the pressing problems related to climate change. Therefore, the four panellists, Andreas Fischlin (ETH), Patrick Hofstetter (WWF), Peter Niggli (Alliance Sud) and Malte Schneider (UNCTAD) expect the World Climate Conference to find an agreement which might not yet be binding under international law but sets a clear and credible sign for all countries to stay on the Kyoto track. Different ways and instruments were discussed; Copenhagen would have to guide the way to an intelligent mix of instruments to mitigate the global climate problems. Copenhagen will have to find a solution for the post 2012 era – the circumstances are better than ever.
  COP-15 Special: Panel discussion with Andreas Fischlin (ETH), Patrick Hofstetter (WWF), Peter Niggli (Alliance Sud), Markus Ohndorf (ClimPol) and Malte Schneider (UNCTAD & ETH).[» PDF)
  Watch the video of the discussion here: » multimedia.ethz.ch
• Charles Palmer and Stefanie Engel published a book on Avoided Deforestation [» PDF].
• Module C1 "Farmers' Perceptions and Responses to Climate Change" has one bachelor/master thesis to write. More information.

» News History

Participating Institutions

» ETH Zurich

• » Institute for Environmental Decisions (IED)

• » Renate Schubert
• » Thomas Bernauer
• » Michael Siegrist
• » Roland Scholz
• » Bernhard Lehmann
• » Stefanie Engel
• » Gertrude Hirsch Hadorn

• » Department of Management, Technology and Economics (D-MTEC)

• » Volker Hoffmann

» Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

• » Laboratoire de Recherches en Economie et Management de l'Environnement (REME)

• » Philippe Thalmann

» Swiss Federal Institute for Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG)

• » Cirus - Innovation Research in Utility Sectors

• » Jochen Markard

Advisory Board

• » Andrea Burkhardt » BAFU
• » Prof. Dr. Jürg Fuhrer » Agroscope
• » Prof. Dr. Heinz Gutscher » University of Zurich
• » Prof. Dr. Marko Hekkert » GTZ
• » Gabi Hildesheimer » Öbu
• » Prof. Dr. Gerd Michelsen » Universität Lüneburg
• » Dr. Kathy Ricklin » OcCC
• » Dr. Christoph Ritz » ProClim