Claudia Kemfert

Claudia kemfert ( born December 17, 1968 in Delmenhorst ) is a German economist. She is head of the Department of Energy, Transport and Environment at the German Institute for Economic Research and Professor of Energy Economics and Sustainability at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin. It is regarded as economic expert in the areas of energy and climate, and is occasionally also been for offices in the political environment talking.

Life

From 1988 to 1994 kemfert studied economics at the Universities of Bielefeld and Oldenburg. After a period of research at Stanford University, she completed her doctorate in 1998 in Oldenburg. In 1999 she took over the management of a research - research group at the Institute of Energy Economics and the Rational Use of Energy (IER ), University of Stuttgart. As a guest professor she taught at the universities of St. Petersburg ( 2003/ 04), Moscow ( 2000/ 01 ) and Siena (1998, 2002/ 03). From 2000 to 2004 kemfert held a position as a junior professor and headed a PhD - research group at the University of Oldenburg. From 2004 to 2009 she was a professor of environmental economics at the Humboldt University in Berlin.

Kemfert is a reviewer of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC ). She advised the European Commission José Manuel Barroso, President of the World Bank and the UN. She was also a member of the Scientific Commission of Lower Saxony and was a member of the Sustainability Advisory Board Brandenburg. She is a member of the scientific advisory board of the Austrian Institute for Economic Research (WIFO ) and the Frankfurt future Council and the EUREF Institute. Since 2010 she is member of the advisory board of the German Environmental Foundation. She is also a judge of the German Environmental Award, 2009, she was also a judge of the German Sustainability Award. Kemfert is a sought-after expert in science, business and the media.

Research

The research focus of Claudia kemfert focus essentially on the evaluation of economic effects of climate, energy and transport policies. On the basis of empirical market and overall economic impact analyzes kemfert has developed a number of quantitative models to assess the economic impacts of energy and climate policy. These are applied in the context of international high-level model networks such as the Energy Modeling Forum (EMF). Claudia kemfert published their research results in internationally renowned journals and journals as well as in the daily media. She brought out a book in the autumn of 2008 with the title " The other climate future - innovation instead of depression ," in which she explains in non-technical way the costs and benefits of climate change mitigation. In the published in July 2009 book " use the crisis now " it shows concrete steps on to a low-carbon society. In the spring of 2013 her Spiegel bestseller " fight appeared to flow. Myths, power and monopolies. " This kemfert cleans up according to self- representation by the publisher with eco - myths and energy errors and provides an argumentative discussion of the theses and battle slogans of the opposite side.

Positions

Kemfert rated since the mid-1990s, the economic costs of climate change and climate finance. Even before the Stern report, they calculated the DIW economic consequences of climate change. The cost of preventive climate protection are therefore much smaller than the possible economic losses due to climate change. Action would be cheaper than doing. The purpose of the policy is for kemfert is the one to bring a global climate change policy on the way and on the other to create the foundations for adaptation to climate change. Since climate change is barely stop, would appropriate adaptation strategies as an improved dike, a coastal zone management and heat detection systems are developed and used. Mitigation instruments are so kemfert, affordable. An effective instrument she sees in emissions trading, which was introduced in Europe in 2005. However, since its introduction, the case for improving the system: In addition to an auction of emission rights it demands in particular that no EU member states define the emission reduction targets themselves. This would, according to kemfert rather be set directly by the EU.

Kemfert has provided early warning of the economic dangers of the oligopoly of the European electricity market. It is hardly give in the European electricity market competition, few companies drew from quasi monopoly rents. Their research results indicate that a gas supplier cartel lead to high gas prices and could have adverse economic consequences. Also drive the increasing scarcity of oil continues to rise in prices, which would also be negative for the economy. Kemfert been warning for years against excessive dependence on fossil fuels: resource scarcity and climate change are the biggest challenges of the 21st century. As a way she talks about rebuilding the energy system: through a secure, CO2-free and affordable energy supply energy shortages and climate change could be brought under one umbrella. Woman kemfert emphasized that the energy change is more than the nuclear phase-out, and has the risk that disconnected nuclear power plants should not be replaced by coal-fired power plants, otherwise increase the CO2 emissions in Germany. For the implementation of a successful energy policy kemfert calls for a Department of Energy in Germany since 2006.

Awards

2006 kemfert was awarded by the German Research Foundation as a top researcher ( "Eleven of science" ). She is also the winner of the German Academic Exchange Service ( DAAD). In 2010 she was nominated for the election of "Germany's 50 heads of sustainability " in the context of the German Sustainability Award. In 2011 she was awarded the Urania Medal as well as the BAUM Environmental Award in the category of science. 2011 Claudia kemfert was admitted to the Club of Rome.

Politics and Media

In the FAZ- ranking German economists with the most influence on science, politics and media from 2013 Claudia kemfert is ranked six as one of the most influential scientists in Germany .. your core tasks at DIW also include the research-based policy advice in the areas of energy and climate. In the media, women kemfert is very present and in recent years it has been mentioned by several shadow cabinets as a possible Minister.

Controversies

In the summer of 2008, when the oil price was at a very high level, designed kemfert that holds the peak oil for a real danger for other possible scenarios, medium drastic price hikes. As the price of oil fell short, she was criticized for alleged mis- predictions. Kemfert expressed then in principle impossibility of oil price forecasts.

Critics accuse Claudia kemfert ago also to assess the energy transition and the Renewable Energy Sources Act ( EEG) than positive. The Advisory Council, Monopolies Commission and the Federal Cartel Office warn regularly to high costs and recurring recommend the abolition of the EEG. They propose a rate model, which rejects kemfert. Kemfert argues, however, with positive economic consequences for the energy revolution, and points to the advantages of the EEG.

Kemfert had predicted only small increases in electricity prices by the EEG in a DIW study in 2011, the EEG apportionment but thereafter increased sharply. Kemfert pointed out that the levy increase due to unpredictable political decisions and economic developments had arisen.

Publications (selection )

• Claudia kemfert: Combat Power: Myths, power and monopolies. Murmann Verlag, Hamburg, 2013, ISBN 978-3867742573, page 140
• Kemfert, C. ( 2009): use the crisis now. Murmann, Hamburg, ISBN 978-3-86774-076-0
• Kemfert, C., (2008 ): The other climate future: innovation instead of depression. Murmann, Hamburg, ISBN 386774047X
• Traber, T, kemfert, C: (2009): Impacts of the German Support for Renewable Energy on Electricity Prices, Emissions, and Firm Profits, in: Energy Journal, Vol 30, No. 3, pp. 155-178
• Siliverstovs, B., Otsch, R., kemfert, C., Jaeger, C., Haas, A., Kremers, J. (2009): Climate Change and Modelling of Extreme Temperatures in Switzerland, In: Stochastic Environmental Risk Assessment, 23/No Vol. 6, pp. 697-703
• Wood, F., Hirsch Hausen, C., kemfert, C. ( 2008): A Strategic Model of European Gas Supply. In: Energy Economics, Vol 30/3, pp. 766-788
• Kemfert, C. ( 2007): Auction instead Offer: Why it makes sense to seek a full auctioning of emission rights. In: Journal of Applied Environmental Research 18 (2007 ), 1, pp. 9-17
• Kemfert, C. ( 2007): A ten -point plan for a sustainable energy policy in Germany. In: GAIA 16, 1, pp. 16-21
• Kemfert, C. ( 2007): The European Electricity and climate policy - complement or substitute? In: Environment and Planning / C 25 (2007 ), 1, pp. 115-130
• Kemfert, C., Müller, F. ( Eds. ) (2007 ): The energy policy of competitiveness, security of supply and sustainability - Opportunities and Prospects for the energy supply. Quarterly Journal of Economic Research 76, 1
• Kemfert, C. (2007 ): The Economics of Climate Change: The human heats the earth - he has to pay for it? In: International Politics, February, pp. 38-45
• Kemfert, C., Truong, PT, Brucker, T. ( 2006): Economic Impact Assessment of Climate Change: A Multi - gas Investigation. In: The Energy Journal, Multi - Greenhouse Gas Mitigation and Climate Policy, Special Issue 3, pp. 441-460
• Kemfert, C. ( 2005): Induced Technological Change in a Multi- Regional, Multi- Sectoral, Integrated Assessment Model ( WIAGEM ): Impact Assessment of Climate Policy Strategies. In: Special Issue of Ecological Economics, Vol 54/2-3, pp. 293-305
• Kemfert, C. (2004 ): International Climate Coalitions and trade - Assessment of co -operation incentives by issue linkage. In: Energy Policy, Vol 32, Iss. 4, pp. 455-465
• Kemfert, C. ( 2002): Global Economic Implications of Alternative Climate Policy Strategies. In: Environmental Science and Policy, Vol 5, Iss. 5, p 367-384