BC3. Basque centre for climate change – Klima aldaketa ikergai

Seminar / Mintegia / Seminario

Diverging coal phase-out strategies and their implications for EU Climate & Energy policies

Lecturer:
Hanna Brauers, Master students at Technische Universität Berlin and Research assistant at German Institute for Economic Research

Abstract:

Hanna will present the current state of her master thesis about the coal phase-out (or expansion) strategies of three  representative EU states, namely the United Kingdom, Germany and  Poland. To maintain the chance of limiting global warming to 1.5°C and to fulfil the EU's greenhouse gas reduction commitments, all countries will have to phase-out electricity generation from coal as soon as possible. Nevertheless, coal strategies diverge from phase-out to expansion, creating another divide between Eastern and Western European countries.  The aim of the thesis is to analyse reasons for the disparate developments and to derive policy recommendations on how  an EU-wide coal phase-out can be furthered.

Biodata: Hanna Brauers
Hanna Brauers did a three month stay at BC3 to develop her master thesis. She studies industrial engineering with a major in energy and  resource management at TU Berlin. Since 2014 she also works for the German Institute for Economic Research as a student research assistant, focusing mainly on natural gas and climate negotiations.

If you are interested in attending the Seminar, please sen us an email to events@bc3research.org 

28^th June, 12:00-13:00 BC3 offices 

* The Seminar will be in English. / Mintegia ingelesez burutuko da. / El seminario se realizará en inglés.