Finance
The transformation to a sustainable, climate-neutral economy is also a matter of financing. On the one hand, we need to mobilize the necessary funds to develop green technologies, bring them to market maturity, and roll out the infrastructure to support them. On the other hand, there is the matter of dealing with investments in sectors that are still dominated by fossil fuels – especially investments in fossil energy resources, the associated infrastructure, and value chains. Ecologic Institute provides analyses of incentives and tools to attract more sustainable finance. It also looks at how to shift finance away from fossil investments, which includes comparing and assessing international best practices.
Private investors play a special role in this process. Through their demand, they are already driving the development toward climate-friendly, sustainable investments. However, they need to be able to rely on clear standards regarding which financial products are classified as sustainable for what reason, and what their actual climate footprint is.
Ecologic Institute has addressed these questions from different angles, inter alia developing standards to assess which investments can be considered sustainable. At the individual level, Ecologic Institute also brings in practical expertise on how financial markets can be used for sustainability purposes and which innovative financing instruments are suitable for environmental and sustainability innovations.
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Selected Projects for Finance
Dialogue Forum "Business Mitigates Climate Change"
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Jan 2017 - Apr 2020
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Assistance in Developing Criteria on Agricultural Activities to be Included in the EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy
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Dec 2018 - Jun 2019
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European Commission, Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA), international
Green Finance – Strategies and Instruments for the Financing of Ecological Modernization
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Mar 2015 - Feb 2018
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Federal Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
Income Tax Reform to Strengthen Climate Protection
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Jan 2014 - Mar 2016
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Projektträger Jülich, Forschungszentrum Jülich (PtJ), Germany
Funding Climate Action: the EU Emissions Trading System and its Auctioning Revenues
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Jul - Nov 2016
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WWF European Policy Office (WWF EPO), international
Economic Implications of Regulation in the Carbon Market
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Oct 2015 - Aug 2019
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Federal Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
Evaluation of the Implementation of Auctions in EU ETS
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Dec 2011 - Dec 2013
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Federal Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
Rio+20: Financing International Environmental Governance
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Aug 2011 - Apr 2012
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Federal Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
Green Budget Reform - a Sustainable Response to the Economic Crisis?
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May - Sep 2009
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German Council for Sustainable Development (RNE), Germany
Cost and Financing of Community Renewable Energy Projects (FIN-COMMUNITY)
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Apr - Nov 2015
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International Energy Agency, Renewable Energy Technology Deployment (IEA-RETD), international
The Decarbonization of Finance: A Transition Towards Low-carbon Investment
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Aug - Dec 2015
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German Embassy, Washington, DC, United States
Selected Publications for Finance
Hermann, Andreas; Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf; Arne Riedel et. al. 2016: Rahmen für Klimaschutzinvestitionen – Hemmnisse und Maßnahmen. Darmstadt/Berlin.
Grünig, Max; Sabine Lund; Jan Weiß et al. 2014: Purchase channels for German Installation Operators in EU Emissions Trading. Evaluation of a Survey among all Operators of German Installations on their Purchase Strategies in the Second and Third Trading Period, Berlin.
Velten, Eike Karola; Matthias Duwe; Elizabeth Zelljadt et. al. 2016: Smart Cash for the Climate: Maximising Auctioning Revenues from the EU Emissions Trading System. An analysis of current reporting by Member States and options for improvement. Ecologic Institute: Berlin.
Görlach, Benjamin; Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf; Michael Kohlhaas 2009: Nachhaltig aus der Krise. Analyse möglicher Beiträge einer ökologischen Finanzreform.
Mehling, Michael et al. 2010: Transforming Economies through Green Investment: Needs, Progress and Policies. [GMF Climate & Energy Paper Series 2010]. Washington DC: German Marshall Fund of the United States.
Selected Events for Finance
Workshop:Green Finance – Strategies and Instruments for the Financing of Ecological Modernization
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3 March 2016
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Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI (Fraunhofer ISI), Germany