2021
CFP welcomes Katrin Sievert as PhD student
Katrin joined the Climate Finance and Policy Group at ETH as a PhD student. She is working on an ISTP project to explore investment and financing needs along the CCS/CCU value chain and assess suitable sources of financing.
Recent CFP research presented at COP26 in Glasgow
During an official UNFCCC side event co-hosted by ETH Zurich, the University of Zurich, and others, Prof. Steffen will present learnings from the climate-alignment of Multilateral Development Banks for other international finance actors, especially export credit agencies.
New postdoc position
CFP is looking for a postdoc in energy/environmental economics or adjacent fields
CFP member Paul Waidelich interviewed on climate change impacts
Radio program and news outlets discuss new social cost of carbon paper
Team building and knowledge exchange at CFP retreat
The Climate Finance and Policy Group held a two-day research seminar in September 2021 at Einsiedeln, known for its 1000-years old monastery. After a day of presentations and discussions, the group went on a hike in the beautiful Mythen region and concluded the visit with a delicious lunch and world-class homemade ice cream at Alpwirtschaft Furggelen.
New article on the impact of cost of capital for the European Energy Transition
A new study from our research group, in collaboration with ETH's Energy and Technology Policy Group, the University of Utrecht School of Economics, and E3M, was published in Climatic Change.
New article on green financial policies in the OECD
A new study from our research group, published in Environmental Research Letters in July 2021, compares how policymakers in OECD countries address the financial sector in order to redirect finance flows toward green investments. It finds that policy output accelerated rapidly since the Paris Agreement in some countries, though important financial centers lag behind.
Introducing CFP Policy Briefs
Our research not only advances disciplinary and interdisciplinary research, but is often highly relevant for policymakers and private actors as well. To highlight important academic findings for practitioners, we developed one page Policy Briefs, that will accompany relevant published articles from now on. Read the first two issues on green financial policies, and on the sustainability of cryptocurrencies.
Two new PhD students join GREENFIN project
CFP welcomes Anurag Gumber and Paul Waidelich as PhD students
Paul joins CFP as PhD student to research industry decarbonisation
Paul Tautorat joins both CFP and the Energy and Technology Policy Group (EPG) to work on the DECARBIN research project funded by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE). He investigates the influence of energy and climate policy on industry decarbonisation.
CFP welcomes Lena Klaassen as PhD student
Lena joined as a PhD student to analyze the role of the financial sector in accelerating investment in low-carbon technologies, with a specific focus on changing investment needs for different technologies. She will be part of the GREENFIN project.
Official start of ERC project GREENFIN
In January 2021, we start the GREENFIN project, funded by a € 1.5 million ERC Starting Grant awarded by the European Research Council. The project “GREENFIN – Effective Green Financial Policies for the Low-Carbon Transition”. will explore how a broad transition to low-carbon technologies will change the need for technology finance across European countries, and the role of green financial policies in that regard. Recruiting is ongoing.