The future of climate finance
The trend is clear. So are the challenges. One key task is to de-risk capital investments to lower costs. This is where public climate finance must play its most critical role – not as charity, but as leverage.
Essays
Essays, op-eds, and other writings in publications like the FT, NYT, WaPo, New York Magazine, Salon, OPEC Fund Magazine(!), and many others, distinct from my regular columns.
Why Decarbonization Is National Security
Convoco! Newsletter
Opportunities
How the green growth mindset can achieve big climate wins
Why more fossil fuels won’t fix the Iran energy crisis
by Gernot Wagner
Early Investment in Decarbonization Can Help Save Trillions in Climate Costs
A net-zero world by 2100 is likely inevitable, but the next decade will be critical for securing a livable future.
Cementing Carbon
Constructing the Low-Carbon Future
Batterien statt Kraftwerke
Deutschland hat es versäumt, eine konsequente Energiepolitik für die Zukunft zu machen. Stattdessen lähmt eine übervorsichtige Industriepolitik den Wandel. So bleibt man abhängig – von China und den USA.
China’s Phase-Out of Solar Feed-in Tariffs Is a Sign of a Mature Sector, Not a Waning One
China’s Solar PV installations dropped 85 percent in June after a planned subsidy phase-out. But far from a retreat from renewables, the country's energy policy reforms reflect an increasingly mature and competitive solar industry.
