Prof. Dr. Claudia Kemfert | How the corona crisis can Lead us to a climate-neutral economy

Personal details

Prof. Dr. Claudia Kemfert heads the Energy, Transport, Environment Department at the "Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung" DIW Berlin and is professor of Energy Economics and Energy Policy at Leuphana University. She is an economic expert in the fields of energy research and climate protection. In 2016, she was appointed to the "Sachverständigenrat für Umweltfragen" SRU and received the German Solar Prize and the Adam Smith Prize for market-based environmental policy. She is a multi-award-winning top researcher and in high demand as an expert for politics and the media.

About the presentation

The current Corona crisis makes it clear that system relevance and resilience are very important in times of crisis. Climate protection and energy transition are solutions for both requirements: A successful energy transition that ensures a full supply of domestic renewables makes systemic sense and creates enormous economic resilience; it makes us independent of external negative shocks. It also strengthens regional value creation, promotes innovation and increases the competitiveness of the entire economy. Her presentation will focus on how exactly the corona crisis can be used as an opportunity to restart a carbon-neutral economy.