Research Cluster Climate and Energy Policy
The Research Cluster analyses the climate and energy policy of the European Union, the processes under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, cooperation in plurilateral initiatives and developments on global energy markets.
BackSWP Publications
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EU Aviation between Crisis and Climate Policy
Policy Options between the Kerosene Shock and the Revision of the Emissions Trading System
SWP Comment 2026/C 28, 20.07.2026, 8 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2026C28
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Colombia as a Leader in Climate and Energy Policy
Requirements for German and European Cooperation
SWP Comment 2026/C 27, 15.07.2026, 8 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2026C27
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Ambiguity in Ocean Governance
The Advisory Opinion of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea on Climate Change
SWP Comment 2026/C 24, 17.06.2026, 4 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2026C24
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Energy Policy at a Geoeconomic Zeitenwende: The EU between Market and Power
in: The Return of Power Politics to the Market: Theory and Practice of the Geoeconomic ZeitenwendeContribution to a Research Paper 2026/RP 07, 15.04.2026, 109 Pages, pp. 49–54
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European Climate Policy Against US Headwinds: In Search of Strong Climate Partnerships
in: With, Without, Against Washington: Redefining Europe’s Relations With the United StatesContribution to a Research Paper 2026/RP 05, 27.03.2026, 81 Pages, pp. 62–66
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The Limits of Multilateral Climate Policy
COP30 and the Conflict Between Petrostates and Electrostates
SWP Comment 2026/C 05, 03.02.2026, 8 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2026C05
External publications
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Workshop on Methods of Assessment
IPCC, Geneva, September 2026, 124 pp.doi:10.59327/ipcc/ar7-9789291691685
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Challenges and priorities for Germany’s climate diplomacy
in: Kopernikus-Projekt Ariadne (eds.), Ariadne-Dossier, September 2026doi:10.48485/pik.2026.29
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Varieties of decarbonization: Comparing state narratives of Germany, India, and Mexico
in: Energy Policy, Volume 220, 115598, January 2027doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2026.115598
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Certifying Geologically Balanced Fuels: Pathways, requirements and the case for reforming Lower Carbon Aviation Fuels
Oxford Net Zero, Briefing, September 2026 -
A High-Integrity Route for CORSIA: Integrating Geologically Balanced Fuels
Oxford Net Zero, Policy Brief, August 2026 -
Foresight Workshop Report: Blue Carbon Enhancement Scenarios for Germany in 2040
in: ASMASYS – Assessing Marine Carbon Removal: Synthesis, Scenarios and Governance (Milestone 1.1.3), pp. 1-38, 2026doi:10.3289/CDRmare.66
The Climate Policy and Politics dossier
Most publications compiled in our »Climate Policy and Politics« dossier are from members of the Research Cluster.