Featured Publications
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Systematic assessment of the achieved emission reductions of carbon crediting projects
A new meta-study published in Nature Communications reveals that emission reductions from climate protection are much lower than claimed
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Machine Learning Can Help Track Climate Technology Innovation
Tracking the development and scaling of climate technologies remains a challenge. Machine learning can help as our new working paper shows.
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High levels of air pollution reduce team performance
A new study published in the Journal of Economic Psychology shows that teams perform worse when air pollution is high.
Innovation
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Machine Learning Can Help Track Climate Technology Innovation.
Toetzke, M., Probst, B., Feuerriegel, S., Diaz Anadon, L., Hoffmann, V.H. 2024. Available at SSRN 4810933.
Leveraging large language models to monitor climate technology innovation.
Toetzke, M., Probst, B., Feuerriegel, S. 2023. Environmental Research Letters, 18(9), 091004. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/acf233.
Global trends in the invention and diffusion of climate change mitigation technologies.
Probst, B., Touboul, S., Glachant, M., Dechezleprêtre, A. 2021. Nature Energy, 6(11), 1077-1086. DOI: 10.1038/s41560-021-00931-5.
Carbon Markets
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Systematic achievement of the achieved emission reductions of carbon crediting projects.
Probst, B.S., Toetzke, M., Kontoleon, A., Anadón, L. D., Minx, J. C., Haya, B. K., Schneider, L., Trotter, P.A., West, T.A.P., Gill-Wiehl, A., Hoffmann, V.H. 2024. Nature Communications. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.14336.
The state of carbon dioxide removal.
Smith, S. M., Geden, O., Gidden, M. J., Lamb, W. F., Nemet, G. F., Minx, J. C., Buck, H., Burke, J., Cox, E., Edwards, M. R., Fuss, S., Johnstone, I., Müller-Hansen, F., Pongratz, J., Probst, B. S., Roe, S., Schenuit, F., Schulte, I., Vaughan, N. E. (eds.) The State of Carbon Dioxide Removal 2024 - 2nd Edition. DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/F85QJ (2024)
Race to Zero: Wie Unternehmen den Wettlauf zur Klimaneutralität gewinnen.
Probst, B.S., Krüger, M. 2024. Campus Frankfurt/New York (Book)
Public Policy
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The impact of local content requirements on the development of export competitiveness in solar and wind technologies.
Scheifele, F., Bräuning, M., Probst, B. 2022. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 168, 112831. DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2022.112831.
The short-term costs of local content requirements in the Indian solar auctions.
Probst, B., Anatolitis, V., Kontoleon, A., Díaz Anadón, L. 2020. Nature Energy, 5(11), 842-850. DOI: 10.1038/s41560-020-0677-7.
Impacts of a large-scale titling initiative on deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.
Probst, B., BenYishay, A., Kontoleon, A., dos Reis, T.N.P. 2020. Nature Sustainability, 3(12), 1019-1026. DOI: 10.1038/s41893-020-0537-2.
Sustainable Development
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Development transitions for fossil fuel-producing low and lower–middle income countries in a carbon-constrained world.
Foster, V., Trotter, P.A., Werner, S., Niedermayer, M., Mulugetta, Y., Achakulwisut, P., Brophy, A., Dubash, N.K., Fankhauser, S., Hawkes, A., Hirmer, S., Jenkins, S., Loni, S., McGivern, A., Nanthavong, K., Probst, B., Pye, S., Russo, V., Semieniuk, G., Shenga, C., Sridharan, V., Srivastav, S., Sokona, Y., Somavilla Croxatto, L., Pu, Y. 2024. Nature Energy. DOI: 10.1038/s41560-023-01440-3.
Africa needs context-relevant evidence to shape its clean energy future.
Mulugetta, Y., Sokona, Y., Trotter, P.A., Fankhauser, S., Omukuti, J., Somavilla Croxatto, L., Steffen, B., Tesfamichael, M., Abraham, E., Adam, J.-P., Agbemabiese, L., Agutu, C., Aklilu, M.P., Alao, O., Batidzirai, B., Bekele, G., [..], Probst, B., et al. 2022. Nature Energy, 7(11), 1015-1022. DOI: 10.1038/s41560-022-01152-0.
Leveraging private investment to expand renewable power generation: Evidence on financial additionality and productivity gains from Uganda.
Probst, B., Westermann, L., Díaz Anadón, L., Kontoleon, A. 2021. World Development, 140, 105347. DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105347.