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Leon Martini

MSc (Global Environment, Politics and Society)
BSc (Liberal Arts and Sciences)

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Leon Martini is a Researcher at the Ecologic Institute in Berlin. His main areas of research are EU and German climate politics as well as the political economy of decarbonisation. Leon Martini is a native German speaker and fluent in English.

Leon Martini supports Ecologic Institute's research on the political economy of climate policies, including the political conditions of and barriers to carbon pricing, the social acceptability of climate policy instruments, or the design and implementation of transformative policies. Leon Martini is part of the project "Transformative Policies for a Climate-Neutral European Union (4I-TRACTION)", where he works on policy avenues for developing the EU's climate and energy policy, stakeholder engagement, and the communication of the project's results. Additionally, he conducts research on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, the distributional effects of environmental taxation, and the implications of decarbonisation for different economies.

Before joining Ecologic Institute, Leon Martini worked as a research assistant at the University College Freiburg (Germany). Moreover, he gained firsthand experience in the field of politics during an internship at the German Bundestag, working in the field of agricultural policy. In addition to his studies, Leon Martini has been involved in a variety of volunteer activities in Freiburg.

Leon Martini studied 'Global Environment, Politics and Society' at the University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom). He holds an undergraduate degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences from the University of Freiburg (Germany), majoring in Environmental Studies. During his undergraduate, Leon Martini spent a semester at Yale-NUS College in Singapore. His studies abroad were funded by the Baden-Württemberg Foundation and the German Academic Exchange Foundation.

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In this research and dialogue project on behalf of the Climate Neutrality Foundation, Ecologic Institute analyzes the complex landscape of Germany's bilateral and plurilateral partnerships in the fields of energy, climate and raw materials, with a focus on partnerships with countries of the Global South.

Germany's Partnerships for Energy, Climate, Resources and Development

How to make their work more transformative towards climate neutrality

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Publication:Policy Brief
 
Cover with key messages of the policy brief "Climate Diplomacy in Turbulent Times. Taking stock of major climate developments in 2022"
This briefing by Michael Jakob and colleagues' reviews some of the major developments in global climate politics in the past year and looks ahead to 2023.

Climate Diplomacy in Turbulent Times

Taking stock of major climate developments in 2022

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Publication:Report
 
Cover of the 4i-traction report "Policy Avenues towards a Climate-Neutral Europe"
The report maps out four policy avenues for how the EU could attain climate neutrality. The policy avenues consist of a mix of policy instruments sequenced over time, and the institutional arrangements to deliver them. Each policy avenue embodies a different paradigm, i.e., a different approach to (climate) policymaking. They thus sketch different paths that the EU could follow to align its climate policy with the goal of climate neutrality by 2050.

Policy Avenues towards a Climate-Neutral Europe

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Event:Digital Event
 
Neil Grant from Climate Analytics presenting
This webinar, co-hosted by Climate Analytics and Ecologic Institute, presented findings and recommendations for how the EU27 can transform its economy to fulfil the Paris Agreement 1.5 °C goal. The findings are based on a quantitative analysis of the latest evidence assessed by the IPCC, which had been used to develop 1.5 °C compatible pathways for the EU27 and selected Member States.

What Does the 1.5 °C Goal Require from EU Climate Policy?

An assessment from 4i-TRACTION


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Publication:Policy Brief
 
first page of the policy brief "What can the EU learn from non-EU countries on its path to climate neutrality?" with the main findings and recommendations
This policy brief summarizes the results of 17 case studies of non-EU countries. It presents the main lessons and takeaways for the EU along the four challenges that define the 4i-TRACTION project: facilitating integration across sectors, shifting investments, rolling out infrastructure and fostering innovation for a climate-neutral economy.

What Can the EU Learn from Non-EU Countries on its Path to Climate Neutrality?

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The project aims to facilitate a focused, well-founded and trustful exchange between leading German environmental organisations and think tanks on the climate agenda of the G7 and the G20. The aim is to invite persons to the expert dialogue who have distinguished themselves through years of political commitment in multilateralism and who are multipliers in their field. The expert dialogue will identify the most pressing climate policy issues for the G7 and the G20 and discuss recommendations for action.

G7 and G20 Climate Policy: Exchange with Key Stakeholders

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Publication:Report
 
Cover of the publication "Can Polluter Pays policies in the buildings and transport sectors be progressive? Country briefing paper: Germany"
The European Commission's Fit for 55 package proposes two significant reforms to energy pricing in the EU: Energy Taxation Directive (ETD) reform; and extending emissions trading to cover emissions from buildings and road transport (ETS2). A concern among stakeholders is how these reforms would impact lower income households. Various policy mechanisms are under consideration to help address potential distributional impacts. Based on a microsimulation model developed by the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3) with IEEP, this report analyses a series of reform scenarios supported by graphical depictions of their distributional effects in Germany.

Can Polluter Pays Policies in the Buildings and Transport Sectors be Progressive?

Country briefing paper: Germany

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Publication:Policy Brief
 
Cover of the policy brief "What Role for a Climate Club under the German G7 Presidency? Options and Recommendations for a Climate Club"
The German government has put the formation of an 'ambitious, bold, and cooperative' climate club on top of its G7 Presidency agenda. But what is a climate club? And what type of climate club should the German G7 Presidency push toward? This policy brief provides some answers to these questions and formulates recommendations for the German Presidency.

What Role for a Climate Club under the German G7 Presidency?

Options and Recommendations for a Climate Club

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