Michael Schock

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Michael Schock

MA (Philosophy)
Diplom-Betriebswirt (FH)

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Michael Schock is a Researcher at Ecologic Institute and works in the field of environmental economics. He focuses on sustainability transitions and looks into how enterprises can actively participate towards this change. He conducts economic and statistical analyses and works on sustainability indicators. He is a native German speaker and is fluent in English.

Within the project Bridging the Gap for Innovations in Disaster Resilience (BRIGAID), he supports innovators of different technology readiness levels (TRL) using the Market Analysis Framework (MAF+). For this purpose, he combines his knowledge of different areas of environmental economics with business administration tools. In addition he also researched successful business models in the area of open environmental data for the project Sharing Water-related Information to Tackle CHanges in the Hydrosphere – for Operational Needs (SWITCH-ON).

Previously, Michael Schock worked on sustainable transition pathways on a city level based on technological changes and behavioral changes in society, e.g. for the European research project Post Carbon Cities of Tomorrow (POCACITO). In addition he looked into how the Internet of Things and Services can contribute in different infrastructures creating positive impacts for the environment. Within the project Green Finance - Strategies and Instruments for the Financing of Ecological Modernization, he investigated how necessary investments for a Green Transformation in Germany could be activated.

He also analysed the trading strategies and market access channels of plant operators covered by the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) for the German Emissions Trading Authority (DEHSt) and worked on projects about Green indicators, such as NETwork for GREEN Economy Indicators (NETGREEN) for the European Commission, DG Research & Innovation. Michael Schock develops Excel tools for different research topics, e.g. assessing EU Member State Low Carbon Development Strategies as well as monetising environmental benefits or avoided environmental costs.

Before joining Ecologic Institute, Michael Schock worked in market research, financial accounting and controlling.

Michael Schock obtained a Master’s degree in philosophy from the Freie Universität Berlin in 2013, where he also minored in psychology and computer science. His focus was business ethics. In 2002, he received his bachelor's degree in Business Administration at the Nürtingen-Geislingen University in Germany.

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Cover of the publication "Emission Trading and Regulation of Financial Markets"
In the light of the financial and economic crisis, the EU has further developed and tightened its regulation of the financial market in Europe. This process has also had an impact on the actors in the European carbon market and their trading strategies. This final report brings together the results of three analyses.

Emission Trading and Regulation of Financial Markets

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The overall objective of the AMAREX project is to develop methods to enable the adaptation of stormwater management concepts to extreme events including heavy rain, heat and drought at the municipal level. In doing so, the analysis will consider the different extreme weather events in an integrative way.

Adaptation of Stormwater Management to Extreme Weather Events (AMAREX)

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Cover of the publication "Evaluierung der Nationalen Klimaschutzinitiative. Bericht zum Förderaufruf Innovative Klimaschutzprojekte"
The funding call for the Innovative Climate Protection Projects is part of the National Climate Protection Initiative (NCI) of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. Since 2008, the NCI funds climate protection projects throughout Germany, thus contributing to the achievement of the Federal Government's climate protection goals. The innovative climate protection projects impart new or disseminate existing knowledge to change behaviour, purchasing decisions, practices, and processes. To this end, the projects run campaigns or provide direct advice, facilitate knowledge exchange, and help with capacity building and education in the diverse climate-relevant fields of action.

Bericht zum Förderaufruf Innovative Klimaschutzprojekte

Evaluierung der Nationalen Klimaschutzinitiative

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Cover of the UBA publication "Umweltbedingte Krankheitslasten und Ansätze zu ihrer monetären Bewertung"
Various economical methods are available for the monetary assessment of the effects of environmentally induced diseases as well as the resulting deaths. This report serves as a basis for the development of concrete monetary valuations of environmental burdens of disease, which is illustrated by three case studies.

Umweltbedingte Krankheitslasten und Ansätze zu ihrer monetären Bewertung

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Ecologic Institute, together with partners, will develop recommendations on how environmental offences can be better prevented in Germany through deterrent sanctions. The project first investigates at a theoretical level under which conditions a certain sanction, such as a prison sentence, has a deterrent effect against environmental law violations. These theoretical considerations are substantiated by means of case studies on illegal waste disposal and disposal of waste by ships on the sea. On this basis, the research team will develop recommendations for policies as well as practical measures to improve enforcement.

Criminal and other Sanctions in Environmental Law

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With the recent update of its Bioeconomy Strategy, the guidance of its advisory bodies and the engagement of regional groups and representatives, Europe has found a new track towards a sustainable bioeconomy, building on the notion that regions are the most appropriate territorial level at which to implement bioeconomy strategies. The BE-Rural project incorporates this regional focus into its core vision, putting its regional Open Innovation Platforms (OIPs) front and center in the process of studying the potential for regional bioeconomies, and articulating and implementing strategies to make them a reality.

The Macro-environment Surrounding BE-Rural's Open Innovation Platforms

Deliverable 2.2 H2020 Research project BE-Rural

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With the National Climate Initiative (NKI), the Federal Environment Ministry has been supporting climate protection projects throughout Germany since June 2008, contributing to the achievement of Germany's climate protection goals. During this time, the NKI's guidelines and calls for proposals have been further developed and new guidelines and calls for proposals initiated, in order to tap strategic climate protection potentials, particularly in the target groups of municipalities, business and private households. All along this process, Independent experts have continuously evaluated the impact of the National Climate Initiative, assessed gaps and identified potentials for further development of the NKI. Overall, the effect of the National Climate Initiative to date has been largely positive, also in terms of its contribution to national climate protection targets. In the fourth edition in a suite of contracts on the evaluation and further development of the NKI, a consortium of Öko-Institut, IFEU, Fraunhofer ISI, Ice-Tex, Prognos, Dr. Tews, Prof. Dr. Klinski and Ecologic Institute is examining and evaluating the NKI's funding programmes and developing proposals for their further development.

Evaluation, Monitoring and Adaptation of Existing Funding Programmes and Further Development of the National Climate Initiative (NKI) 2019-2023

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Publication:Policy Brief
 
This policy brief illustrates how the SWITCH-ON project has provided proof-of-concept of how product development based on Open Innovation and Open Data can foster environmental and economic benefits in the European Union. This was achieved by transforming Open Databased hydrological science outputs into useful products and services for water managers, researchers, businesses and authorities at multiple levels. The SWITCH-ON policy brief is available for download.

SWITCH-ON – Making Open Innovation a Reality

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