Matthias Duwe

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Matthias Duwe

MSc (Development Studies)

Head, Climate

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Matthias Duwe is Head, Climate at Ecologic Institute. His main role involves the coordination of the institute’s climate change related work strands. His work focuses primarily on the European Union's (EU) energy and climate policies, including their connections to national policy and the international regime. Matthias Duwe has actively followed the international climate negotiations since 1999. He has acquired extensive knowledge on a variety of issues related to climate policy and has gained experience interacting with stakeholders in a range of high-level dialogues, making him an accomplished speaker and facilitator. He works in German and English and has an advanced knowledge of French.

At Ecologic Institute, Matthias serves as senior project leader and expert contributor to a variety of projects looking at EU climate policy (e.g. CECILIA2050 or "Post-2020 analysis") and its national implementation (e.g. European Semester project), as well as the international negotiations (e.g. POLIMP). He also acts as co-moderator for the European ETS Summer School courses and frequently acts as an expert speaker and host moderator for Ecologic's Public Diplomacy Programme. Beyond that, Matthias also teaches his research topics regularly, for example  as part of the Institute's involvement in "Duke in Berlin" or through individual training course (such as in Lebanon) and coordinates related projects (e.g. "Energy for Development").

In addition, Matthias engages in discussions on the role of civil society in climate policy and its decision-making processes and has published on the topic, in collaboration among others with the Wuppertal Institute for Climate Energy and Development.

Prior to joining Ecologic Institute, Matthias Duwe worked with Climate Action Network Europe (CAN Europe), a leading NGO umbrella organization, from 2001 to 2011 – originally serving as Policy Researcher, then taking on the role of Director from 2005, where he led a team of ten in the Brussels Secretariat (Belgium). During his time in Brussels, Matthias Duwe participated actively in a variety of key political processes, including the European Climate Change Programme (ECCP) and the development of the Climate and Energy Package - with a focus on the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS). He also served as an expert on an array of EU working groups, covering topics such as alternative fuels, hydrogen technologies and carbon capture and storage. In addition, Matthias Duwe spent six years on the Board of Directors of Climate Action Network International (CAN International). From his time in Brussels, he brings with him a wide ranging network of contacts across all stakeholder groups, including government officials, the European Commission (EC), Members of the European Parliament (EP), business groups and companies, academia and civil society, including groups from beyond the borders of the EU.

Matthias Duwe is a social scientist by training, having studied at Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg (Germany) with a focus on Environmental Politics and Planning. He was also awarded a Master of Sciences from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London in 2000.

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Event:Digital Event
 
Across Europe, national climate advisory bodies exist in many shapes and forms. Most countries have one or more such institutions. While many of the existing advisory bodies bring together a range of stakeholders and cover a broad range of sustainability issues, over the past five years there has been a surge in the creation of independent scientific councils, dedicated to climate policy.

How Can Advisory Bodies Effectively Support Climate Policy?

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How well is the EU doing in its pursuit of climate neutrality by 2050? Are national long-term strategies and national energy and climate plans up to the task? Are the recovery efforts in line with this goal? Across EU policy, a range of processes are in the process of developing methods to assess progress towards climate neutrality – but there is no integrated set of "net zero indicators" being developed to do the job. And simple greenhouse gas emission data is not enough to judge whether the necessary transition is happening "under the hood" of Europe's economic sectors.

Measuring Progress towards Climate Neutrality

How net zero indicators can improve planning and reporting in EU climate policy


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What innovations are needed to develop a climate-neutral energy system of the future? How can the national and European climate targets be achieved in 2030? What can Germany do to advance the European Green Deal together with the other member states? These and other questions will be the focus of the virtual Copernicus Symposium on 9 and 10 June 2021.

Climate Neutral Germany: Technologies and Instruments for the Energy Transition

Kopernikus Symposium 2021

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Project:Horizon 2020
 
To achieve climate neutrality by 2050, EU policy will have to be reoriented – from incremental towards structural change. As expressed in the European Green Deal, the challenge is to initiate the necessary transformation to climate neutrality in the coming years, while enhancing competitiveness, productivity, employment. To mobilise the creative, financial and political resources, the EU also needs a governance framework that facilitates cross-sectoral policy integration and that allows citizens, public and private stakeholders to participate in the process and to own the results.

Transformative Policies for a Climate-neutral European Union (4I-TRACTION)

Innovation, Investment, Infrastructure and sectoral Integration

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Publication:Report
 
Climate governance systems in Europe: the role of national advisory bodies
The number of scientific climate advisory bodies is growing rapidly across European countries, including the establishment of one at the EU-level. Under the right conditions, such expert councils can help governments not only make the right climate policy decisions but also hold them accountable by boosting transparency and tracking the success (or failures) of national actions.

Climate Governance Systems in Europe: the role of national advisory bodies

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Publication:Policy Brief
 
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Governments around the world are seeking to improve the way they organize their climate policy-making. Many countries are adopting national framework laws to do so. Choosing the right design is key for making these laws effective. This paper provides an update on the core elements of ten European climate laws and identifies several best practice lessons that could inform future climate law design.

Professionalizing Climate Policy via Legislation

Good Practices in Long-Term National Climate Framework Laws

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Presentation:Speech
 
Countries around the world are considering the introduction of national framework laws to make their climate policy more effective. A debate is underway in Israel on the adoption of such a climate law, to establish a clear institutional set-up and regular processes for climate action. Ecologic Institute's Matthias Duwe presented best practice lessons from European countries to policy-makers as inspiration for the law's design.

Professionalizing Climate Policy


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The EU has agreed to become climate neutral by 2050. Achieving climate neutrality in the next 30 years is a great societal, economic and political undertaking, presenting many challenges and opportunities. The Climate Recon 2050 project addresses the central process of the development and implementation of national long-term climate strategies in EU Member States. The project combines analysis with dialogue to inform political debate.

Dialogue on Pathways and Policies for a Climate-neutral EU (Climate Recon 2050)

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UBA Climate Change 27/2020
Achieving the Paris Agreement Long-term temperature goal (PA LTTG) requires closing the 2030 ambition and action gap between emissions levels consistent with the Paris Agreement and emissions levels projected with current targets and policies. G20 countries have a crucial role to play in realising increased climate policy ambition, given their economic power and prosperity, as well as their influence on investments, technology deployment and financial flows. This briefing paper provides an overview of mitigation options that have been analysed in recent literature and that can contribute to closing the emissions gap in 2030. This provides the basis to identify key policy areas and promising options for intergovernmental cooperation between the G20 nations, as well as possibly other relevant actors.

Key Mitigation Options to Close the Global 2030 Ambition and Action Gap

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