Deyana Kocher

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Deyana Kocher

MSc MA (Tricontinental Master in Global Studies)
BA Hons (Journalism)

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Deyana Kocher (née Spasova) is a Researcher at the Ecologic Institute with a thematic focus on climate change mitigation, citizens' participation in climate and energy policymaking, and renewable energy communities. Deyana Kocher is a native Bulgarian speaker, is fluent in English and has advanced knowledge of German.

In her work at Ecologic Institute, Deyana Kocher focuses on EU Member States' long-term planning towards climate neutrality.

Deyana works on The Future of the EU, focusing on the Conference on the Future of Europe and its link to climate policies. In her work on the Transitioning to Net Zero' Success Stories project, she is researching best practice examples of policies that are successful in initiating progress towards climate neutrality. As part of the EU Regions in the Transformation Towards a Climate-neutral Future, Deyana also conducted a case study covering strategies to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from industry in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

Prior to this role, she worked as a Student Research Assistant for the Energy & Climate department of Öko-Institut in Freiburg (Germany), where she contributed to the "Renewable Space Heating under the Revised Renewable Energy Directive" (European Commission, DG ENER) project. During that time, she also conducted research for her master's thesis on the topic of "Support for Renewable Energy Communities under the revised EU Renewable Energy Directive: a case study analysis of approaches in Germany and Bulgaria". She has also gained experience as an intern for the Representation of the European Commission in Sofia (Bulgaria).

Deyana Kocher completed her Tricontinental Master in Global Studies in Germany, Taiwan and Mexico. She also holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism, which she studied in Scotland and the USA.

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Selected projects by Deyana Kocher
ProjectEU Regions in the Transformation Towards a Climate-neutral Future
 

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Regional governments are key players in driving the transformation towards climate neutrality, as they are the ones who enable and implement solutions on the ground. For the European Parliament's Committee on Regional Development, Ecologic Institute together with... Read more

EU Regions in the Transformation Towards a Climate-neutral Future

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ProjectTransitioning to Net Zero' Success Stories
 

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The EU has specified climate neutrality as a legally binding 2050 target. This transformation requires bold policy tools that can deliver concrete results – sector-by-sector. To inspire policymakers across the EU to get active, Agora Energiewende is compiling best... Read more

Transitioning to Net Zero' Success Stories

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ProjectEvidence-based Assessment for the Design of the German Energy Transition (Ariadne)
 

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Germany is to become climate-neutral by 2050. Achieving the climate targets will require extensive changes that will have an impact on large parts of the economy and social life. Concrete climate measures in energy generation, transport, industry and other sectors are... Read more

Evidence-based Assessment for the Design of the German Energy Transition (Ariadne)

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

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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... Read more

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

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Selected publications by Deyana Kocher
PublicationArticleBuilding a Common Support Framework in Differing Realities
 
Electricity mix of Germany. Based on Eurostat shares data.

Electricity mix of Germany. Based on Eurostat shares data.

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The revised EU Renewable Energy Directive first introduced renewable energy communities into the EU policy framework and requires Member States to implement a support framework for them. Given the broad scientific evidence showing the benefits of community energy for a... Read more

Spasova, Deyana, and Sibylle Braungardt. 2021. "Building a Common Support Framework in Differing Realities—Conditions for Renewable Energy Communities in Germany and Bulgaria" Energies 14, no. 15: 4693. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14154693

PublicationDocumentConference on the Future of Europe
 
Cover of the publication "Conference on the Future of Europe Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies" with logos an key messages

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Fossil fuels are heavily subsidized in the EU. In 2018, for example, fossil fuel subsidies in the EU amounted to €50 billion– twice as much as investments in new wind and solar power generation capacities. Subsidies for fossil fuels undermine climate policies, as it is... Read more

Spasova, Deyana; Meyer-Ohlendorf, Nils 2021: Conference on the Future of Europe. Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies. Berlin: Ecologic Institut.

Recent content by Deyana Kocher

Publication:Report
 
Cover of the 4i-TRACTION report "Fostering transformative climate governance? The potential of multilevel climate and energy dialogues A criteria-based assessment of Member States reports under Article 11 of the Governance Regulation"
This study assesses the progress of EU Member States in embedding participatory governance processes to foster transformative climate governance. Through comprehensive criteria-based analysis and in-depth interviews across several nations, this publication unveils the current state of MLCED implementation, challenges in stakeholder engagement, and the adequacy of mechanisms designed to steer us towards a climate-neutral future.

Fostering Transformative Climate Governance? The potential of multilevel climate and energy dialogues

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Cover page of the Ecologic report "EU 2040 Climate Target and Framework: The Role of Carbon Removals. Potentials, incentives, and regulation". In the header the logos of Ecologic Institute and Oeko-Institut, in the body a list of the report's authors and day of the publication
A new report by the Ecologic Institute and the Oeko-Institut explores the role of carbon removals in the EU's climate framework for 2040. The report gives an overview of past trends in carbon removals in the EU, and explores possible contributions from natural and technical sinks to reaching the 2040 climate target. With a focus on measures and policies governing and incentivizing carbon removals, the report also examines the extent to which temporary and permanent carbon removals can contribute to achieving the EU's 2040 target.

EU 2040 Climate Target and Framework: The Role of Carbon Removals

Potentials, incentives, and regulation

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Cover page of the Ecologic report "EU 2040 Climate Architecture: Target Designs and Framework Options. Discussing design options for the EU 2040 climate framework". In the header the logos of Ecologic Institute and Öko-Institut e. V., in the body a list of the report's authors and day of the publication
This report by the Ecologic Institute and the Oeko-Institut provides an overview of design options for the EU's 2040 climate target and options for the implementation framework. The report discusses reforms how to make the EU climate policy framework fit for achieving the 2040 climate target.

EU 2040 Climate Architecture: Target Designs and Framework Options

Discussing design options for the EU 2040 climate framework

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In a project for the European Climate Foundation (ECF), Ecologic Institute assesses the implementation status and the quality of the national implementing measures of selected provisions of these EU laws in six Member States. Ecologic Institute conducts country fiches on Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany and Spain, while Reform Institute conducts a country fiche on Poland. The project aims at getting a picture of the challenges of a timely and adequate implementation, also with a view to the recent amendments of the EU legislation within the "Fit for 55" package.

Analysis of the Implementation of EU Provisions for the Clean Energy Transition in Selected Member States

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Publication:Report
 
Landscape of climate framework laws in Europe - Status update - cover
National climate framework laws have become a common approach for establishing the governance machinery required to tackle the transition to a climate neutral society. This memo serves as a brief update on the status and substance of such laws in Europe as of summer 2023, with a focus on framework laws aimed at achieving long-term transformational change.

The Landscape of National Climate Framework Laws in Europe

A Status Update – Summer 2023

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Publication:Report
 
Climate laws
This policy paper serves as a German translation of a memo on the 'Landscape of climate framework laws in Europe'. It provides a brief overview of the current status of national climate laws in Europe. It focuses in detail on the pending revisions to the German Climate Protection Law passed in 2019 and amended in 2021.

Good Practice in europäischen nationalen Klimaschutzgesetzen

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At the Webinar "Making Carbon Removals a Real Climate Solution – How (not) to integrate carbon removals into EU climate policies" a new Ecologic paper with the same title will be presented.

Making Carbon Removals a Real Climate Solution

How (not) to integrate carbon removals into EU climate policies


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Project
 
Ecologic Institute and the Oeko-Institute have launched a project to analyse the ambition level of the 2040 target. The project also examines the impacts of a new 2040 target on EU Member States, sectors, and instruments.

EU 2040 Climate Target

Level of ambition and implications

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The Commission's proposal on the Carbon Removals Certification Framework puts the EU on a dangerous path that makes it easier to replace emissions reductions with CO₂ removals. Integrating CO₂ removal into EU emissions trading also carries risks. In this project, a robust framework for CO₂ removal was developed and discussed.

A Robust EU Framework for Carbon Dioxide Removals ( CDRs)

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