Unilateral Action to Make a Global Difference (AHEAD)
California and Germany are frontrunners in environmental and climate policy with influence beyond their borders, affecting other jurisdictions as well as their federal systems, the European Union and the United States. This project involves partners in Germany and US to identify lessons from this experience.
Objectives
AHEAD promotes mutual exchange, learning and joint thinking among scientists and stakeholders in California and Germany with the overall aim to
- develop a better scientific understanding of successful climate policy and
- synthesize lessons learned to inform policy making and the broader public debate.
The project intends to
- systematically assess climate policies in California and Germany
- develop scientifically sound insights on past and current policies, as well as options for successfully tackling the transformational pathways ahead
- compile a policy-driven synthesis of these new insights that can be useful for policymakers and scholarship
- expand scientific and stakeholder networks to foster exchange & collaboration between California and Germany and strengthen their role as climate leaders
This project involves partners from Germany, California and Washington DC:
- Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Potsdam
- Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC), Berlin
- Resources for the Future (RFF), Washington DC
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of California, Davis
Coordination
Michael Pahle, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Dallas Burtraw, RFF
Funders
Stiftung Mercator GmbH, Germany
ClimateWorks Foundation, California
Highlights
Featured Content
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- Publications
- Events
- Editorial
Report — Apr 23, 2019
The Response of Market and Policy Design to Increasing Shares of Renewables in California and Germany
Read about lessons learned from two leading jurisdictions in transforming electricity systems to accommodate the integration of renewables.
Workshop — Dec 3, 2018
New Research Questions on Electricity, Transportation, and Carbon Markets: What Stands in the Way Becomes the Way
New Research Questions on Electricity, Transportation, and Carbon Markets: What Stands in the Way Becomes the Way
Resources Magazine — Oct 18, 2018
Why Europe Still Needs a Carbon Price Floor
EU reforms have strengthened its emissions trading system, but a price floor is still needed to safeguard its success.
Report — Oct 17, 2018
Five Myths About a European Union Emissions Trading System Carbon Price Floor
Five Myths About a European Union Emissions Trading System Carbon Price Floor
Report — Apr 23, 2019
The Response of Market and Policy Design to Increasing Shares of Renewables in California and Germany
Read about lessons learned from two leading jurisdictions in transforming electricity systems to accommodate the integration of renewables.
Report — Oct 17, 2018
Five Myths About a European Union Emissions Trading System Carbon Price Floor
Five Myths About a European Union Emissions Trading System Carbon Price Floor
Journal Article — Sep 28, 2018
Sequencing to Ratchet Up Climate Policy Stringency
Sequencing to Ratchet Up Climate Policy Stringency
Report — Jun 14, 2017
What Stands in the Way Becomes the Way: Sequencing in Climate Policy to Ratchet Up Stringency Over Time
What Stands in the Way Becomes the Way: Sequencing in Climate Policy to Ratchet Up Stringency Over Time