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UN IPCC report on climate mitigation cites work by nine Hertie School faculty and researchers

References 22 papers by Centre for Sustainability experts; PhD researcher is contributing author.

How can the governance of German climate policy be strengthened?

The research project ARIADNE aims to provide policy advice for the successful transition to a carbon-neutral society in Germany and Europe.

Broad consensus: more ambitious climate policy needed from next German government

In poll of leading German environmental and economic institutions, Christian Flachsland and Sebastian Levi find wide agreement on climate policy measures.

Could national climate change institutions be a game-changer for climate policies?

In Science, Christian Flachsland and co-authors say such institutions are key to implementing climate targets.

Over to Europe - a podcast of the CIVICA community with Dr. Sebastian Levi

Over to Europe brings CIVICA’s students, researchers, faculty and staff into dialogue about the ideas and values that are central to Europe. In this episode, Prof. Diana Ürge-Vorsatz (CEU) and Dr. Sebastian Levi (Hertie School Centre for Sustainability) talk about decarbonising Europe.

Living standards shape public opinion on genetically modified food

In the journal Food Quality and Preference, Sebastian Levi uses machine learning to analyse attitudes toward GMOs.

Sebastian Levi finds social and political conditions tied to belief in climate change

New study published in Communications Earth & Environment examines data in 143 countries.

Understanding public opposition to carbon taxes

In an op-ed for Tagesspiegel, Sebastian Levi argues that political trust will lead to wider acceptance for higher carbon taxes.

What makes carbon pricing an effective tool to mitigate climate change?

In Global Environmental Politics, Sebastian Levi, Christian Flachsland and Michael Jakob analyse the conditions for successful carbon pricing.