Department of Economics
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Dr. Julian Massenberg receives the Kapp Research Award for Ecological Economics and joins the Board of the VÖÖ
Dr. Julian Massenberg was awarded the Kapp Research Award for Ecological Economics 2022 at the annual meeting of the German Society for Ecological Economics (VÖÖ). This prize is awarded by the VÖÖ together with the Selbach Environmental Foundation and the anstiftung Foundation. It honours young researchers in the field of ecological economics. Julian Massenberg received the award for his dissertation "Identifying social values of ecosystem services - Theoretical and empirical investigations" which addressed the question which opportunities the identification and recognition of social preferences, values and ends offers for understanding and supporting the societal transformation towards sustainability. In doing so, he has contributed to the advancement of economic environmental valuation. In addition, Julian Massenberg was elected as Board member of the VÖÖ for two years.
Photo from left to right: Dr. Julian Massenberg (Advisory Board), Erik Sparn-Wolf (Chair), Ulrike Danier (Secretary), Prof. Dr. André Reichel (Chair), Julian Willming (Treasurer). Not on the picture are the assessors Ute Kratzmeier and Merlin Rutz.
Negative emissions − controversial instruments of climate policy
In order to achieve the Paris climate goals, mankind must massively reduce its emission of greenhouse gases. In addition, the need for so-called "negative emissions technologies" is being discussed. A team of authors from UFZ has investigated the legal and economic role these technologies play in international climate policy.
UFZ Study on legal and economic aspects of negative emissions technologies
Sustainable & Resilient Urban-Rural Partnerships: Conference documentation is now accessible online
How do we want to live in the future? How will we want to reside, move and conduct business? These questions were debated during the URP2020 Conference with the title "Sustainable & Resilient Urban-Rural Partnerships". It took place on 26/27 November 2020, with over 450 participants from close to 50 different countries. Please find the documentation and a current call for two special issues here:
UFZ economist Prof. Dr. Bernd Hansjürgens in portrait
Energy Landuse − UFZ video online
