Klaas Korte

Thematic Area Environment and Society
Department of Economics
Working Group Climate Change
Working Group Energy


Helmholtz Centre for
Environmental Research − UFZ
Permoserstr. 15
D-04318 Leipzig

phone: +49 341 6025 2691

klaas.korte@ufz.de

Klaas Korte

Areas of Research and Expertise

  • Environmental and resource economics
  • Evaluation of policy instruments and their combinations in the field of climate, energy and infrastructure policy
Energy research at UFZ

Curriculum Vitae

since 05/2012

Researcher at the Department of Economics, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany

02/2010 – 03/2012

Freelance consultant for development cooperation organisations

09/2010 – 03/2011

TÜV Rheinland Akademie GmbH, Köln, Germany - internship

07/2009 – 01/2010

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (German Technical Cooperation – GTZ, now GIZ), Programme „Sustainable Management of Resources in Agriculture“, Eschborn, Germany - internship

09/2006 – 10/2006

Ministry of Finance of the state of Lower Saxony, finance department, Hannover, Germany - internship

10/2003 – 04/2009

Diploma in economics and business administration at Leibniz University Hannover, Germany

Recent publications

2024

  • Köhnke, F., Steuri, B., Baetcke, L., Borchers, M., Brinkmann, T., Dittmeyer, R., Dornheim, M., El Zohbi, J., Förster, J., Gawel, E., Görl, K., Herbst, M., Heß, D., Kalhori, A., Korte, K., Li, Z., Markus T, Mengis, N., Monnerie, N., Oschlies, A., Prats-Salvado, E., Reusch, TBH, Rhoden, I., Sachs, T., Schaller, R., Schill, E., Simon, S., Stevenson, A., Thoni, T., Thrän, D., Xiao, M., Jacob, D. (2024). A storyline approach: integrating comprehensive, interdisciplinary research results to create narratives – in the context of the net-zero target in Germany. In: Frontiers in Environmental Science 12:1433491. doi:10.3389/fenvs.2024.1433491
  • Borchers, M., Förster, J., Thrän, D., Beck, S., Thoni, T., Korte, K., et al. (2024). A comprehensive assessment of carbon dioxide removal options for Germany. In: Earth's Future 12 (5), e2023EF003986. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023EF003986

2023

  • Gawel, E., Korte, K., Lehmann, P. (2023): Ein grünes Investitionsprogramm für Deutschland. [A green investment programme for Germany] Policy Paper. Umwelt, Innovation, Beschäftigung 05/2023. Umweltbundesamt: Dessau-Roßlau. Available at: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikationen/ein-gruenes-investitionsprogramm-fuer-deutschland
  • Gawel, E., Korte, K., Lehmann, P., Wauer, N. (2023): Grüne Investitionsprogramme. Abschlussbericht [Green investment programmes. Final report]. Umwelt, Innovation, Beschäftigung 04/2023. Umweltbundesamt: Dessau-Roßlau. Available at: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikationen/gruene-investitionsprogramme (includes English summary)
  • Markus, T., Otto, D., Korte, K., Gawel, E., Schinder, H., Thrän, D. (2023): Entnahme von CO2 als Baustein der deutschen Klimapolitik – 11 kurze Überlegungen zu Abgrenzung, Portfolio und Klimarecht [Removal of CO2 as a component of the German climate policy - 11 short reflections about distinction, portfolie and climate legislation]. UFZ Discussion Papers 4/2023.
  • Abetz, V., Baetcke, L., …, Korte, K., et al. (2023): Netto-Null-2050 Wegweiser - Strategische Handlungsempfehlungen und mögliche Wege für ein CO2-neutrales Deutschland bis 2050, Forschung von 2019 bis 2021 [Net-zero-2050 signpost - strategic recommendations for action and possible pathways for a CO2-neutral Germany by 2050, research from 2019 to 2021]. Available at: https://netto-null.org/imperia/md/assets/net_zero/dokumente/netto_null_2050_wegweiser.pdf

2022

  • Förster, J., Beck, S., Borchers, M., Gawel, E., Korte, K., Markus, T., Mengis, N., Oschlies, A., Schaller, R., Stevenson, A., Thoni, T., Thrän, D. (2022): Framework for assessing the feasibility of carbon dioxide removal options within the national context. In: Frontiers in Climate. doi: 10.3389/fclim.2022.758628
  • Schaller, R., Markus, T., Korte, K., Gawel, E. (2022): Atmospheric CO2 as a resource for renewable energy production: A European energy law appraisal of direct air capture fuels. In: Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law (RECIEL) 31 (2), 258–267. doi:10.1111/reel.12434
  • Gawel, E., Korte, K., Lehmann, P. (2022): Grüne Konjunkturpolitik – Herausforderungen und Chancen [Green stimulus policy – Challenges and opportunities]. Policy Paper. Umwelt, Innovation, Beschäftigung 07/2022. Umweltbundesamt: Dessau-Roßlau. Available at: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/sites/default/files/medien/479/publikationen/uib_07-2022_gruene_konjunkturpolitik.pdf
  • Gawel, E., Korte, K., Lehmann, P. (2022): Grüne Konjunkturprogramme [Green stimulus packages]. Final report. Umweltbundesamt: Dessau-Roßlau. Available at: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/sites/default/files/medien/479/publikationen/uib_06-2022_gruene_konjunkturprogramme.pdf (includes English summary)
  • Mengis, N., Kalhori, A., Simon, S., Harpprecht, C., Baetcke, L., Prats, E., Schmidt-Hattenberger, C., Stevenson, A., Dold, C., El Zohbi, J., Borchers, M., Thrän, D., Korte, K., Gawel, E., Dolch, T., Heß, D., Yeates, C., Thoni, T., Markus, T., Schill, E., Xiao, M., Köhnke, F., Oschlies, A., Förster, J., Görl, K., Dornheim, M., Brinkmann, T., Beck, S., Bruhn, D., Li, Z., Steuri, B., Herbst, M., Sachs, T., Monnerie, N., Pregger, T., Jacob, D., Dittmeyer, R. (2022): Net-zero CO2 Germany – A retrospect from the year 2050. In: Earth’s Future 10 (2). doi: https://doi.org/10.1029/2021EF002324

Complete list of publications for download (202.1 KB)

Recent conference contributions

  • Korte, K., Strauss, V., Gawel, E., Markus, T., Paul, C., Schaller, R. (2024): Policies to incentivise the efficient use of CDR in agriculture: Economic assessment and stakeholder perception of policy instrument strategies. Presentation at the 3rd International Conference on Negative CO2 Emissions, 18.–21.06.2024, Oxford, United Kingdom.

  • Korte, K., Gawel, E., Schaller, R., Markus, T. (2023): Regulation for the efficient use of land use-based CDR options. Presentation at the BonaRes Conference 2023, 15.–17.05.2023, Berlin, Germany.

  • Schaller, R., Markus, T., Korte, K., Gawel, E. (2023): Exploring the legal landscape for land use-based CDR measures: Insights from the German context. Presentation at the European Environmental Law Forum Conference 2023, 30.08.–01.09.2023, Leipzig, Germany.
  • Borchers, M., Förster, J., Mengis, N., Thrän, D., Thoni, T., Beck, S., Korte, K., Gawel, E., Markus T., Schaller, R., Chi, Y., Dahmen, N., Dittmeyer, R., Dolch, T., Dold, C., Herbst, M., Heß, D., Kalhori, A., Koop-Jakobsen, K., Li, Z., Oschlies, A., Reusch, T., Rhoden, I., Sachs, T., Schmidt-Hattenberger, C., Stevenson, A., Wu, J., Yeates, C. (2022): Feasibility assessment of carbon dioxide removal in Germany – comprehensive evaluation of selected options. Conference article and presentation at the 2nd International Conference on Negative CO2 Emissions, 14.–17.06.2022, Göteborg, Sweden.