
Bjarne Steffen
@bjarnesteffen
Head of the climate finance and policy group at ETH Zurich. Energy policy, climate governance, green finance. PI of ERC StG GREENFIN. Former @BCG, @WEF.
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30-01-2018 19:07:22
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Cofinancing has gained currency as a way to bridge the infrastructure finance gap, but how does it is impact project outcomes? Yangsiyu Lu, Cecilia Springer + Bjarne Steffen find cofinancing can lead to higher project completion rates + lower enviro risks: gdpcenter.org/3K9qAD0


Join us next Tuesday, April 18, as we celebrate the achievements of Janet Hering during her farewell lecture. The lecture will focus on valuable insights about #ActionableResearch for the #SustainableDevelopment goals. More: u.ethz.ch/ELyj7



🚨New paper🚨: Offshore Wind 💨 🌊is considered a key technology for 🇪🇺 energy transition, but its Cost of Capital 💶 are comparably high. Why is that, what to do about it? Read our Perspective w/ Mak Dukan, @anuraggumber Florian Egli Bjarne Steffen sciencedirect.com/science/articl…


Come work with us at Zurich! ⚡️🌍🎓🏔️🇨🇭Now hiring for PhD student positions in climate finance and policy in my team Climate Finance and Policy Group and Tobi Schmidt’s team Energy and Technology Policy Group. #climatetwitter #energytwitter

Three interesting PhD and postdoc positions at ETH Zurich on energy innovation and policy as well as climate finance! epg.ethz.ch/open-positions…


.Florian Egli, Churchill Omondi Agutu, Bjarne Steffen, et al find solar-powered standalone systems drastically lower the cost of electrifying sub-Saharan Africa. #HouseholdElectrification can be provided at 7c USD per person per day on average. Energy and Technology Policy Group Climate Finance and Policy Group nature.com/articles/s4146…

Thrive at the Intersection of Technology and Public Policy with the TPP Programme of ETH Zurich 🎓 Gain essential public policy analysis skills from leading experts to tackle complex societal issues💡 📢Apply until 15 October 2023: tpp.ethz.ch


PhD JOB ALERT! Together w/ 2 other groups ETH Zürich Zurich, we'll analyze pathways for clean energy transport transitions in Africa csfm.ethz.ch/en/research/pr… We're looking 4 a PhD candidate to work on modelling and pathway narratives. more info: jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOPG_… Spread the word!

Can you assess ex-ante how climate policies spill over between regions via technological change? We try… Great to finally see this paper out, with Bessie Noll and Tobi Energy and Technology Policy Group. #net0prisma

Good data on renewables cost of capital is sparse, esp for developing countries (where it matters). We present a large-n approach of re-engineering PV auction results, w/ Florian Egli Nikolai Orgland Michael S. Taylor Energy and Technology Policy Group #net0prisma @esc_ethz_ch ISTP ETH sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Advanced geothermal in the field: Energy and Technology Policy Group Climate Finance and Policy Group today at Eavor Technologies Inc. drilling south of Munich Florian Mueller #AEGIS #geothermal Jesse D. Jenkins


My group is hiring a PhD student to work on transportation and data science as part of @CatalyseHorizon project at Hertie School Data Science Lab and Centre for Sustainability - Hertie School. Deadline is Dec 6. More details: hertie-school.dvinci-easy.com/en/p/en/jobs/8…

We highlight work by Bessie Noll, Bjarne Steffen and Tobias Schmidt (Energy and Technology Policy Group) on a model to study the effects of local interventions on global technological change through spillovers. nature.com/articles/s4358… 👉rdcu.be/drb6g

🎉New paper on DACCS cost projections out in Joule , where we conduct probabilistic cost projections for direct air carbon capture and storage (DACCS). Energy and Technology Policy Group Climate Finance and Policy Group Bjarne Steffen doi.org/10.1016/j.joul… Our results revealed in a🧵

🚨New commentary out in Joule discussing the global consequences of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and its "domestic-first" approach to climate policy. Read the🧵below for key insights. Energy and Technology Policy Group Bjarne Steffen doi.org/10.1016/j.joul…

New CEPR Discussion Paper DP19179 Sequencing Carbon Dioxide Removal into the EU ETS D Sultani, S Osorio, C Günther & M Pahle Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research PIK, Katrin Sievert, T S Schmidt & Bjarne Steffen ETH Zürich, O Edenhofer Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research PIK MCC Berlin TU Berlin ow.ly/phcJ50Sp9zf #CEPR_PE #CEPR_CCE
