Ariadne publication by Centre for Sustainability researchers features in leading academic journal

In this paper, the authors, including Christian Flachsland and Johannes Brehm, call for a more strategic and anticipatory approach to designing climate policy pathways. The assessment framework developed in this work allows for systematic evaluation of individual climate policy pathways, including their climate effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, fiscal burden, distributional effects, political feasibility, and governance.  

The researchers then apply the assessment framework to the light-duty vehicles sector in Germany and the phaseout of internal combustion engines, an important step toward reaching overall net-zero emission targets. 

The study underscores the need for flexible, adaptive policies that can be recalibrated over time as the transition progresses. It calls for broader stakeholder engagement, data-driven assessments, and long-term strategic planning, which the authors argue would offer a higher likelihood of achieving ambitious climate targets. 

Read the full paper here. 

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