Claudia Kemfert Keynote Speaker
- Head of Energy at the German Institute of Economic Research
- Adviser to EU Commission President Barroso
- Won the 2006 Top German Scientist Award
Claudia Kemfert's Biography
Professor Dr. Claudia Kemfert is considered to be one of Germany’s leading exponents of green economic policy. Her research activities concentrate on the evaluation of climate and energy policy strategies.
She serves as Head of the Department for Energy, Transportation and Environment at the German Institute of Economic Research (DIW Berlin) and Professor of Energy Economics at Humboldt University, Berlin.
Prof. Dr. Kemfert advises José Manuel Barroso, President of the EU Commission, as a member of the High Level Group on Energy, and she is an external advisor to the World Bank, the United Nations and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
She has received awards from the DAAD and was honoured in 2006 as Top German Scientist by the German Research Foundation (“Elf der Wissenschaft 2006”). She is a member of renowned expert commissions and sustainability advisory councils, and is a member of the editorial board of Energy Economics, Gaia and Energy Efficiency.
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