# Teaching

Seminar: The economics of climate change

In the summer semester of 2025, I will teach a Masters’ level seminar at Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Business at the Université libre de Bruxelles. The seminar will be based on our recent book “Th...

24th September 2024 by Guntram Wolff 128 views

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# Publications

The macroeconomics of decarbonisation

Our Cambridge University Press book is out and available. Have a look....

21st February 2024 by Grégory Claeys, Marie Le Mouel, Simone Tagliapietra, Guntram B. Wolff, Georg Zachmann 134 views

# Publications

How can the European Union adapt to climate change?

Europe must increasingly deal with the harmful impacts of climate change, regardless of its success in reducing emissions. These impacts have significant cross-border effects and threaten to deepen existing divisions. Co...

29th June 2022 by Klaas Lenaerts, Simone Tagliapietra, Guntram Wolff 427 views

# Blog, Interviews

Can climate change be tackled without ditching economic growth?

The ultimate answer to the question on whether climate change can be tackled without ditching economic growth depends on our willingness to step up climate action massively. This piece originally appeared in Corriere del...

27th September 2021 by Guntram Wolff 1311 views

# Publications

Can climate change be tackled without ditching economic growth?

Higher levels of economic activity tend to go hand-in-hand with additional energy use and consumption of natural resources. As fossil fuels still account for 80 percent of the global energy mix, energy consumption remain...

17th September 2021 by Guntram Wolff 769 views

# Publications

A green fiscal pact: climate investment in times of budget consolidation

Paper prepared for the informal ECOFIN meeting of EU finance ministers and central bank governors in Ljubljana on 10/11 September 2021. Paper is available here...

10th September 2021 by Guntram Wolff 856 views

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# Publications

Energy Policy: Conditions are ideal for a new climate club

Our latest piece in the academic journal Energy Policy...

9th September 2021 by Guntram Wolff 709 views

# Blog

How much investment do we need to reach net zero?

To become climate neutral by mid-century, the European Union and other major economies must substantially reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during this decade. The EU aims to reduce its emissions by 55 percent ...

25th August 2021 by Guntram Wolff 1256 views

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# Publications

Article in Nature: Form a climate club: United States, European Union and China

Our latest piece in Nature, DOI...

23rd March 2021 by Guntram Wolff 1027 views

# podcast

How to make the European Green Deal work (part 2)

Don’t worry if you missed part one because all of Bruegel’s pillars for a European Green Deal are created equal. This time, Nicholas Barrett and Guntram Wolff discuss industrial policy and the social conseque...

13th November 2019 by Guntram Wolff 1274 views