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Dr. Michael Kopatz

Senior Researcher

Energy, Transport and Climate Policy
Research Unit Urban Transitions
Michael Kopatz

On leave from 1 August 2022 to 31 July 2028

Education and Academic Training

  • Studies in Social Science with main focus on environmental politics and environmental planning

Professional Experience

  • Since 1997: research fellow at the Wuppertal Institute, Climate Policy Division, since 2003 in the Division Energy, Transport and Climate Policy
  • 1996 - 1997 Contribution to the DFG-Project "Mediation and Negotiation in Environmental Conflicts" (Institute for Public Planning, Oldenburg)

Research Focus

  • Sustainability as a programme for administration
  • Participation and sustainability
  • Local climate protection policies
  • Fuel poverty
  • Sustainable Growth
  • Sustainable Consumption and Worktime Reduction
  • Happiness Policies

Publications

You find all scientific publications on our publication server.

Projects

Project start
Z-A

StadtProArbeit

City Centres, Town and District Centres as New Places of Productive Work

Rollout Wf 4.0

Rollout Economic Development 4.0: Renaissance of the Regions

OptiWohn

Optimise Floor Area Use, Minimise New Construction Pressure

Wirtschaftsförderung 4.0

Development and Implementation of a Management Concept for the Systematic Enhancement of the Regional economy and Cooperating Economic Structures in Municipalities

Book Project "Ökoroutine" - Ecoroutine. That We Do, What We Think Is Right.

Standardisation of Smart Meters against Energy Poverty

Analysis of Approaches of Alternative Economies: Sustainability Effects and Actions for the State of NRW's Policy - Exploratory Analysis

Local Sufficiency Policy: Strategic Perspectives for Cities, Federal States and Federal Republic

Energy Sufficiency - Strategies and Instruments for a Technical, Systemic and Cultural Transition towards a Sustainable Limitation of Energy Consumption. Focus: Residential Buildings. Project Part 2: Governance and Appliances

Climate Protection and Efficiency Policies in the European Union

Relieving Energy Poverty: Book and Conference Project

Development of an Energy Guideline for the German-Speaking Community of Belgium

Update and Completion of the Online Dossier of the Federal Agency for Civic Education

Scientific Monitoring of the Project "Cleverer Kiez"

Sustainable Hamburg

NELA

Sustainable Energy Consumption and Lifestyles in Poor Households and those at Risk of Poverty

Future Energy Consulting in Germany

Developing Measures to Reduce CO2-Emissions and to Develop an Excel Database Displaying Measures for Municipal Courses of Action for the City of Osnabrück

Sustainable Germany in a Globalised World

Financing of the Proposal Period of the Project "Sustainable Energy and Mobility Services for Poverty Households. A Contribution to Reduce Energy Poverty"

Enhancement of Conceptual Considerations on Ecological Justice as Part of the Social Accounting in Germany on the Basis of Expert Interviews and an Expert Discussion: Main Study

ÖkÖV

Analysis and Strategies for the Creation of Economic Incentives for Increased Environmental Action in the Public Administration Sector

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