Energiewirtschaftliches Institut an der Universität zu Köln gGmbH

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Lena Pickert, M.Sc.

Lena Pickert

has been working as a Research Analyst at EWI since 2018. Her research focus lies in the fields of sector coupling and the security of electricity supply. Before joining EWI, Lena Pickert studied Economics with a major in Energy Economics, as well as Regional Studies Latin America with a major in Economics at the University of Cologne and the University of Guadalajara (Mexico).

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Curriculum Vitae
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Studies

CO2 Pricing in the Building Sector and Necessary Additional Instruments

Client: Zentraler Immobilien Ausschuss e.V. (German Property Federation) (ZIA)

CO2 Pricing in the Building Sector and Necessary Additional Instruments

CO2 pricing provides incentives for investments in climate-friendly heating technologies and energy-efficient renovation. But a tax on greenhouse gases or an emission trading system alone will hardly be enough to make them economically attractive. Additional policy instruments are needed to do justice to the special features of the building sector. These are the key findings of a study conducted jointly by the Institute of Energy Economics at the University of Cologne (EWI) and the Institute for Public Economics at the University of Cologne (FiFo) on behalf of the Zentraler Immobilien Ausschuss e.V. (German Property Federation) (ZIA).

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Misc Publications

The Climate Protection Programme 2030 and its impacts
Dr. Johannes Wagner, Philipp Theile, Lena Pickert, Tobias Sprenger; 2019
The Climate Protection Programme 2030 and its impacts
The calculations of the EWI on the burden and relief of households through the “Klimaschutzprogramm 2030” show the effects of the CO2 price, the commuter allowance, and the EEG compensation. For example, a 3-person family with one commuter in an unrenovated single-family-house with an old oil heating system will have additional costs of 201 euros in 2025. In contrast, a high-income family with two commuters in a partially renovated single-family house will have higher costs of 108 euros in 2025 due to the climate protection programme. For a couple in an unrenovated apartment with a gas heating system without commuters, the effects of CO2 pricing and EEG compensation almost cancel each other out.
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Consulting Projects

Analysis of market failures with respect to large scale hydrogen production via electrolysis
Development of an energy tax system for the integrated energy transition
Analysis of the cost competitiveness of heating technologies in Europe

Research Projects

New Energy Network Structures for the Energy Transition (ENSURE)
Regionales Virtuelles Flächenkraftwerk für Versorgungssicherheit und Stromnetzstabilität (Quirinus)