Energy & Climate

Charlotte Loreck

Senior Researcher

Professional Training and Career

Dipl.-Ing. in Engineering Science (TU Berlin and Technion, Haifa, Israel)
2007 – 2010: Federal Environment Agency, Dessau
Section Sustainable Energy Supply
since 2010 Öko-Institut e.V., Berlin
Researcher at Energy & Climate Division

Language Skills

English, Hebrew

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Charlotte Loreck

Energy & Climate
Senior Researcher
Berlin
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Germany

Scientific support to climate policy and climate action programme

11/01/2022

Next to the German legislative framework of the Climate Change Act trends in energy policy at European Union level are highly relevant for developments in Germany. The European Green Deal and its inherent aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the EU by at least 55% by 2030 as compared to 1990
Carbon pricing

GHG Projections: Further development of the methodologies and implementation of the European Governance Regulation and the Federal Climate Change Act in the 2023 Projection Report ("Policy Scenarios XI")

07/01/2022

Within the framework of the international and European climate protection regime, projections for greenhouse gas emissions must be submitted every two years by the participating countries or member states, which comply with a specified reporting format. The aim of the project is to support the Ge
Germany

Evaluation of cogeneration 2021–2025

11/01/2021

In this project, the German Ministry for Economic Affairs (BMWK) is advised on all aspects of cogeneration. A special focus of Oeko-Institut's work in this project is to investigate the development of combined heat and power in Germany and to assess the associated effects on energy and greenhouse
Germany

Security of supply and reserves in the German electricity sector

10/01/2021

Oeko-Institut prepared a short study on security of supply in the German electricity sector. Chapter 2 gives a historical overview of security of supply in order to depict both the technical and political character of this concept. Chapter 3 summarises the current legal frame for security of supp
Germany

Climate protection scenarios 2050: modelling, analysis and comparison of target scenarios

04/01/2021

The German greenhouse gas mitigation targets are laid down in the Federal Climate Change Act (as of August 2021) which was amended in June 2021. In the amended Act, the German greenhouse gas mititgation target is increased from minus 55% to minus 65% for the year 2030 as compared to 1990. By 2040
Germany

Further development of the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) surcharge calculator (2021)

04/01/2021

Based on the Renewable Energy Sources Act a surcharge is added to electricity sold. The level of the surcharge has been the topic of intense political debates; this project aims at providing in-depth information to the public in order to substantiate the debate. The calculating tool is pu

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Recent projects

Scientific support to climate policy and climate action programme

GHG Projections: Further development of the methodologies and implementation of the European Governance Regulation and the Federal Climate Change Act in the 2023 Projection Report ("Policy Scenarios XI")

Evaluation of cogeneration 2021–2025

Security of supply and reserves in the German electricity sector

Climate protection scenarios 2050: modelling, analysis and comparison of target scenarios

Further development of the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) surcharge calculator (2021)

Recent publications

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Recent projects

Scientific support to climate policy and climate action programme

GHG Projections: Further development of the methodologies and implementation of the European Governance Regulation and the Federal Climate Change Act in the 2023 Projection Report ("Policy Scenarios XI")

Evaluation of cogeneration 2021–2025

Security of supply and reserves in the German electricity sector

Climate protection scenarios 2050: modelling, analysis and comparison of target scenarios

Further development of the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) surcharge calculator (2021)

Recent publications

What is the role of nuclear energy in achieving climate targets in global scenarios?

Electromobility: Electric cars, plug-in hybrids and batteries

Impact Assessment on the Environmental, Social and Economic Effects of the 2030 Sectoral Targets in the Federal Government’s Climate Action Plan 2050

Expanding the renewable energy portfolio: Fit for purpose, cost-effective, eco-friendly

Integrating a carbon floor price in the policy mix for Germany’s coal phase-out

Germany's Electric Future

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The EU Carbon Certification Removal Framework and its methodologies must be improved to deliver on their goals

The ICVCM approval of three REDD methodologies presents risks to the integrity of the initiative