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Climate Finance and Policy Group

@ETH_CFP

Research group at @ETH_en led by @BjarneSteffen. We study the governance of the energy transition, and how to catalyze finance for new low-carbon technologies

 Zurich, Switzerland
cfp.ethz.ch
Joined June 2021
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Nature Communications@NatureComms4 Feb 2025
@PhilCens, @PaulWaidelich, et al. analyze #energy financing patterns of public #ExportCredit agencies (ECAs), finding mainly European ECAs moved away from fossil fuels, a transition paired with shifting support towards high-income countries. @heclausanne nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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Bjarne Steffen@BjarneSteffen25 Jun 2024
Very proud of the first Doctor from @ETH_CFP : Our @PaulWaidelich successfully defended his doctoral thesis Essays on Climate Change and the Financial Economy yesterday. Congrats!! Amazing work, with papers out in Nature Climate Change and Energy Economics, and more to come!
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Bjarne Steffen@BjarneSteffen11 Oct 2023
Can you assess ex-ante how climate policies spill over between regions via technological change? We try… Great to finally see this paper out, with @bessie_noll and Tobi @ETH_EPG. #net0prisma
PNASNews (@PNASNews) profile picturePNASNews@PNASNews11 Oct 2023
Environmentalists have sported "Think Globally, Act Locally" t-shirts for decades. A study models situations where local green policies can spill over to adjacent jurisdictions, using the electrification of road freight as a case study. In PNAS: ow.ly/OMPq50PVKo6
Electric truck batteries are charged at a charging station.

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Energy and Technology Policy Group@ETH_EPG11 Oct 2023
New Paper from a collaboration between our groups @ETH Zurich and @IRENA shows the possibilities and limits of using auction data to estimate cost of capital of Solar PV projects! @ETH_CFP
Bjarne Steffen (@BjarneSteffen) profile pictureBjarne Steffen@BjarneSteffen11 Oct 2023
Good data on renewables cost of capital is sparse, esp for developing countries (where it matters). We present a large-n approach of re-engineering PV auction results, w/ @floegli @NikolaiOrgland @mtaylor_nz @ETH_EPG #net0prisma @esc_ethz_ch @istp_eth sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Bjarne Steffen@BjarneSteffen11 Oct 2023
Good data on renewables cost of capital is sparse, esp for developing countries (where it matters). We present a large-n approach of re-engineering PV auction results, w/ @floegli @NikolaiOrgland @mtaylor_nz @ETH_EPG #net0prisma @esc_ethz_ch @istp_eth sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Two more days to apply ⬇️
Bjarne Steffen (@BjarneSteffen) profile pictureBjarne Steffen@BjarneSteffen29 Jun 2023
Come work with us at Zurich! ⚡️🌍🎓🏔️🇨🇭Now hiring for PhD student positions in climate finance and policy in my team @ETH_CFP and Tobi Schmidt’s team @ETH_EPG. #climatetwitter #energytwitter
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Bjarne Steffen@BjarneSteffen29 Jun 2023
Come work with us at Zurich! ⚡️🌍🎓🏔️🇨🇭Now hiring for PhD student positions in climate finance and policy in my team @ETH_CFP and Tobi Schmidt’s team @ETH_EPG. #climatetwitter #energytwitter
Energy and Technology Policy Group (@ETH_EPG) profile pictureEnergy and Technology Policy Group@ETH_EPG29 Jun 2023
Not 1, not 2, but 3 PhD positions at the interface of energy technology, policy and finance @ETH Zurich, together with our sister group @ETH_CFP (Prof @BjarneSteffen). More info and the links to each position: epg.ethz.ch/open-positions.h…
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🚨New paper🚨: Offshore Wind 💨 🌊is considered a key technology for 🇪🇺 energy transition, but its Cost of Capital 💶 are comparably high. Why is that, what to do about it? Read our Perspective w/ Mak Dukan, @anuraggumber @floegli @BjarneSteffen sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Energy and Technology Policy Group@ETH_EPG3 May 2023
Great to see this online! Co-authored by our very own @floegli. Proposed exactly this about 10 years ago in a @NatureClimate paper on de-risking low-carbon investment (see screenshot). rdcu.be/dbgAo Now pls use this data #energytwitter! how to? doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2023…
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Michael S. Taylor (@mtaylor_nz) profile pictureMichael S. Taylor@mtaylor_nz3 May 2023
And we're live! You know that pesky input assumption to LCOE that is super super important and no one really knows what exactly it should be? Well the cost of capital for #Renewable #power just got a little bit demystified Our report is out 1/n irena.org/Publications/2023/…
The cost of financing for renewable power

The cost of financing for renewable power

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Energy Blog @ ETH Zürich@eth_energy_blog3 Mar 2023
Deploying a diversity of direct air capture and storage technology is critical for complementing deep decarbonization efforts, says @ETH_CFP's @katrin_sievert our latest blog post. blogs.ethz.ch/energy/diversi… #CDR #DACS @istp_eth
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🚨New CFP paper: What investment shifts are needed for net zero? A meta-analysis by @lena_klaassen & @BjarneSteffen in @NatureClimate estimates an uptick by 41% for climate-relevant infrastructure compared to recent past rdcu.be/c2P63 #climatetwitter #energytwitter
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Cell Press Sustainability@CellPressSust22 Nov 2022
This week's research highlight is from @Joule_CP. Read the commentary "Climate impacts of the metaverse" by Christian Stoll, @UliGall, & @lena_klaassen: cell.com/joule/fulltext/S254… @ETH_CFP @TU_Muenchen @MIT
Climate impacts of the metaverse

Climate impacts of the metaverse

In this commentary, we provide first reference points to explore if the metaverse may contribute to or delay the transition to net-zero carbon emissions. To gauge the climate impact of a metaverse...

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Energy and Technology Policy Group@ETH_EPG4 Nov 2022
PhD opportunity with us and @ETH_CFP! We seek a student to improve our understanding of the economics of (advanced) geothermal power. Geothermal might be a key tech in a clean energy system (or not, depending on economics). Job description here: jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOPG_e…
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Energy and Technology Policy Group (@ETH_EPG) profile pictureEnergy and Technology Policy Group@ETH_EPG4 Nov 2022
PhD opportunity with us and @ETH_CFP! We seek a student to improve our understanding of the economics of (advanced) geothermal power. Geothermal might be a key tech in a clean energy system (or not, depending on economics). Job description here: jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOPG_e…
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Günther Dissertori@G_Dissertori27 Sep 2022
Today the @ETH_en inaugural and farewell lectures in the autumn semester 2022 begin with @BjarneSteffen's inaugural lecture "All about 💰? How finance matters for the clean energy transition." As always, 5 pm in the #Audimax or online: video.ethz.ch/live/events/li…
Portrait of Prof. Dr. Bjarne Steffen Copyright: ETH Zürich / Giulia Marthaler

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Energy and Technology Policy Group@ETH_EPG8 Sep 2022
How do the cost of charging an electric vehicle compare across Europe (all charging options considered)? See our new #openaccess paper in @natcomms with @lukas_lanz_ @bessie_noll @BjarneSteffen and Tobias Schmidt (me). nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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SWEET EDGE@SWEETEDGE_CH28 Jul 2022
📰Our partners at @ETH present early evidence on how the Ukraine war has changed public policy support: for policies aiming at the phase-out of fossil fuels, and for policies supporting the phase-in of clean energy alternatives. 👇 @BjarneSteffen @anthonypatt
Bjarne Steffen (@BjarneSteffen) profile pictureBjarne Steffen@BjarneSteffen28 Jul 2022
🚨New paper🚨: Does the Russia-Ukraine war change public support for clean energy policies? We provide early evidence for CH 🇨🇭 and discuss what it means for Central Europe 🇪🇺. With @anthonypatt. @ETH_CFP @esc_ethz_ch @SWEETEDGE_CH @istp_eth sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Energy and Technology Policy Group@ETH_EPG27 Jul 2022
Warum Bauvorschriften und Subventionen eben doch relevant sind für den Heizungsersatz und die Dekarbonisierung des Gebäudesektors. Ein Replik auf die Kollegen des IWP in Luzern. nzz.ch/meinung/subventionen-…
Subventionen und Bauvorschriften sind eben doch wirksame klimapolitische Massnahmen

Subventionen und Bauvorschriften sind eben doch wirksame klimapolitische Massnahmen

Der indirekte Gegenvorschlag zur Gletscher-Initiative sieht eine finanzielle Unterstützung des Heizungsersatzes vor. Das ist weder ineffizient noch sozialpolitisch falsch, wie in einem Gastkommentar...

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Bjarne Steffen@BjarneSteffen28 Jul 2022
🚨New paper🚨: Does the Russia-Ukraine war change public support for clean energy policies? We provide early evidence for CH 🇨🇭 and discuss what it means for Central Europe 🇪🇺. With @anthonypatt. @ETH_CFP @esc_ethz_ch @SWEETEDGE_CH @istp_eth sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Cost of capital (CoC) are critical for the clean energy transition, but what determines the CoC? In our 🚨new paper🚨 w/ @BjarneSteffen @PaulWaidelich we evaluate data from 43 studies & discuss how to use CoC as a policy lever @esc_ethz_ch @SWEETEDGE_CH iopscience.iop.org/article/1…
Drivers for the cost of capital on four levels

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