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Chair of Sustainability Transition Policy
At the Chair of Sustainability Transition Policy, we explore the policies needed for a transition to a climate-neutral future. Our work is rooted in transition studies, but is strongly interdisciplinary, building on theories and methods from different disciplines, including political science, economics and other social sciences.
Our focus lies on climate and energy policies, often with an empirical focus, both in research and teaching.
We are offering 6 courses in WS 2024/2025. All are relevant to “Sustainability Transitions” which is our core interest.
Bachelor course
Energy Security, first class Thursday 23 October, 13:15-16:45 in LG 3.155
Master courses
Energy Policy Instruments, first class Tuesday 21 October...
Prof. Dr. Johan Lilliestam, holder of the Chair of Sustainability Transition Policy at FAU WiSo, was appointed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as Lead Author for the upcoming Seventh Assessment Report (AR7). He takes responsibility for the chapter on energy systems in Working...
Carbon taxing is a policy instrument that is implemented in increasingly many countries - but its effectiveness in reducing emissions has been low so far. One reason is that the tax has often been too low to affect emissions. In a paper in One Earth, we investigate the reasons for why governments im...
The exam review for International Politics: Global Sustainabilty (SozÖk) will be on 14 October 11-1230 in Johan’s office at LG 5.259. There is a registration tool for this on StudOn; please come to the time slot you signed up for. The Exam review for International Politics (IBS, IES, WiWi) will be a...
Schöller Fellows 2025 - From targets to actions: The climate policy nexus
On May 22nd, 2025, Aksornchan Chaianong was awarded the Schöller Fellowship 2025 at Hirsvogel Hall in Nuremberg. She is working on the research project “From targets to actions: The climate policy nexus” by exploring the interactions between renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate targets, policies, and performance. She will examine causal links and sequencing within and across fields across diverse countries, including understudied ones. Findings will improve understanding of target-setting, inform policy sequencing, and provide insights for achieving climate goals.
More information: https://www.schoeller-forschungszentrum.de/en/
