Lukas Hermwille
@lukashermwille.bsky.social
Social scientist working on global climate governance and transformative industrial policy. Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy.
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I think the most important issue at stake at #COP30 in #Bélem on mitigation is whether the #UNFCCC continues addressing the transitions needed to achieve the mitigation objectives of the #ParisAgreement - or gets forced back into discussing the global emissions gap only in abstract terms
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I think the most important issue at stake at #COP30 in #Bélem on mitigation is whether the #UNFCCC continues addressing the transitions needed to achieve the mitigation objectives of the #ParisAgreement - or gets forced back into discussing the global emissions gap only in abstract terms
Recently German political discourse is replete with attacks on the EU ETS. In an op-ed I argue that these attacks could easily become a self-fulfilling prophecy. It may help us short term we are shooting ourselves in the foot in the race for the future: wupperinst.org/en/a/wi/a/s/...
Weakening the EU Emissions Trading System Means Handing the Future Race to China
A statement of Dr. Lukas Hermwille, Co-Head of Transformative Industrial Policy Research Unit
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November 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Recently German political discourse is replete with attacks on the EU ETS. In an op-ed I argue that these attacks could easily become a self-fulfilling prophecy. It may help us short term we are shooting ourselves in the foot in the race for the future: wupperinst.org/en/a/wi/a/s/...
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Guten Morgen deutsche Medien:
Diese Studie zeigt:
a) dass die AfD unverhältnismäßige mediale Aufmerksamkeit erhält (=mehr als ihre elektorale Größe suggerieren könnte).
b) dass diese Aufmerksamkeit mit der strategischen Störung des politischen Prozesses durch die AfD an sich zusammenhängt.
Diese Studie zeigt:
a) dass die AfD unverhältnismäßige mediale Aufmerksamkeit erhält (=mehr als ihre elektorale Größe suggerieren könnte).
b) dass diese Aufmerksamkeit mit der strategischen Störung des politischen Prozesses durch die AfD an sich zusammenhängt.
This is such a great new piece of research by @curdknupfer.bsky.social et al. It should be mandatory reading for journalists. academic.oup.com/joc/advance-...
Far-right challenges to liberal democratic press norms: “indexing by proxy” in a German immigration debate
Abstract. This study examines the mechanisms by which illiberal politics make the news by disrupting democratic systems. During the late 20th century, a li
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July 13, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Guten Morgen deutsche Medien:
Diese Studie zeigt:
a) dass die AfD unverhältnismäßige mediale Aufmerksamkeit erhält (=mehr als ihre elektorale Größe suggerieren könnte).
b) dass diese Aufmerksamkeit mit der strategischen Störung des politischen Prozesses durch die AfD an sich zusammenhängt.
Diese Studie zeigt:
a) dass die AfD unverhältnismäßige mediale Aufmerksamkeit erhält (=mehr als ihre elektorale Größe suggerieren könnte).
b) dass diese Aufmerksamkeit mit der strategischen Störung des politischen Prozesses durch die AfD an sich zusammenhängt.
We have a new comment out in @natureportfolio.nature.com Nature Energy in which we synthesise key findings of our 4-year CINTRAN project on structural change in coal and carbon-intensive regions across Europe.
A free read-only version is available here: rdcu.be/epxGW
#JustTransition #energysky
A free read-only version is available here: rdcu.be/epxGW
#JustTransition #energysky
Compounding injustices can impede a just energy transition
Nature Energy - Coal and carbon-intensive regions have lagged behind in socioeconomic development, long before any transition-related structural changes were foreseeable. Acknowledging and tackling...
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June 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
We have a new comment out in @natureportfolio.nature.com Nature Energy in which we synthesise key findings of our 4-year CINTRAN project on structural change in coal and carbon-intensive regions across Europe.
A free read-only version is available here: rdcu.be/epxGW
#JustTransition #energysky
A free read-only version is available here: rdcu.be/epxGW
#JustTransition #energysky
A lot of people are trying to make sense of Trump's tariffs. The only pattern I see is chaos. And it is not a bug but a feature: Chaos is a policy objective. Trump thrives on chaos.
April 3, 2025 at 5:40 AM
A lot of people are trying to make sense of Trump's tariffs. The only pattern I see is chaos. And it is not a bug but a feature: Chaos is a policy objective. Trump thrives on chaos.
We have been selling computer hardware and software separately forever. Can't EU Automakers do the same? Just reduce prices (and tariffs) of car hardware and charge costumers extra for the software to rub the car. Separate product, separate tariffs...
April 2, 2025 at 6:21 AM
We have been selling computer hardware and software separately forever. Can't EU Automakers do the same? Just reduce prices (and tariffs) of car hardware and charge costumers extra for the software to rub the car. Separate product, separate tariffs...
We @wuppertalinstitut.bsky.social have analyzed the #CleanIndustrialDeal. Overall it provides urgently needed industrial policy orientation in a geopolitical storm. But it has its limitations. Read the full report here: wupperinst.org/fileadmin/re...
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March 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
We @wuppertalinstitut.bsky.social have analyzed the #CleanIndustrialDeal. Overall it provides urgently needed industrial policy orientation in a geopolitical storm. But it has its limitations. Read the full report here: wupperinst.org/fileadmin/re...
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Wie haben den Clean Industrial Deal analysiert. Insgesamt bietet er dringend notwendige industriepolitische Orientierung im geopolitischen Sturm. Aber er ist auch nicht ohne Schwächen. Details gibt es hier: wupperinst.org/a/wi/a/s/ad/...
March 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Wie haben den Clean Industrial Deal analysiert. Insgesamt bietet er dringend notwendige industriepolitische Orientierung im geopolitischen Sturm. Aber er ist auch nicht ohne Schwächen. Details gibt es hier: wupperinst.org/a/wi/a/s/ad/...
Kann bitte irgendein Journalist*in Friedrich Merz fragen was er dazu sagt, dass er angetreten ist, um die AfD zu halbieren und jetzt hat er sie verdoppelt...
February 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Kann bitte irgendein Journalist*in Friedrich Merz fragen was er dazu sagt, dass er angetreten ist, um die AfD zu halbieren und jetzt hat er sie verdoppelt...
Wir suchen eine studentische/wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft für unseren Forschungsbereich Transformative Industriepolitik! #energiehimmel #energysky #greensky
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Studentische bzw. wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft (w/m/d) für die Abteilung Zukünftige Energie- und Industriesysteme
Zur Unterstützung im Forschungsbereich Transformative Industriepolitik
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February 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Wir suchen eine studentische/wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft für unseren Forschungsbereich Transformative Industriepolitik! #energiehimmel #energysky #greensky
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A reminder that the only way for Europe to reduce exposure to volatile fossil gas prices is to significantly reduce gas consumption.
February 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
A reminder that the only way for Europe to reduce exposure to volatile fossil gas prices is to significantly reduce gas consumption.
Reposted by Lukas Hermwille
Die #EU-Kommission wird voraussichtlich am 26.02. ihren #CleanIndustrialDeal vorstellen. lukashermwille.bsky.social, Co-Leiter des Forschungsbereichs Transformative Industriepolitik am Wuppertal Institut, hat darüber mit dem @tagesspiegel.de gesprochen. Zum #Statement: wupperinst.org/a/wi/a/s/ad/...
February 7, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Die #EU-Kommission wird voraussichtlich am 26.02. ihren #CleanIndustrialDeal vorstellen. lukashermwille.bsky.social, Co-Leiter des Forschungsbereichs Transformative Industriepolitik am Wuppertal Institut, hat darüber mit dem @tagesspiegel.de gesprochen. Zum #Statement: wupperinst.org/a/wi/a/s/ad/...
Trump wants to make the US to dominate global 🔌💡energy markets, coerce the EU in buying ever more US LNG. Why should he be interested in brokering peace in Ukraine? It would only bring back Russian gas which would end his energy dreams. If anything it should be his interest to prolong the war, no?
January 24, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Trump wants to make the US to dominate global 🔌💡energy markets, coerce the EU in buying ever more US LNG. Why should he be interested in brokering peace in Ukraine? It would only bring back Russian gas which would end his energy dreams. If anything it should be his interest to prolong the war, no?
Still have to learn to use Bluesky properly... I forgot the 🔌💡 to make sure this is seen in the EnergySky
Another brilliant result from our CINTRAN project. Congrats @mcbrisbois.bsky.social and @robertocantoni.bsky.social
'To go fast, we must go slow.'
This @coaltransitions.bsky.social
paper highlights the dangers of pushing through an #energy transition from the top-down without taking the time to include people in planning and benefits. 1/4
@sussexnrggroup.bsky.social
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This @coaltransitions.bsky.social
paper highlights the dangers of pushing through an #energy transition from the top-down without taking the time to include people in planning and benefits. 1/4
@sussexnrggroup.bsky.social
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January 22, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Still have to learn to use Bluesky properly... I forgot the 🔌💡 to make sure this is seen in the EnergySky
Another brilliant result from our CINTRAN project. Congrats @mcbrisbois.bsky.social and @robertocantoni.bsky.social
'To go fast, we must go slow.'
This @coaltransitions.bsky.social
paper highlights the dangers of pushing through an #energy transition from the top-down without taking the time to include people in planning and benefits. 1/4
@sussexnrggroup.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This @coaltransitions.bsky.social
paper highlights the dangers of pushing through an #energy transition from the top-down without taking the time to include people in planning and benefits. 1/4
@sussexnrggroup.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Coping with decarbonisation: An inventory of strategies from resistance to transformation
Decarbonisation is progressing rapidly and different actors respond to its impacts in different ways. Whether these responses seek to resist decarboni…
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January 22, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Another brilliant result from our CINTRAN project. Congrats @mcbrisbois.bsky.social and @robertocantoni.bsky.social
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The ENTICE Project has officially launched! 🚀🌍 Our partners gathered for the first time to lay the groundwork for an enhanced understanding of #trade impacts on #climate, #industries, and the #environment 🍃🏭
#ENTICEproject #TradeAndClimate #HorizonEurope
#ENTICEproject #TradeAndClimate #HorizonEurope
January 22, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The ENTICE Project has officially launched! 🚀🌍 Our partners gathered for the first time to lay the groundwork for an enhanced understanding of #trade impacts on #climate, #industries, and the #environment 🍃🏭
#ENTICEproject #TradeAndClimate #HorizonEurope
#ENTICEproject #TradeAndClimate #HorizonEurope
Today we are kicking off a new project researching the Trade-Climate-Industrial Policy Nexus: ENTICE - ENhancing understanding Trade Impacts on Climate, industries and the Environment.
Coincidentally, we are meeting a day after Trump's inauguration who made our work all the more important!
Coincidentally, we are meeting a day after Trump's inauguration who made our work all the more important!
January 21, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Today we are kicking off a new project researching the Trade-Climate-Industrial Policy Nexus: ENTICE - ENhancing understanding Trade Impacts on Climate, industries and the Environment.
Coincidentally, we are meeting a day after Trump's inauguration who made our work all the more important!
Coincidentally, we are meeting a day after Trump's inauguration who made our work all the more important!
I guess this is article represents the Boss level of participant observation... Super curious to read the reflections of the co-facilitators of the Global Stocktake.
1. 🚨 New Article Alert! 🚨 Farhan Akhtar and I reflect on the first global stocktake under the Paris Agreement, highlighting key findings and innovations in the technical dialogue process. @NatureClimate @UNFCCC @iGST @ClimateWorks @IPCCCH www.nature.com/articles/s41...
January 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I guess this is article represents the Boss level of participant observation... Super curious to read the reflections of the co-facilitators of the Global Stocktake.
Great start of the new year! Our @nature.com Climate Change article got public shed today. We traced the transformation across a decade of IPCC scenarios. My favourite insight: we see positive developments not only in ambitious mitigation scenarios but also in the BAU references... rdcu.be/d5ptz
Energy and socioeconomic system transformation through a decade of IPCC-assessed scenarios
Nature Climate Change - Scenarios for mitigation pathways lay the foundation for IPCC reporting and provide guidelines for future climate actions. This Analysis compares all the scenarios included...
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January 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Great start of the new year! Our @nature.com Climate Change article got public shed today. We traced the transformation across a decade of IPCC scenarios. My favourite insight: we see positive developments not only in ambitious mitigation scenarios but also in the BAU references... rdcu.be/d5ptz
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#Sozialwissenschaften bereichern die Energie- & #Industrietransformation, spielt bisher aber eine Nebenrolle. Es ist Zeit, politische & soziale Dimensionen der Energiewende ins Zentrum zu rücken, schreiben @lukashermwille.bsky.social (@wuppertalinstitut.bsky.social) & Rainer Quitzow 👉 is.gd/R0oMaz
December 3, 2024 at 12:49 PM
#Sozialwissenschaften bereichern die Energie- & #Industrietransformation, spielt bisher aber eine Nebenrolle. Es ist Zeit, politische & soziale Dimensionen der Energiewende ins Zentrum zu rücken, schreiben @lukashermwille.bsky.social (@wuppertalinstitut.bsky.social) & Rainer Quitzow 👉 is.gd/R0oMaz
This is crucial! We hear so often that "we just need the political will" to implement the transformation. Social sciences are key to understand the limits of political will and how to move them!
Thanks to @ecpr.bsky.social and STRN for this important initiative.
Thanks to @ecpr.bsky.social and STRN for this important initiative.
🌍 “Open Letter to the European Commission: Strengthening Social Science-Focused Energy Research in Horizon Europe” issued by three major research networks: the European Green Deal needs social science research to succeed! #EnergyResearch #HorizonEurope #ClimateAction #SocialScience
December 3, 2024 at 12:06 PM
This is crucial! We hear so often that "we just need the political will" to implement the transformation. Social sciences are key to understand the limits of political will and how to move them!
Thanks to @ecpr.bsky.social and STRN for this important initiative.
Thanks to @ecpr.bsky.social and STRN for this important initiative.
Waterloo war auch eine offene Feldschlacht, oder?
November 29, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Waterloo war auch eine offene Feldschlacht, oder?
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Neue 🎙️-Folge: Wie kann die #EU #Wohlstand sichern, #Klimaschutz stärken & im globalen #Handel bestehen? Über #Industriepolitik diskutieren @michabloss.bsky.social (MdEP) & @lukashermwille.bsky.social als Schlüsselthema der Zukunft.
➡️ Mehr Infos: wupperinst.org/a/wi/a/s/ad/...
#Podcast #Industrie
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#Podcast #Industrie
November 19, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Neue 🎙️-Folge: Wie kann die #EU #Wohlstand sichern, #Klimaschutz stärken & im globalen #Handel bestehen? Über #Industriepolitik diskutieren @michabloss.bsky.social (MdEP) & @lukashermwille.bsky.social als Schlüsselthema der Zukunft.
➡️ Mehr Infos: wupperinst.org/a/wi/a/s/ad/...
#Podcast #Industrie
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#Podcast #Industrie
Für den @wuppertalinstitut.bsky.social Podcast #Zukunftswissen.fm habe ich mich mit @michabloss.bsky.social über EU-Industriepolitik unterhalten. Wir waren uns meist einig. Bei Sinn und Notwendigkeit von Zöllen zum Schutz der Autoindustrie gab es auch Reibungspunkte.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=csVu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=csVu...
#59: Warum brauchen wir eine starke Industriepolitik, Michael Bloss und Lukas Hermwille?
YouTube video by Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie
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November 19, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Für den @wuppertalinstitut.bsky.social Podcast #Zukunftswissen.fm habe ich mich mit @michabloss.bsky.social über EU-Industriepolitik unterhalten. Wir waren uns meist einig. Bei Sinn und Notwendigkeit von Zöllen zum Schutz der Autoindustrie gab es auch Reibungspunkte.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=csVu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=csVu...
Why did markets react so + on Trump's election in the US and - in the EU? To me it seems the US is headed for economic disaster if he implements his promised industrial policies. This analysis by @bentleyallan.bsky.social and Tim Sahay confirms my hunch.
www.netzeropolicylab.com/trump-retreat
www.netzeropolicylab.com/trump-retreat
Trump’s proposed clean energy retreat: US costs and global rewards — Net Zero Industrial Policy Lab
Analysis shows disincentivizing US solar and battery manufacture could cost billions and open new supply chain markets for competitors
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November 13, 2024 at 8:36 AM
Why did markets react so + on Trump's election in the US and - in the EU? To me it seems the US is headed for economic disaster if he implements his promised industrial policies. This analysis by @bentleyallan.bsky.social and Tim Sahay confirms my hunch.
www.netzeropolicylab.com/trump-retreat
www.netzeropolicylab.com/trump-retreat