[Translate to Englisch:] Sonja Peterson

Sonja Peterson

Prof. Dr.

Honorary Professorship for Climate and Energy Policy at the University of Kiel
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Kiellinie 66, 24105 Kiel
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German English

Short description

Sonja Peterson has been researching and advising on climate policy issues in an international, European, and German context for over 20 years. One focus is on environmental policy instruments, particularly European and international emissions trading. Her research has addressed topics such as the effects of the Kyoto Protocol, the Paris Agreement, EU climate policy, and specifically European emissions trading and border adjustment measures. Among other things, this involves social and competitive effects and the optimal design of policy measures.

Research data

Academic degree
Professor
Department
Economics, Social issues, Climate protection & Resources
Research topic

International climate policy, EU climate policy, emissions trading, CO2 pricing, environmental policy instruments

Research institute
Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Location of the research institute
Kiel
Department/Faculty
Global Commons and Climate Policy

Career

Education
MA in Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1998
Diploma in Business Mathematics, University of Hamburg, 1999
Dr. agr., University of Kiel, 2002
Experience
Head of Research Department "Environment and Natural Resources" at Kiel Institute for the World Economy (2005 - 2010)
Senior positions in science management at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (since 2010)
Honorary Professorship for Climate and Energy Policy at the University of Kiel (since 2017)

Publications and projects

Selected publications
Böhm, J. & S. Peterson (2024). Fossil fuel subsidy inventories vs. net carbon prices: A consistent approach for measuring fossil fuel price incentives. The Energy Journal: 45(4): 59-79, https://doi.org/10.1177/01956574241277304 (Link to publication)
Böhringer, Chr., S. Peterson, T. Rutherford., J. Schneider & M. Winkler (2021). Climate Policies after Paris: Pledge, Trade and Recycle. Insights from the 36th Energy Modeling Forum Study (EMF36). Energy Economics 104. (Link to publication)
Rickels, W., Rischer, Chr., Schenuit, F.& Peterson, S. (2023). Mögliche Effizienzgewinne durch die Einführung eines länderübergreifenden Emissionshandels für den Gebäude- und Straßenverkehrssektor in der Europäischen Union. Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik. https://doi.org/10.1515/pwp-2023-0022 (Link to publication)
Selected sponsored projects
“Carbon Pricing after Paris (CarPri)”. BMBF Programm: Ökonomie des Klimawandels, 2018 – 2022 (Link to project)
Klimapolitik und sozialer Ausgleich in Deutschland und Schleswig-Holstein. EKSH. 2024 (Link to project)
KlimaF-I: Der klimapolitische Beitrag von Forschungs- und Innovationsmaßnahmen BMBF. 2022-2025 (Link to project)

Committees and Awards

Selected councils
Scientific Advisory Board Environmental Research Centre (UFZ) Halle-Leipzig
Advisory Council for Energy Transition and Climate Protection (Energiewendebeirat), Schleswig-Holstein
Selected awards
Fulbright Scholarship
The 2025 Award for Campell Watkins Energy Journal Best Paper Award
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