Karen Pittel
ifo Institut
Karen Pittel is Professor of Economics at the University of Munich and Director of the ifo Center for Energy, Climate and Resources at the ifo Institute in Munich, Germany. Karen is Co-Chair of the German Advisory Council on Global Change and was Deputy Chair of the Steering Committee of the Science Platform on Climate Protection which advised the German Government on long-term climate policy (until March 2023). She is also a member of the Executive Board of the National Academy of Science and Technology. Karen research interests lie in the areas of energy, climate and resource economics with a focus on the transformation of energy systems and the long-term effectiveness and efficiency of climate and energy policies.