Wolfgang Obergassel
Biographic Data
| ID | 6561300 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wolfgang Obergassel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wolfgang |
| FAMILY NAME | Obergassel |
| SIGNATURE | OBERGASSEL W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7849-8898 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Energy and socioeconomic system transformation through a decade of IPCC-assessed scenarios
The potential of international institutions to foster transitions. The example of the Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement
Socio-technical transitions literature has so far engaged very little with the question of how international institutions could foster transitions. Conversely, international climate policy literature shows gaps in engaging with transformational change. To address these gaps, this article analyses the potential of the first Global Stocktake (GST) under the Paris Agreement to foster transitions. The article first develops a novel conceptual framewo…
Global stocktake and the SDG midterm review as opportunities for integration
From regime‐building to implementation
The gap between the internationally agreed climate objectives and tangible emissions reductions looms large. We explore how the supreme decision‐making body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Conference of the Parties (COP), could develop to promote more effective climate policy. We argue that promoting implementation of climate action could benefit from focusing more on individual sectoral systems, particu…
Driving towards transformation? To what extent does global climate governance promote decarbonisation of land transport
This article aims to analyse the potential for international climate governance to promote the decarbonisation of land transport. It first summarises challenges and barriers that impede the transformation of the sector. On this basis, the article discusses how international governance could potentially assist with overcoming these barriers and mobilising potentials. Subsequently, the article analyses to what extent existing international governan…
Klimaneutralität versus Treibhausgasneutralität
Klimaneutralität wird im Zuge des Pariser Klimaabkommens zur politischen Zielgröße. Die Nationalstaaten, die das Abkommen unterzeichnet haben, müssen regeln, wie sie das Ziel erreichen möchten. Das deutsche Klimaschutzgesetz unterscheidet dabei zwischen ,,klimaneutral“ und ,,treibhausgasneutral“. Das kann zu Missverständnissen führen, kann aber auch sinnvoll sein.German and European policymakers are currently in the process of clarifying their lo…
Two for One
2015 was a watershed for international sustainability governance. With the Paris climate agreement and Agenda 2030 , the international community adopted new targets and processes which are to guide policy for decades to come. Both emphasise the need for integration. In practice, however, climate change and sustainable development have so far been siloed issues
Human rights and the clean development mechanism
This article analyses the human rights implications of projects under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). While the CDM is likely to expire in the near future, the experience gained should be used to inform the rules of the new mechanism to be established under the 2015 Paris Agreement. We argue that the CDM and the new mechanism, as international organizations under the gui…
Linking Climate Policy and Sustainable Development
limate change and sustainable development are frequently treated as siloed issues.In my personal experience, many climate policy practitioners regard sustainable development impacts of climate action as "co-benefits": nice to have but at the end of the day not really important for climate policy.On the other side, sectoral policy makers frequently neglect climate change, as evidenced by ongoing planning on coal-based electricity generation or car…
Human rights and the Clean Development Mechanism
The 2010 UN climate conference in Cancún emphasized that ‘Parties should, in all climate change related actions, fully respect human rights’. However, so far there is no further guidance. This article discusses the relevant legal human rights norms and two case studies from the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). The first case (Bajo Aguán, Honduras) shows that the current absence of any international safeguards can lead to regist…
Human rights and the Clean Development Mechanism
The 2010 UN climate conference in Cancún emphasized that ‘Parties should, in all climate change related actions, fully respect human rights’. However, so far there is no further guidance. This article discusses the relevant legal human rights norms and two case studies from the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). The first case (Bajo Aguán, Honduras) shows that the current absence of any international safeguards can lead to regist…
From regime‐building to implementation
The gap between the internationally agreed climate objectives and tangible emissions reductions looms large. We explore how the supreme decision‐making body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Conference of the Parties (COP), could develop to promote more effective climate policy. We argue that promoting implementation of climate action could benefit from focusing more on individual sectoral systems, particu…
Human rights and the clean development mechanism
This article analyses the human rights implications of projects under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). While the CDM is likely to expire in the near future, the experience gained should be used to inform the rules of the new mechanism to be established under the 2015 Paris Agreement. We argue that the CDM and the new mechanism, as international organizations under the gui…
Driving towards transformation? To what extent does global climate governance promote decarbonisation of land transport
This article aims to analyse the potential for international climate governance to promote the decarbonisation of land transport. It first summarises challenges and barriers that impede the transformation of the sector. On this basis, the article discusses how international governance could potentially assist with overcoming these barriers and mobilising potentials. Subsequently, the article analyses to what extent existing international governan…
Human rights and the Clean Development Mechanism
The 2010 UN climate conference in Cancún emphasized that ‘Parties should, in all climate change related actions, fully respect human rights’. However, so far there is no further guidance. This article discusses the relevant legal human rights norms and two case studies from the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). The first case (Bajo Aguán, Honduras) shows that the current absence of any international safeguards can lead to regist…
Linking Climate Policy and Sustainable Development
limate change and sustainable development are frequently treated as siloed issues.In my personal experience, many climate policy practitioners regard sustainable development impacts of climate action as "co-benefits": nice to have but at the end of the day not really important for climate policy.On the other side, sectoral policy makers frequently neglect climate change, as evidenced by ongoing planning on coal-based electricity generation or car…
Two for One
2015 was a watershed for international sustainability governance. With the Paris climate agreement and Agenda 2030 , the international community adopted new targets and processes which are to guide policy for decades to come. Both emphasise the need for integration. In practice, however, climate change and sustainable development have so far been siloed issues
Human rights and the clean development mechanism
This article analyses the human rights implications of projects under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). While the CDM is likely to expire in the near future, the experience gained should be used to inform the rules of the new mechanism to be established under the 2015 Paris Agreement. We argue that the CDM and the new mechanism, as international organizations under the gui…
Klimaneutralität versus Treibhausgasneutralität
Klimaneutralität wird im Zuge des Pariser Klimaabkommens zur politischen Zielgröße. Die Nationalstaaten, die das Abkommen unterzeichnet haben, müssen regeln, wie sie das Ziel erreichen möchten. Das deutsche Klimaschutzgesetz unterscheidet dabei zwischen ,,klimaneutral“ und ,,treibhausgasneutral“. Das kann zu Missverständnissen führen, kann aber auch sinnvoll sein.German and European policymakers are currently in the process of clarifying their lo…
Driving towards transformation? To what extent does global climate governance promote decarbonisation of land transport
This article aims to analyse the potential for international climate governance to promote the decarbonisation of land transport. It first summarises challenges and barriers that impede the transformation of the sector. On this basis, the article discusses how international governance could potentially assist with overcoming these barriers and mobilising potentials. Subsequently, the article analyses to what extent existing international governan…
From regime‐building to implementation
The gap between the internationally agreed climate objectives and tangible emissions reductions looms large. We explore how the supreme decision‐making body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Conference of the Parties (COP), could develop to promote more effective climate policy. We argue that promoting implementation of climate action could benefit from focusing more on individual sectoral systems, particu…
Global stocktake and the SDG midterm review as opportunities for integration
Energy and socioeconomic system transformation through a decade of IPCC-assessed scenarios
The potential of international institutions to foster transitions. The example of the Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement
Socio-technical transitions literature has so far engaged very little with the question of how international institutions could foster transitions. Conversely, international climate policy literature shows gaps in engaging with transformational change. To address these gaps, this article analyses the potential of the first Global Stocktake (GST) under the Paris Agreement to foster transitions. The article first develops a novel conceptual framewo…
Business (9 works) · Political science (9 works) · Climate change (7 works) · Climate Change Policy and Economics (7 works) · Economics (7 works) · Environmental resource management (7 works) · Ecology (5 works) · Environmental planning (4 works) · Environmental Science (4 works) · Law (4 works)