Dr Almut Kirchner

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St. Alban-Vorstadt 24 | 4052 Basel

Since 2003, Dr Almut Kirchner, doctor of physics, has been in charge of energy and climate protection policy at Prognos AG. She joined Prognos in 2002 after working for four years as a technical advisor in a state environment ministry and five years as a managing director in a state energy agency.

Dr Kirchner's work focuses on model-based, long-term forecasts and scenarios of overall energy systems. She has managed numerous strategic projects on energy system and technology issues for the Federal Office of Energy, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, the Federation of German Industries and WWF Germany, among others.

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Bildergalerie

Präsentation des 7. Monitoring der Energiewende für die vbw, München 2019

Studienpräsentation beim 7. Monitoring der Energiewende, München 2019

Fachdiskussion bei der VIK-Jahrestagung, 2018

Im Interview mit der Prognos trendletter-Redaktion, 2017

Expertengespräch bei der Branchenkonferenz Stahl der IG Metall, Düsseldorf 2018

Topics

Dr Almut Kirchner deals with the following topics:

Regionalzug fährt durch eine unbebaute Landschaft, im Hintergrund Windräder

Energy & Mobility

The energy transition requires a profound restructuring of the existing transport and supply systems.

Dünen, wildes Meer mit hohen Wellen und im Hintergrund eine geschlossene Sturmsperre

Climate Protection & Adaptation

Climate change – the global challenge. Climate change mitigation targets its causes; climate adaptation tries to manage its impacts.

Frau blickt durch ein Fernglas im Sonnenschein

Foresight & Forecasts

What is conceivable, possible, likely, desirable? Scenarios, forecasts and other foresight methods explore the scope of action.

LKW fährt auf der Straße, im Hintergrund Strommaste

Energy Scenarios & Sector Coupling

The energy system is undergoing rapid and major restructuring. Energy system scenarios examine its various possible development paths.

Prognos – Providing Orientation.

Prognos is one of the oldest economic research centres in Europe. Founded at the University of Basel, Prognos experts have been conducting research for a wide range of clients from the public and private sectors since 1959 – politically independent, scientifically sound.

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