Prof. Dr. Niklas Höhne is an internationally renowned expert in climate policy with over 20 years of experience, participating in the international climate negotiations since 1995. He co-founded NewClimate Institute, where he oversees analysis on national and international climate policy and assumes various management roles. He also holds a professorship “mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions” at Wageningen University. He led and co-authored over 300 studies related to international and national climate policies, including three publications in Nature, contributions to the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Assessment Reports of the IPCC since 2003 and all UNEP Emissions Gap Reports since 2010. He created the Climate Action Tracker that tracks commitments and actions of countries on climate change. He has advised many governments and organisations and participated as an expert in hearings of the European and German parliament. Prior to co-founding NewClimate Institute, Niklas worked at Ecofys, a climate and energy consultancy (2001 to 2014), and the UNFCCC secretariat (1998 to 2001).
Media appearances of Prof. Dr. Niklas Höhne:
Articles
- Interview in Tagesschau24 on positive developments in climate policy, November 2024 (German)
- Interviews on COP29 in Baku in Frankfurter Rundschau, Spektrum der Wissenschaft, ZDFHeute, Frankfurter Allgemeine, Tagesschau.de, November 2024 (German)
- Quoted on COP29 and international progress in New York Times, Nature, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Spiegel, Spiegel, Tagesschau.de, ZDF, Tagesschau.de, DW, DW, Tagesschau.de, Zeit, DW, WDR, November 2024
- Quoted on the update of the Climate Action Tracker in Guardian, New York Times, Zeit, Business Green, Tagesschau.de, Economic Times, Sueddeutsche, November 2024
- Quoted on the Azerbaijan COP presidency in DW, DW, Spiegel, November 2024
- Quoted on Global Carbon Project results in Sueddeutsche, MDR, Tagesspiegel, November 2024
- Interview in Berliner Morgenpost on heavy weather events and climate, November 2024 (German)
- Quoted in Sueddeutsche Zeitung on arguments for climate policy, September 2024
- Quoted in Tagesschau on outcome of the UNFCCC meetings in Bonn June 2024 (German)
- OpEd in Focus on EU green deal, June 2024 (German)
- OpEd in Focus on new German climate law, April 2024 (German)
- Quoted in DIE ZEIT, Süddeutsche on the new German climate law. April 2024 (German)
- Quoted in Spiegel, ZDF, Augsburger Allgemeine on German climate policy, March 2024 (German)
- Quoted in RND, Deutschlandfunk, Tagesspiegel, BR, Focus, on the outcome of COP 28, December 2023 (German)
- Quoted in CNN on emissions of large polluters, December 2023
- Article about paper on positive shifts in Frankfurter Allgemeine, DW, December 2023
- Quoted in AP on false solutions, November 2023
- Interview in ZDF and Frankfurter Rundschau, Tagesschau and quoted in Tagesschau on the prospects of COP28 in Dubai, November 2023 (German)
- Quoted in Bloomberg, ZDF and Sueddeutsche Zeitung on UNEP Emissions Gap report 2023, November 2023
- Quoted in financial times on insufficient NDCs, November 2023
- Quoted in BBC on carbon budget available for 1.5°C, November 2023
- Quoted in New York Times on global stocktake of the Paris Agreement, September 2023
- Interview in Sueddeutsche Zeitung on climate policy progress in Germany, September 2023 (German)
- Interview on Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung on progress in global climate policy, June 2023 (German)
- OpEd in Focus on carbon pricing, May 2023 (in German)
- OpEd in Spiegel on IPCC synthesis report, March 2023 (in German)
- Quoted in New York Times, The Guardian, Washington Post, AP, Tagesschau, FAZ, Sueddeutsche, Handelsblatt, Spiegel, Spektrum der Wissenschaft in preparation of the COP 27 in Egypt, November 2022
- Interviews in Frankfurter Rundschau and Klimareporter in preparation of the COP 27 in Egypt, November 2022, (German)
- Interview in Der Spiegel on German climate policy, August 2022 (German)
- Quoted in BBC on government reaction on energy crisis, June 2022
- OpEd in Die Zeit on new IPCC report, May 2022 (German)
- Section in Sueddeutsche on progress in global climate policy, November 2021 (German)
- Quoted in Nature, Scientific American, The Economist, Guardian, AP, Reuters, National Geographic, Washington Post on outcome of COP26 in Glasgow, November 2021
- Interview in RP on the progress at the Glasgow COP, November 2021 (German)
- Quoted in New York Times on the global progress on climate policy, October 2021
- Quoted in Spiegel, TAZ, DPA on new German climate targets, May 2021 (German)
- Quoted in Guardian, Spiegel, BBC, Deutsche Welle, Financial Times and Welt on progress on global climate policy, May 2021
- Quoted in AP, Financial Times, Sueddeutsche Zeitung on 5-year anniversary of the Paris Agreement, December 2020
- Quoted in BBC, Sueddeutsche Zeitung and Spiegel on the impact of net zero targets on temperature increase, December 2020
- Quoted in AP, Reuters, Bloomberg, CNN, the Guardian, Deutsche Welle and Die Zeit on the US elections and potential impact of a net zero-target of the USA on global temperature, November 2020
- Quoted in the Guardian and Reuters on green recovery and Chinese carbon neutrality target, September 2020
- Quoted in CNN on response to COVID-19 pandemic, September 2020
- Interview in Focus online on impact of Corona pandemic on global greenhouse gas emissions, May 2020 (German)
- Quoted in Washington Post on UNEP emissions gap report, December 2019
- Quoted in Spiegel on Climate Action Tracker report on Germany, December 2019 (German)
- Interview in Focus online on UN climate summit, September 2019 (German)
- Quoted in Washington Post on UN climate summit, September 2019
- Interview in Spiegel Online on climate package of the German government. September 2019 (German)
- Feature in "Die Zeit" on what researchers would do to save the climate, English and German, December 2018
- Interview on carbon pricing in Klimareporter, December 2018 (German)
- Interview in Tagesspiegel on 1.5°C in advance of COP24 in Katowice, December 2018 (German)
- Quoted in CNN on Brown to Green report of climate transparency, November 2018
- Quoted in Washington Post, Zeit-online, DPA, ZDF, Die Welt and others on the IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C, October 2018
- Article in Die Zeit on our report on city, region and business action for the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, September 2018 (German)
- Quoted in San Francisco Chronicle and Los Angeles Times on the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, September 2018
- Quoted in Washington Post and Huffington Post on one year after the withdrawal of the USA from the Paris Agreement, June 2018
- Quoted in Die Zeit on impact of tourism on the climate, May 2018 (German); on this topic also in Die Zeit (different article), Handelsblatt and Stern
- Quoted in Washington Post on global progress on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, February 2018
- Interview in DW about NDCs and writing the Paris Accord Rule Book, November 2017
- Interview in DW on outcome of G20 summit on climate, July 2017
- Quoted in Washington Post, New York Times, BBC, Nature, New Scientist, Bloomberg, Huffpost on withdrawal of the USA from the Paris Agreement, June 2017
- Quoted in Washington Post and National Geographic on Trump's climate policy, May 2017
- Interview in Nature on science policy interface, December 2016
- Interview in Deutschlandfunk on outcome of Marrakech Climate Conference, November 2016 (German)
- Interview in DW on entry into force of the Paris Agreement, October 2016
- Interview in Deutschlandfunk on entry into force of the Paris Agreement, October 2016 (German)
- Quoted by Voice of America TV on the outcome of the Paris Agreement, December 2015
- Quoted by Reuters, Nature, Financial Times on INDCs in 2015
- Quoted in the Financial Times on CCS, September 2015
- Portrait in Der Tagesspiegel, July 2015 (German)
- New Scientist and BR2 radio interview on the new climate targets of China and the USA in December 2014
Audio
- Interviews on the state of intrenational climate policy before (DLF, DLF Nova, SWR), during (Tagesspiegel Podcast, WDR) and after (DLF) COP29 in Baku, November 2024 (German)
- Quoted on the progress of the COP29 in Tagesschau.de, DLF, DLF, November 2024
- Interview in DLF on heavy weather events, September 2024
- Interview in WDR5 (minute 44:28) on the outcome of the UNFCCC meetings in Bonn June 2024 (in German)
- Radio talkshow in DLF with Huber Aiwanger on flood and climate protection, June 2024 (German)
- Podcast for Handelsblatt on party programmes for the EU election, June 2024 (German)
- Interview in Deutschlandfunk on German climate policy, March 2024, German
- Interview in Deutschlandfunk, WDR5, WDR5 on outcome of COP28, December 2023 (Germany)
- Quoted in DLF Nova on progress of COP28, December 2023 (German)
- Podcasts of Die Zeit and BR2, WDR5 and SRF on positive shifts in climate policy, November 2023 / January and February 2024 (German)
- Interview in NDR-info, HR-Info, Deutschlandfunk on prospects of COP 28, November 2023 (German)
- Interview in Klima-Labor Podcast of n-tv on German climate policy, November 2023 (in German)
- Interview in CBC radio (minute 27) and quoted in SFR on the UNEP emissions gap report, November 2023
- Interview in Deutschlandfunk on the reduction of the global carbon budget for the 1.5°C limit, November 2023 (German)
- Interview in NDR on heavy rain events in Summer 2023, September 2023 (German)
- Interview in Deutschlandfunk on Germany’s climate policy, September 2023 (German)
- Interview in WDR on Lützerath, January 2023 (as of minute 40)
- Interviews in HR and Deutschlandfunk on the outcomes of COP27 in Egypt, November 2022 (German)
- Interview in ARD podcast on energy crisis, November 2022 (German)
- Interview on energy and climate crisis in Economist’s Babbage podcast, November 2022
- Interview in WDR5 on the impact of a new climate law in the USA (start 1:19:00), August 2022 (German)
- Interview in Deutschlandfunk on international climate talks in Bonn, June 2022 (German)
- Interview in Deutschlandfunk Nova on options to save energy, May 2022 (German)
- Interview in Deutschlandfunk on IPCC Sixth Assessment Report, April 2022 (German)
- Interview in Deutschlandfunk recapping COP26 in Glasgow, November 2021 (German)
- Interview in NDR on COP26 in Glasgow, November 2021 (German)
- Quoted in the climate question of BBC World Service on countries' climate targets, October 2021
- Interview in RBB on the German coalition negotiations, October 2021 (German)
- Radio discussion on climate policy of German parties (German), September 2021
- SWR podcast Klimazentrale on climate policy in programmes of German parties for the general elections (German), August 2021
- Interview in WDR on climate policy after the publication of the IPCC report, working group I (German), August 2021
- NDR Podcast Klimagespräche on international and German climate policy (50 minutes, German), July 2021
- Interview in WDR5 Morgenecho on new climate package of German government (German), June 2021
- Interview in WDR Quarks and Deutschlandfunk on the new climate targets of Germany (German), May 2021
- Quoted in Deutschlandfunk on on global progress on climate policy in advance of the Petersberg Dialogue with German Environment Minister Svenja Schulze (German), May 2021
- Interview in BBC world service and Bayern 2 (minute 11:29) on impact of net zero targets on temperature increase, December 2020
- Radio talkshow on BBC world service on the impact of the election of Joe Biden on climate change, November 2020
- Interview in SRF on on the impact of the election of Joe Biden on climate change, November 2020 (German)
- Interview in China International Radio: China Plus on the US election and the Chinese carbon neutrality target, November 2020
- Interview in BR2 IQ on North Stream 2 and demand for gas in Germany, September 2020 (German)
- Radio talkshow in WDR5 on climate policy, August 2020 (German)
- Interview in detektor.fm zur Initiative German Zero, May 2020 (German)
- Interview in Deutschlandfunk on the outcome of COP 25 in Madrid, December 2019 (German)
- Interview in WDR5 Quarks on NDC conference in Berlin and UNFCCC conference in Bonn, June 2019 (German)
- Radio talkshow in NDR info on climate policy, June 2019 (German)
- Interview in Deutschlandfunk on overshoot day and CO2 emissions, May 2019 (German)
- Interview in WDR5 on Fridays For Future protests and CO2 pricing, March 2019 (German)
- Interview in Deutschlandfunk on the status of climate action, December 2018 (German)
- Radio talkshow in SWR2 on national and international climate policy, November 2018 (German)
- Interview in Deutschlandfunk on Allianz Climate and Energy Monitor, November 2018 (German)
- Interview in Deutschlandfunk on IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C, October 2018 (German)
- Quoted in report in RFI on our report on city, region and business action for the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, September 2018
- Interview in ABC Australian radio on potential weakening of Australia's contribution to the Paris Agreement, August 2018
- Quoted in background report on 30 years climate policy in Deutschlandfunk, May 2018 (German)
- Interview in Bayern 2 on impact of tourism on the climate, May 2018 (German); on this topic also in Radio Bremen Zwei, BR Puls, WDR 1LIVE, MDR and detektor.fm
- Interview in WDR on "Klimawandel - Wer tut was, wer nicht?", May 2018 (German)
- Interview in BBC World Service on agreement of IMO on GHG emission reductions from ships, April 2018
- Interview in Deutschlandfunk on the German greenhouse gas target for 2020, January 2018 (German)
- Radio show in Deutschlandfunk to recap the results of the climate conference COP23 in Bonn, November 2017 (German)
- Radio talkshow in SWR 2 on international and national climate policy, November 2017 (German)
- Interview in Deutschlandfunk on the status of the climate negotiations half way through COP23, November 2017 (German)
- Radio talkshow in WDR5 on what needs to happen at the climate negotiations, November 2017 (German)
- Interview in Deutschlandfunk on possible withdrawal of USA from Paris Agreement, June 2017 (German)
- Interview on Deutschlandfunk on climate policy in China, India and USA, April 2017 (German)
- Interview in DW on impact of Trump's election on global climate policy, November 2016
- Interview in BR2 on German longterm climate plan, September 2016 (German)
- Interview in WDR5 Leonardo (minute 1:00) on paper in Nature, June 2016 (German)
- Radio interview on investment conditions for low carbon infrastructure, Deutschlandfunk, May 2016 (German)
- Interview in China Radio International on the international climate negotiations in Warsaw 2013
Videos
- Interview in Tagesschau24 and quoted in Tagesthemen (minute 2:30) on the results of COP29, November 2024
- Interview in Tagesschau24 on the progress of COP29, November 2024
- Interview in DWNews on China’s climate action, November 2024
- Quoted in Swedish TV, 3Sat on progress of COP29, November 2024
- Interview in Sky Italy on climate targets, November 2024
- Interview in NTV on election of Trump, November 2024
- Quoted in Heute Journal on COP 29, November 2024
- Quoted in WDR on election of Trump, November 2024
- Interview in NTV on heavy weather events, November 2024
- Talkshow phoenix runde on heavy weather events, September 2024
- Quoted in Tagesschau on outcome of UNFCCC meetings in Bonn, June 2024 (German)
- Interview in Tagesschau24 on the UN climate talks in Bonn, June 2024 (German)
- Interview in Tagesschau24 on extreme weather events, June 2024 (German)
- Quoted in Tagesschau on the results of COP28, December 2023 (German)
- Quoted in ZDF heute on progress at COP28, December 2023 (German)
- Quoted in ZDF (minute 44:50) on Climate Change Performance Index, December 2023 (German)
- Interview in Tagesschau24 on the progress of COP28, December 2023 (German)
- Interview in ZDF Nano on CCS (minute 12), December 2023 (German)
- Interview in Tagesschau and in Heute Live and quoted in Heute Journal, Klima Update Spezial of n-tv on COP28, December 2023 (German)
- Quoted in WDR on Fridays for Future demonstrations, September 2023 (German)
- Quoted in Tagesthemen on German heating law, September 2023
- Quoted in Tagessthemen on earth overshoot day, August 2023
- Interview in Tagesschau on progress of UNFCCC conference, June 2023 (German)
- Interview on impacts of energy crisis in y-Kollektiv, January 2023 (German)
- Interview Heute Journal zu Lützerath Januar 2023
- Interview in NDR info and BR on LNG terminals, December 2022
- Quoted in ZDF heute on status of international climate policy, November 2022 (German)
- Interview in Deutsche Welle on status of international climate policy, November 2022
- Interview in ZDF/3SAT Nano on progress of the COP 27 in Egypt, November 2022 (German)
- Interview in Tagesschau24 Klimazeit on energy and climate crisis, November 2022 (German)
- Quoted in Tagesschau on progress of climate talks, June 2022 (German)
- Interview in Heute Journal Update on new LNG terminals in Germany May 2022 (German)
- Interview in Heute Journal Update on IPCC Sixth Assessment Report, April 2022 (German)
- Interview in ARD Doku "Die Klimaretter - haben wir noch eine Chance?", January 2022
- Interview in Sky News on outcome at COP 26 in Glasgow, November 2021
- Interview in WDR Aktuelle Stunde on German climate policy, May 2021 (German)
- Interview in BBC World News on progress on global climate policy, April 2021
- Quoted in ZDF Heute, December 2020 (German)
- Quoted in ZDF Frontal 21 on climate policy of Germany, May 2020 (German)
- Quoted in Tagesthemen on progress at COP 25 in Madrid, December 2019 (German)
- Quoted in Tagesschau on climate change conference in Bonn, June 2019 (German)
- Interview on ZDF Nano on countries progress with climate policies (at 3:40), June 2019 (German)
- Quoted in WDR aktuelle Stunde (at 0min16) about the climate impacts of tourism, Mai 2018 (German)
- Interview on Phoenix about the Climate Action Tracker during COP 23, November 2017 (German)
- Quoted in Tagesthemen (at 2min50) about how France and Germany are handling coal energy, November 2017 (German)
- Quoted in ZDF heute Sendung (at 11min40) about coal energy use in Germany (German), November 2017
- Quoted in WDR Aktuelle Stunde on impact of tourism on the climate, May 2018 (German)
- Interview on DW news about Trump pulling out the U.S. out of Paris Agreement, June 2017
- TV interview on RTCC at COP 20 Lima in December 2014 on progress
