Publications
 

Climate change related litigation risks

• Technical Paper

German power utilities - caught in the CO2 trap?

• Study and press release

Results of the klimazwei research programme

• Brochure "Climate Protection and Adaptation"

Impacts of the financial crisis on sustainable investments

• Briefing Paper

Climate-related risks of car companies

• Study - Covering Reports 2007
• Study - Covering Reports 2006
• Brief legal opinion (Germany, Italy, France)
• Germanwatch press release (28 June 2008)

Working Paper: Bayesian Risk Analysis

• Working Paper [PDF, 70KB]
• Comments [PDF, 80KB]

Online Markets

>> Potsdam Climate Exchange (PCX)
 

Conference documentation 22. Nov 2007

2nd Corporate Responsibility Conference,Frankfurt/Main

>> Presentations
 

Study "Financial market – ready for climate change?"

• Excecutive Summary (English) [PDF, 350KB]
• Executive Summary (German) [PDF, 207KB]
• Full version (German) [PDF, 5MB]

Publications in journals and edited books

The following list only includes publications in English. A list of all publications (including publications in German) can be found here.

Please contact the author to request PDF files of the publications in full text.
E-Mail: mathias.onischka@wupperinst.org

Onischka, M. (2008). A new paradigm of risk due to climate change. Wuppertal Institute. Conference paper, which had been presented at the SUERF colloquium in June 2008. 
>> Full Publication [PDF, 1,2MB]

Onischka, M. (2008) Environmental and climate risks in financial  analysis, in: Aravossism K. et al (ed.), Environmental Economics and  Investment Assessment II, Southampton. p. 75-87.
>> Abstract [PDF]

Onischka, M. (2008) A new paradigm of risk due to climate change. (17 p.) in: SUERF Colloquium - The European Money and Finance Forum. New Trends in Asset Management: Exploring the implications. Munich.
>> Presentation [PDF]

Onischka, M. & Liedtke, C. (2008) Opportunities of the financial sector  in  a climate friendly and resource efficient economy. In: Ken,  Geer Theo et al (eds.): Proceedings of SCORE! 2nd Conference of  the Sustainable Consumption Research Exchange (SCORE!)
>> Abstract [PDF]

Onischka, Mathias (2008) Environmental and Climate Risks in Financial  Analysis. WIT Transaction on Ecology and Environment. Southampton
>> Abstract [PDF]

Onischka, M. & Fucik, M. (2008) Climate Change is still   underestimated by the financial markets. Paper of Campus for  Finance  Research Conference 2008. Vallendar
>> Full Publication [PDF]

Schmidt, S., C. Kemfert, and P. Höppe (2008). "Tropical Cyclone Losses in the USA and Impact of Climate Change: A Trend Analysis Based on a New Dataset", DIW Discussion Paper Nr. 802, DIW Berlin. 
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Schmidt, S., C. Kemfert, and P. Höppe (2008). "The Impact of Socio-economics and Climate Change on Tropical Cyclone Losses in the USA", DIW Discussion Paper Nr. 824, DIW Berlin. Erschienen in: Regional Environmental Change, Published online: 21 January 2009. 
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Onischka, M. (2007) Climate change will alter financial markets  [japan.]. In: Nikkei ecology 8, S. 129