Andreas Fischer

Senior Economist for Energy and Climate Policy

Tel: +49 221 4981-402 Mail: fischer@iwkoeln.de

Joined the German Economic Institute in 2019
Born 1989 in Leverkusen
Studied economics at the University of Cologne

Topics

Environment

Thematic clusters

Digitalisation and Climate Action

Expertises

Matthes, Felix Chr. / Schaefer, Thilo / Cludius, Johanna / Cook, Vanessa / Fischer, Andreas / Gaber, Ferdinand / Hermann, Hauke / Küper, Malte / Skribbe, Reena, 2026, Reform des EU-ETS-1 und flankierende Instrumente: Ein Policy Mix für die Dekarbonisierung der Industrie, Untersuchung gefördert durch die Stiftung Klimaneutralität, Berlin/Köln
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External Publications

Fischer, Andreas, 2026, Europe’s Twin Imperative: Securing Energy Supply While Advancing Climate Goals, in: Intereconomics, Volume 61, Number 4, pp. 211–217
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Samadi, Sascha / Fischer, Andreas / Verpoort, Philipp C. / Müller-Hansen, Finn / Ueckerdt, Falko, 2025, Synthesising Current Knowledge on the Renewables Pull. A Systematic Literature Review, Conference Paper – Manuscript Version (Preprint), in: Econstor, A Service of Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, https://hdl.handle.net/10419/331736
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Lena Tholen / Anna Leipprand / Dagmar Kiyar / Sarah Maier / Malte Küper / Thomas Adisorn / Andreas Fischer, 2021, The Green Hydrogen Puzzle. Towards a German Policy Framework for Industry, in: Sustainability, No. 13 (22):12626

More from Andreas Fischer

External Publication 5. August 2026 Andreas Fischer in Intereconomics

Securing Energy Supply While Advancing Climate Goals

Europe faces a dual challenge: eliminating lingering dependencies on energy imports while simultaneously accelerating the transformation towards climate neutrality.

Expertise 14. July 2026 Thilo Schaefer et al

Reform of the EU ETS 1 and accompanying instruments

The reforms to the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS 1) for the energy sector, energy-intensive industries, and aviation and maritime transport, due to take place in 2026, must address two key aspects in particular.

External Publication 27. November 2025 Sascha Samadi* et al.

Synthesising Current Knowledge on the Renewables Pull: A Systematic Literature Review

With the transition to renewable energy, global production cost patterns for industrial materials and products are shifting, potentially creating what has been termed the renewables pull.

IW News 18. March 2022 Andreas Fischer / Malte Küper

Russian gas: Can Europe cope with an import stop?

Putin's war in Ukraine has been going on for over a week now. In order to hit Russia hard financially, an import stop for gas is also discussed. This would not only put a strain on Russia, but also on the European gas supply.

External Publication

Conceptualisation of the potential Renewables-Pull-Effect

External Publication 21. July 2021 Sascha Samadi et al.

Conceptualisation of the potential Renewables-Pull-Effect

This report was prepared by the Wuppertal Institute in cooperation with the German Economic Institute as part of the SCI4climate.NRW project. The report aims to shed light on the possible phenomenon that the availability and costs of "green" energy sources may become a relevant location factor for basic materials produced in a climate-neutral manner in the future.