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Finn Arnd Wendland
Economist for Energy and Climate Policy
Tel: +49 221 4981-798 Mail: wendland@iwkoeln.de- At IW since 2021
- Studied economics (Université de Lausanne and Fudan University) and political science (Sciences Po and University of Toronto).
Research unit
IW Publications
Beznoska, Martin / Kauder, Björn / Wendland, Finn Arnd, 2023, Ausbau der erneuerbaren Energien in Kommunen. Einflussfaktoren der dezentralen Energiewende in Nordrhein-Westfalen, in: IW-Trends, 49. Jg., Nr. 4/2022, S. 107-128
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Monsef, Roschan Pourkhataei / Wendland, Finn Arnd, 2022, Beschäftigte im Bereich erneuerbare Energien. Renaissance der beruflichen Ausbildung? Renaissance von Ausbildungsberufen infolge der Energiewende?, IW-Report, Nr. 57, Köln
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Fluchs, Sarah / Neligan, Adriana / Wendland, Finn Arnd, 2022, Klimaschutzinvestitionen, in: IW-Trends, 49. Jg., Nr. 2, S. 55-72
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Wendland, Finn Arnd, 2022, Identifikation von Schlüsselberufen der Transformation auf Basis der EU-Taxonomie, IW-Report, Nr. 22, Köln
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Kube, Roland / Wendland, Finn Arnd, 2021, Wie die EU die 2030-Klimaziele in den Sektoren Straßenverkehr und Gebäudewärme erreichen kann, IW-Policy Paper, Nr. 13, Köln
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More from Finn Arnd Wendland

Factors Influencing the Decentralised Energy Transition in North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), the most populous of Germany’s sixteen states and an industrial heartland, is a particular focus of the energy transition. Despite considerable progress in expanding the use of renewable energy, NRW still lags far behind other German states.
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Employees in the renewable energy sector: Renaissance of vocational training?
In order to master the ecological transformation of the real economy, many qualified specialists will be needed in the coming years.
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Climate Investments: Definitions and Documentation Principles
Achieving climate neutrality requires investment in technologies which protect the climate from global warming and necessitates a process of transformation in all sectors of the economy.
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Identification of key transformation professions on the basis of the EU taxonomy
The economic transformation to carbon neutrality increasingly produces various forms of pressures in different job areas and on the labour market, especially in energy- and emission-intensive manufacturing industries.
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The EU taxonomy can strengthen SMEs in the green transition
Small and medium-sized companies will remain exempt from new disclosure rules on the EU’s sustainable finance taxonomy starting in 2022. However corporate leaders would be well-advised to follow its implications, including SMEs, writes IW Climate Economist Finn Wendland.
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Ecologically sustainable or not?: The introduction of the EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities
The EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities (EU Taxonomy) is the lead instrument to integrate and promote sustainability in capital markets across the EU.
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How the EU can achieve the 2030 climate targets in the road transport and building heat sectors
With the upcoming Fit-for-55 package the European Commission works towards implementing a set of wide-ranging legislative proposals to align policy frameworks across the EU with the objectives of the EU Green Deal.
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