Matthes, Felix Christian

   
Position: Coordinator, Energy & Climate Protection
   
Institution: Öko-Institut e.V. - Institute for Applied Ecology
   
   
1962 Born May 13, 1962 in Berlin
1981-1985 Studies in electrical engineering at the Leipzig University of Technology (Technische Hochschule Leipzig)
1985 Graduation as Diplom-Ingenieur
1986-1989 Employment at the industry
1990 Since 1990 senior scientist at Öko-Institut (Institute for Applied Ecology) researcher and consultant, responsible also for the set up of the Berlin branch of Öko-Institut
1993 Study visit to the USA as fellow of the German Marshall Fund of the United States
1997 Since 1997 coordinator of the Energy & Climate Division at Öko-Institut
1996-1997 Auditor at the Otto-Suhr-Institute for Political Science at the Free University of Berlin
1999 Doctorate ("summa cum laude", political science) at the Free University Berlin
2000-2002 Scientific Member of the Study Commission (Enquete Commission) "Sustainable Energy in the Framework of Globalization and Liberalization" of the 14th German Bundestag (German Federal Parliament)
2002-2004 Deputy Director of Öko-Institut
2007 Visiting scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change), Cambridge, MA (USA)
 

Felix Matthes wrote numerous studies and publications on German and international energy, environmental and climate policy.Key research topics during the last years were:

• Power production from Combined Heat and Power (policy advice for preparation and monitoring of the German CHP Act)
• CO2 emissions trading (numerous contributions to the National Allocation Plan (NAP), comparison of NAPs)
• Energy and emission projections
• EU energy market development and market liberalization
• Assessment of policy tools in energy and environmental policies
• International climate policy (e.g. national expert for in-depth review missions on national communications under the UNFCCC on behalf of the UNFCCC secretariat)

 
Felix Matthes is member of the “Gesellschaft für Energiewissenschaft und Energiepolitik” (German branch of the International Association for Energy Economics) and also of the “Deutsche Vereinigung für Politische Wissenschaft” (DVPW – German Association of Policy Science).
Matthes is a guest lecturer for energy policy analysis at Otto-Suhr-Institute for Political Science at the Free University of Berlin.