Project
Ariadne is one of four Copernicus projects funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). During the project’s three-year duration, the researchers will investigate which policy instruments are suitable for achieving the climate goals of the Paris Climate Change Agreement. To better understand the effects of singular
Ariadne is one of four Copernicus projects funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). During the project’s three-year duration, the researchers will investigate which policy instruments are suitable for achieving the climate goals of the Paris Climate Change Agreement. To better understand the effects of singular political measures and policy paths as well as to gain a perspective on the overall system, the project partners together with actors from politics, the energy transition and society will investigate meaningful strategies for the energy system transition and their public acceptance. The project continuously compiles its findings and results on a multimedia website.
Who is Ariadne? In Greek mythology, the legendary hero Theseus succeeded in navigating safely through the labyrinth of the Minotaur by the thread of Ariadne.
Under this namesake, the objective of the Ariadne project is to provide an overall picture which includes technologies, instruments and regulatory as well as social framework conditions. At the same time, detailed knowledge for the specific sectoral issues is to be accumulated so that the policy instruments, complementary to the CO2 price, fit to each sector. Both within each sector as well as across sectors, it is important to identify undesirable developments early on, e.g. lock-in effects that jeopardize the achievement of long-term climate protection goals.
The heart of the project is a Green Paper/White Paper process, which provides decision-makers with various policy-shaping options that comply with climate protection goals and are socially acceptable at the same time.
