Buchner, Barbara

Barbara Buchner, Ph.D. in Economics, University of Graz, Masters Degree in Economics within the Economics/Environmental Sciences Joint Program, University of Graz and University of Technology of Graz, is Energy and Environment Analyst at the International Energy Agency (IEA). She joined the IEA in January 2007 to work on climate and energy policy issues in the Energy Efficiency and Environment Division of the Long-term Co-operation and Policy Analysis Office. Before, she was working as a Senior Researcher at the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), where she was involved in a number of activities related to FEEM’s Climate Change Policy and Modelling Unit in the field of environmental economics. In fall 2006, she was a Visiting Scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) within its Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change & Centre for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEPR). She is working on the qualitative and quantitative analysis of Kyoto Protocol mechanisms and of other policy approaches to greenhouse gas mitigation, trying to identify the incentives that are caused by different strategies in climate and energy policy. In this context, one of her main areas of work concerns the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme, where she is currently involved in an ex-post evaluation of the first trading phase. Special attention is given to the ancillary benefits of abatement measures and to effects concerning technical change induced by various policies. An additional research topic is the integration of climate change and energy efficiency policy issues. In this context, she also analyses the role of carbon finance in triggering investments in carbon-friendly technologies, giving particular attention to strategies to improve energy efficiency. Her main activities and responsibilities have so far included: research in the economics and policy of climate change, project management and development, organization and coordination of international workshops, participation in and presentations at international conferences and workshops. Barbara Buchner （欧洲）能源和环境分析员, 国际能源署