|
Harald Winkler
Qualifications:
PhD, University of Cape Town
MSc in Energy & Resources - UC Berkeley
MA - University of Cape Town
BA (Sociology and Politics) - Wits
University
Current research interest:
Climate change (economics, mitigation &
policy), energy and environmental economics.
Harald’s main research focus is energy
and climate change mitigation, and its links to local sustainable
development. His approach is multi-disciplinary, focusing on policy
questions using economic tools, social analysis and environmental
indicators. He is also interested in using energy-economy-environment
models for the analysis of mitigation options. Significant research
has focused on CDM baselines, monitoring and sustainable development
indicators. Harald has taught and supervised at post-graduate level
since 2000; and he is now an Associate Professor in the University
of Cape Town.
Current focus areas include:
-
Post-2012 climate change –
architecture of the international negotiations
-
Equity and climate change, including
new approaches for developing countries, such as Sustainable
Development - - Policies and Measures (SD-PAMs)
-
Sustainable energy paths for South
Africa, including specific PAMs
-
Baselines for Clean Development
Mechanism (CDM) projects, in particular issues of additionality,
baselines, suppressed demand
-
Analysis and monitoring of CDM
projects, in particular of economic and local sustainable
development aspects
-
Economic analysis of energy
efficiency in low-cost housing
-
Analysis of
energy-economy-environment interactions
Previous work experience
Before joining EDRC, Harald was an
associate with Common Ground Consulting, working on issues of
environmental management & policy. Previously he worked as
fieldworker with rural communities on land and rural development for
the Transvaal Rural Action Committee. He headed the office of the
Regional Land Claims Commission for the Eastern Cape and Free State
for a year.
Membership of international
committees, panels and boards
Lead author on the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group III for the Fourth
Member of the South African delegation to the negotiations under the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. From 2004
onwards
Assessment Report, chapter 12
“Sustainable development and mitigation”. From 2004 onwards
Editorial Board of Climate Policy. From
2006 onwards.
Methodology Panel of the CDM Executive
Board, April 2002 – July 2004
Member of the Standards Advisory Board
of the WWF Carbon Label for CDM projects; 2002 – 2005
Member of the International Society of
Ecological Economics. From 2000.
Member
of the Board of the South African Weather Service, from 2008
Inaugural professorial lecture, August
2011:
Publications
Tait, L & Winkler, H. 2012.
Estimating greenhouse gas emissions associated with achieving
universal access to electricity in South Africa. Energy Research
Centre, University of Cape Town
Vorster, V, Winkler, H and
Jooste, 2011. Mitigating climate change through carbon pricing: An
emerging policy debate in South Africa. Climate and Development
3: 242–258
Winkler, H & Beaumont, J. 2010.
Fair and effective multilateralism in the post-Copenhagen climate
negotiations. Climate Policy 10: 638–654
Winkler, H 2010. An architecture for
long-term climate change: North-South cooperation based on equity
and common but differentiated responsibilities. F Biermann, P
Pattberg and F Zelli (Eds). Global climate governance beyond
2012: Architecture, agency and adaptation, Cambridge University
Press.
[Not available for download]
Winkler, H 2010. Taking action on
climate change: Long-term mitigation scenarios for South Africa.
Cape Town, UCT Press.
[Not available for download]
Winkler, H 2009. Cleaner
energy, cooler climate: Developing sustainable energy solutions for
South Africa Cape Town, HSRC Press. {Download from HSRC Press]
Winkler, H, Hughes, A & Haw, M.
2009. Technology learning for renewable energy: Implications for
South Africa’s long-term mitigation scenarios. Energy Policy
37: 4987–4996.
Winkler, H, Vorster, S &
Marquard, A, 2009. Who picks up the remainder? Mitigation in
developed and developing countries. Climate Policy
9:
634–651.
Winkler, H & Marquard, A, 2009.
Changing development paths: From an energy-intensive to low-carbon
economy in South Africa.
Climate and Development 1 (1): 47-65.
Winkler, H & Marquard,
A. 2009. Analysis of the economic implications
of a carbon tax. Energy Research Centre, University of Cape Town
Winkler, H, Marquard,
A, Tyler, E, Visser, M & Brick, K. 2009. Economics of climate
change: Context and concepts related to mitigation
Winkler, H, 2008. Measurable, reportable and verifiable: the keys to
mitigation in the Copenhagen deal. Climate Policy 8:
534–547.
Winkler, H, Marquard, A, Manley, J, Davis, S, Trikam, A, den Elzen,
M Höhne, N & Witi, J. 2008. Quantifying SD-PAMs: National energy
models and international allocation models for climate change
mitigation: South African case study. Energy Research Centre,
University of Cape Town.
Winkler, H 2008. Climate change mitigation negotiations, with an
emphasis on options for developing countries. An Environment &
Energy Group publication. New York, United Nations Development
Programme.
Energy Policies for Sustainable Development in South
Africa. Energy for Sustainable Development
Winkler, H & van Es, D 2007.
Energy efficiency and the CDM in South Africa: constraints and
opportunities, Journal of Energy in Southern Africa
Ellis, J, Winkler, H,
Corfee-Morlot, J C & Gagnon-Lebrun, F 2007. CDM: Taking stock and
looking forward. Energy Policy
Winkler H, Baumert K, Blanchard
O, Burch S and Robinson J 2007 What factors influence mitigative
capacity?
Energy Policy
Winkler H, 2006. Energy policies
for sustainable development in South Africa’s residential and
electricity sectors PhD thesis
Winkler, H, Brouns, B and Kartha,
S, 2006 Future mitigation commitments: differentiating among
non-Annex 1 countries. Climate Policy
Van Es, D, Howells, M and Winkler, H. 2006. A selective assessment
of business opportunities in South Africa under the Clean
Development Mechanism. Energy Research Centre, University of
Cape Town.
Winkler H, 2005 Climate change
and developing countries, South African Journal of Science.
Winkler, H, Borchers, M, Hughes,
A, Visagie, E & Heinrich, G 2006. Policies and scenarios for Cape
Town's energy future: Options for sustainable city energy
development. Journal of Energy in Southern Africa 17 (1): 28-41.
Winkler, H, Borchers, M, Hughes,
A, Visagie, E & Heinrich, G 2006. Policies and scenarios for Cape
Town's energy future: Options for sustainable city energy
development. Journal of Energy in Southern Africa
Mwakasonda, S & Winkler, H 2005.
Carbon capture and storage in South Africa. Chapter 6 in. R Bradley,
K Baumert and J Pershing (Eds). Growing in the greenhouse:
Protecting the climate by putting development first. (Washington DC,
World Resources Institute)
Baumert, K &
Winkler, H 2005. SD-PAMs and international climate agreements.
Chapter 2. R Bradley, K Baumert and J Pershing (Eds). Growing in
the greenhouse: Protecting the climate by putting development first.
(Washington DC, World Resources Institute)
Winkler, H 2005. Renewable
energy policy in South Africa: Policy options for renewable
electricity. Energy Policy
Winkler, H., Davidson, O., Mwakasonda, S., 2005.
Developing institutions for the Clean Development Mechanism: African
perspectives. Climate Policy
Spalding-Fecher, R, Winkler, H &
Mwakasonda, S 2005. Energy and the World Summit on Sustainable
Development: What next? Energy Policy
Ott, H E, Winkler, H, Brouns, B,
Kartha, S, Mace, M, Huq, S, Kameyama, Y, Sari, A P, Pan, J, Sokona,
Y, Bhandari, P M, Kassenberg, A, La Rovere, E L & Rahman, A 2004.
South-North dialogue on equity in the greenhouse. A proposal for an
adequate and equitable global climate agreement (Eschborn,
Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit)
Ellis, J, Winkler, H &
Corfee-Morlot, J 2004. Taking stock of progress under the Clean
Development Mechanism (CDM) (Paris, OECD / IEA)
Turpie, J, Winkler, H & Midgley, G F
2004. Economic impacts of climate change in South Africa: A
preliminary assessment of unmitigated damage costs. J Blignaut and M
de Wit (eds). Sustainable options: Development lessons from applied
environmental economics. Cape Town, University of Cape Town press:
chapter 6.
Sathaye, J, Murtishaw, S, Price, L,
Lefranc, M, Roy, J, Winkler, H & Spalding-Fecher, R 2004.
Multiproject baselines for evaluation of electric power projects.
Energy Policy 32 (11): 1303-1317
Winkler, H 2004. National
policies and the CDM: Avoiding perverse incentives. Journal of
Energy in Southern Africa
Spalding-Fecher, R, Winkler, H, Dick, A,
Jeftha, L & Laitner, J A 2003. Modeling economy-wide impacts of
investments in industrial energy efficiency: a South African Case
Study. Proceedings of the ACEEE Summer Study on Industrial Energy
Efficiency (vol. 6), Washington DC, American Council for an
Energy-Efficient Economy. pp. 6-219 - 6-230.
Energy for Development Research Centre,
2003. Policies and measures for renewable energy and energy
efficiency in South Africa.
Winkler, H, Spalding-Fecher, R, Mwakasonda,
S & Davidson, O 2002. Sustainable development policies and measures.
(Washington, WRI)
Winkler, H, Spalding-Fecher, R, Tyani, L &
Matibe, K 2002. Cost-benefit analysis of energy-efficiency in urban
low cost housing. Development Southern Africa 19 (5):
593-614.
Winkler, H, Spalding-Fecher, R &
Tyani, L 2002. Comparing developing countries under potential carbon
allocation schemes. Climate Policy 2 (4): 303-318.
Winkler, H & Thorne, S 2002. Baselines
for suppressed demand: CDM projects contribution to poverty alleviation.
South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences 5 (2):
413-429.
Winkler, H & Mavhungu, J 2002. Potential
impacts of electricity industry restructuring on renewable energy and
energy efficiency. Journal of Energy in Southern Africa 13
(2): 43-49.
Winkler, H, Spalding-Fecher, R, Sathaye, J &
Price, L 2001. Multi-project baselines for potential Clean
Development Mechanism projects in the electricity sector in South
Africa. Journal of Energy in Southern Africa 12 (4): 449-457.
Contribution to EDRC book for WSSD
Winkler,
H, Spalding-Fecher, R & Tyani, L 2002. Energy efficiency in low-cost
housing: Costs and benefits of global and local externalities. O.
Davidson and D. Sparks (ed.) Developing energy solutions for climate
change: South African research at EDRC, Energy & Development
Research Centre, University of Cape Town: 44-57.
Winkler,
H, Spalding-Fecher, R, Sathaye, J & Price, L 2002. Multi-project
baselines for potential CDM projects in the electricity sector in
South Africa. O. Davidson and D. Sparks (ed.) Developing energy
solutions for climate change: South African research at EDRC, Energy
& Development Research Centre, University of Cape Town: 104-117.
Winkler,
H, Spalding-Fecher, R & Tyani, L 2002. What could potential carbon
emissions allocation schemes and targets mean for South Africa? O.
Davidson and D. Sparks (ed.) Developing energy solutions for climate
change: South African research at EDRC, Energy & Development
Research Centre, University of Cape Town: 153-175.
Winkler, H, Spalding-Fecher, R, Mwakasonda, S & Davidson, O 2002.
Sustainable development policies and measures: Tackling climate
change from a development perspective. O. Davidson and D. Sparks
(ed.) Developing energy solutions for climate change: South African
research at EDRC, Energy & Development Research Centre, University
of Cape Town: 176-198 |
