Research

The Chair of Transformation to Sustainable Energy Systems is active in the following fields of research:
- Regulation of resource use and resource conservation
- Climate and energy transition law
- Environmental and planning law
- International and European environmental and trade law
- Sustainable urban development
- Environmental and climate protection interests in (quasi) judicial review procedures
- Participation of citizens and NGOs
About us
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Teaching
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Our Team
Introduction of our team members with contact details
New Publications
- Franzius, C., Aykut, S., Boysen, S., Klafki, A., Knodt, M., Löschel, A., Lorenzen, J., Markus, T., Schlacke, S., Vogt, Y., & Zengerling, C. (2025). Transformatives Klimarecht: Raum, Zeit, Gesellschaft, Zeitschrift für Europäisches Umwelt- und Planungsrecht, 23(2), pp. 149 – 157, https://eurup.lexxion.eu/article/EURUP/2025/2/5.
- Klimke, M., Plieninger, T., & Zengerling, C. (2025). Social–ecological traps in agroforestry and the role of law. Sustainability Science, Vol. 20(3), pp. 707-723, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-024-01623-1.
- Klimke, M., & Zengerling, C. (2025). Aufwind für Agroforstsysteme? Aktuelle Entwicklungen, Chancen und Hemmnisse im europäischen und deutschen Recht. Natur und Recht, 47(2), 77-89, https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10357-025-4497-1.pdf.
Completed Projects
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Klimapolis
5-year joint project between Germany and Brazil
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Landscape and sustainable energy transition
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E-Quartier
Electromobility in urban residential areas, legal opinion
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French-German Cooperative Project: La transition paysagère à l’heure de la transition énergétique
Seminar series and development of a research network