Climate protection expert Sigrid Stagl awarded as a scientist of the year!

Climate protection expert Sigrid Stagl awarded as a scientist of the year!

The renowned economist Sigrid Stagl was recognized as the "scientist of 2024". The club of educational and science journalist: Inside, she distinguished her for her outstanding mediation work in the field of climate protection and sustainable economy. Stagl, professor at the Vienna University of Economic Affairs, emphasizes that science and research are essential to cope with the pressing challenges of climate change and the energy crisis. "In order not to exceed the 2 ° C limit, global emissions have to decrease by 6-8% annually," said Stagl and called for a consistent implementation of climate protection measures at the political and economic level. For its tireless efforts, the economist is recognized as a significant voice in public discourse, which contributes to sustainability with well-founded scientific assessments, such as Öko-news.at reported.

important topics of research

Stagl's research includes numerous current topics such as emission trade, CO2 certificates and the energy transition. It emphasizes that the innovative transformation of the economy is crucial to take the climate and environmental into account. "Climate policy must be part of the economy," she demands, and sees great potential for measures that combine economic incentives with climate protection without causing immense costs. "There are possibilities of how to do climate and environmental policy that are not as expensive as previous approaches," said Stagl, while you mentioned some of the easy-to-implement "Low Hanging Fruits", such as the creation of incentives for CO2 taxation or the removal of "climate contracective subsidies", as different media report, including The press .