Niklas Kramer has been a Research Associate at the Center for International and Comparative Political Economy of Freie Universität Berlin since 2025. He is also a Guest Researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. He holds an M.A. in Political Science from Freie Universität and a B.A. in International Relations from Technische Universität Dresden. Before joining Freie Universität, he worked as a Research Assistant at the Institute of Political Science at TU Dresden, the Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS Potsdam) and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. His research interests lie at the intersection of political economy, public policy, and climate politics.

WiSe 25/26: Die Politische Ökonomie der Klimakrise

WiSe 25/26: The Political Economy of the Climate Crisis

Journal Articles

Lessmann, C. & Kramer, N. (2024). The Effect of Cap-and-Trade on Sectoral Emissions: Evidence from California. Energy Policy, 188, 114066. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114066

Stadelmann, F., Kramer, N., Pantzerhielm, L., & Holzscheiter, A. (2024). Reckless subjects, future capital? ‘Youth’ as an object of concern in international health organizations’ discourse. Globalizations, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/14747731.2024.2414688

Book Chapters

Lira, F., Kramer, N. & Quitzow, R. (2025). Hydrogen Policy in Brazil: Emerging Path to Green Re-Industrialization? The Geopolitics of Hydrogen (Volume 2): Major Economies and Their Strategies, 177-203. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-84022-7_8

Discussion Papers

Quitzow, R., Triki, A., Wachsmuth, J., Fragoso Garcia, J., Kramer, N., Lux, B. & Nunez, A. (2023). Mobilizing Europe’s Full Hydrogen Potential: Entry-Points for Action by the EU and its Member States. HYPAT Discussion Paper No 5/2023.

Blog Articles      

Kegel, A., Nunez, A. & Kramer, N. (2025). Water Scarcity and Green Hydrogen Production in Spain. RIFS-Blog. https://www.rifs-potsdam.de/de/ergebnisse/publikationen/2025/water-scarcity-and-green-hydrogen-production-spain

Kramer, N. & Quitzow, R. (2024). How States Around the World Are Crafting Markets for Green Hydrogen. RIFS-Blog. https://www.rifs-potsdam.de/en/blog/2024/11/how-states-around-world-are-crafting-markets-green-hydrogen

Eicke, L., Kramer, N. & Quitzow, R. (2023). How Decarbonization Will Transform the Geography of Industrial Production: New Evidence on the “Renewables Pull” Hypothesis. RIFS-Blog. https://www.rifs-potsdam.de/de/blog/2024/01/wie-die-dekarbonisierung-die-geografie-der-industriellen-produktion-veraendert

Kramer, N. & Quitzow, R. (2023). The Political Economy of Green Hydrogen in Europe: Reinforcing Regional Inequalities? RIFS-Blog. https://www.rifs-potsdam.de/en/blog/2023/09/political-economy-green-hydrogen-europe-reinforcing-regional-inequalities