Martin Kittel

Martin Kittel

Research Associate of the Department of Energy, Transportation, Environment at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)

Martin Kittel is a research associate at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) as well as a Ph.D. candidate at the DIW Berlin Graduate Center and Berlin Technical University. His research focuses on the model-based analysis of the decarbonization of European electricity markets and the role of flexibility options for the integration of variability renewable energy. Martin holds degrees in Business Management (M.Sc.) and Business Administration and Economics (B.Sc.) from Dresden Technical University, and spent two semesters at Teesside University in the UK.

Web tools and Projects we developed

  • Open-NEM

    The live tracker of the Australian electricity market.

  • Paris Equity Check

    This website is based on a Nature Climate Change study that compares Nationally Determined Contributions with equitable national emissions trajectories in line with the five categories of equity outlined by the IPCC.

  • liveMAGICC Climate Model

    Run one of the most popular reduced-complexity climate carbon cycle models online. Used by IPCC, UNEP GAP reports and numerous scientific publications.

  • NDC & INDC Factsheets

    Check out our analysis of all the post-2020 targets that countries announced under the Paris Agreement.