Pegels, Anna
Dr. Anna Pegels
Research programme
Transformation of Economic and Social Systems
Function
Senior Researcher
Specialization
Economy
Work areas
- Low carbon development
- Renewable energies
- Green industrial policy
- Behavioural insights
- Circular economy / Recycling
Vita
| since 1/2018 | German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) (until 6/2022 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)) Senior Researcher, Research Programme "Transformation of Economic and Social Systems" |
| 2008-12/2017 | German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Senior Researcher, Department "Sustainable Economic and Social Development" |
| 2005-2007 | Ruhr University Bochum Dr. rer. oec. (economics) Thesis on: “Growth in developing countries through international technology transfer” |
| 1998-2005 | Ruhr University Bochum Study of economics, Diplom-Ökonomin |
Refereed Publications
- Pegels, Anna / Jorge Luis Castañeda / Carolina Humphreys / Caroline Kötter / Mario Negre / Christian Weidner / Florian Kutzner (2022)
Aligning recycling behaviors and the recycling system: towards a full cycle of materials and behavioral methods
in: Waste Management 138 (February 2022), 1-7 - Altenburg, Tilman / Clara Brandi / Anna Pegels / Andreas Stamm / Kasper Vrolijk / Tina Zintl (2021)
COVID-19 – Turning point in the process of industrialization?
in: UNIDO Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development Working Paper Series 8 (2021) - Pegels, Anna / Tilman Altenburg (2020)
Latecomer development in a “greening” world: introduction to the special issue
in: World Development 135, article 105084 - Figueroa, Aurelia Rochelle / Laura de Molière / Anna Pegels / Babette Never / Florian Kutzner (2018)
Show me (more than) the money! Assessing the social and psychological dimensions to energy efficient lighting in Kenya
in: Energy Research & Social Science 47/2019, 224-232 - Prinz, Lukas / Anna Pegels (2018)
The role of labour power in sustainability transitions: insights from comparative political economy on Germany’s electricity transition
in: Energy Research & Social Science 41, 210-219 - Anna Pegels / Georgeta Vidican-Auktor / Wilfried Lütkenhorst / Tilman Altenburg (2017)
Politics of green energy policy
in: Journal of Environment & Development 2018, Vol. 27(1), 26–45 - Pegels, Anna (2017)
Germany: the energy transition as a green industrial development agenda
in: Tilman Altenburg / Claudia Assmann (eds.), Green industrial policy: concept, policies, country experiences, Geneva; Bonn: UN Environment; German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), 168-184 - Schlegelmilch, Kai / Hans Eichel / Anna Pegels (2017)
Pricing environmental resources and pollutants and the competitiveness of national industries
in: Tilman Altenburg / Claudia Assmann (eds.), Green industrial policy: concept, policies, country experiences, Geneva; Bonn: UN Environment; German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), 102-119 - Weinmann, Christoph David / Christina Buczko / Leisa Burrell / Ralph Luken / Anna Pegels (2016)
Practitioner's guide to strategic green industrial policy
Wien: UNIDO - Pegels, Anna / Wilfried Lütkenhorst
(2014)
Is Germany’s energy transition a case of successful green industrial policy? Contrasting wind and solar PV
in: Energy Policy 74 (11), 522–534 - Pauw, Pieter / Anna Pegels (2013)
Private sector engagement in climate change adaptation in least developed countries: an exploration
published on Climate and Development
DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2013.826130 - Pauw, Pieter / Anna Pegels (2013)
Private sector engagement in climate change adaptation in least developed countries: an exploration (forthcoming)
published on Climate and Development DOI:10.1080/17565529.2013.826130 - Altenburg, Tilman / Anna Pegels (2012)
Sustainability-oriented innovation systems: managing the green transformation
in: Innovation and Development 2 (1), (Special Issue: Sustainability-oriented innovation systems in China and India) - Pegels, Anna (2011)
Pitfalls of policy implementation: the case of the South African feed-in tariff
in: James Haselip et al. (eds.), Diffusion of renewable energy technologies: case studies of enabling frameworks in developing countries (UNEP Risoe Centre Technology Transfer Perspectives Series), 101-110 - Pegels, Anna (2010)
Renewable energy in South-Africa: potentials, barriers and options for support
in: Energy Policy 38 (9), 4945-4954
Non-refereed Publications
- Pegels, Anna (2024)
Smart packages: six steps to design effective behavioural policies
(Policy Brief 22/2024) - Altenburg, Tilmann / Anna Pegels / Mauricio Böhl Gutierrez et al. (2024)
Greening economies in partner countries: priorities for International cooperation
(Policy Brief 2/2024) - Kleibrink, Alexander / Anna Pegels / Michael Fink / Wolfgang Scholz (2023)
Green jobs and the city: towards a just transition in developing countries
(Policy Brief 1/2023) - Pegels, Anna / Martin Kochan (2022)
Waste separation – policy implications
in: Intersecting 9/2022 Bending the linear economy, Berlin: New Dialogues, 116-119 - Cheong Christina / Michael Fink / Stelios Grafakos / Alexander Kleibrink / Anna Pegels / Wolfgang Scholz (2022)
Key actions for a just transition through green jobs in cities
Seoul: Global Green Growth Institute - Altenburg, Tilman / Steffen Bauer / Clara Brandi / Michael Brüntrup / Daniele Malerba / Babette Never / Anna Pegels / Andreas Stamm / Jenny To / Ulrich Volz (2022)
Ökologische Strukturpolitik: ein starker Profilbaustein für die deutsche Entwicklungszusammenarbeit
(Discussion Paper 8/2022) - Altenburg, Tilman / Clara Brandi / Anna Pegels / Andreas Stamm / Kasper Vrolijk / Tina Zintl (2021)
COVID-19 – Turning point in the process of industrialization?
in: UNIDO Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development Working Paper Series 8 (2021) - Altenburg, Tilman / Clara Brandi / Anna Pegels / Andreas Stamm / Kasper Vrolijk / Tina Zintl (2021)
Does COVID-19 change the long-term prospects of latecomer industrialisation?
(Discussion Paper 32/2021) - Pegels, Anna / Stefanie Heyer / David Ohlig / Felix Kurz / Lena Laux / Prescott Morley (2021)
¿Es sostenible el reciclaje? Propuestas para conciliar los aspectos sociales, ecológicos y económicos en Argentina
(Discussion Paper 10/2021) - Pegels, Anna / Stefanie Heyer / David Ohlig / Felix Kurz / Lena Laux / Prescott Morley (2020)
How sustainable is recycling? Reconciling the social, ecological, and economic dimensions in Argentina
(Discussion Paper 23/2020) - Pegels, Anna / Clara Brandi / Tilman Altenburg (2020)
Can the global Green New Deal movement survive the pandemic?
published on greengrowthknowledge.org, 30.04.2020 (Online) - Pegels, Anna (2018)
Taxing carbon in developing countries
(Two Pager 1/2018) - Brandi, Clara / Steffen Bauer / Anna Pegels (2016)
Paris Climate Agreement, 2030 Agenda and New Urban Agenda: the future of transformative policies
in: Annual Report 2015-2016: Building bridges between research and practice, Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), 14-17 - Brandi, Clara / Steffen Bauer / Anna Pegels (2016)
Pariser Klimaabkommen, Agenda 2030 und „New Urban Agenda“: die Zukunft transformativer Politiken
in: Jahresbericht 2015-2016: Brücken bauen zwischen Theorie und Praxis, Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), 14-17 - Pegels, Anna (2016)
Taxing carbon as an instrument of green industrial policy in developing countries
(Discussion Paper 23/2016) - Bauer, Steffen / Anna Pegels (2016)
Das Pariser Klimaabkommen und die globale Energiepolitik
in: Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte (APuZ) 66 (12/13), 32-38 - Loewe, Markus / Anna Pegels / Tilman Altenburg (2015)
Goal 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
in: Loewe, Markus / Nicole Rippin (eds.), Translating an ambitious vision into global transformation: the 2030 agenda for sustainable development, Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), (Discussion Paper 7/2015), 51-58 - Pegels, Anna / Aurelia Figueroa / Babette Never (2015)
The human factor in energy efficiency: lessons from developing countries
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) / Pretoria: National Cleaner Production Centre of South Africa (NCPC-SA) - Lütkenhorst, Wilfried / Tilman Altenburg / Anna Pegels / Georgeta Vidican (2014)
Green industrial policy: managing transformation under uncertainty
(Discussion Paper 28/2014) - Pegels, Anna (2014)
The politics of South African renewable energy support
in: Anna Pegels, Green industrial policy in emerging countries, London: Routledge, 126-147 - Pegels, Anna / Bastian Becker (2014)
Implementing green industrial policy
in: Anna Pegels, Green industrial policy in emerging countries, London: Routledge, 38-68 - Pegels, Anna (2014)
Lessons for successful green industrial policy
in: Anna Pegels, Green industrial policy in emerging countries, London: Routledge, 179-186 - Pegels, Anna (2014)
Why we need a green industrial policy
in: Green industrial policy in emerging countries, London: Routldege, 1-8 - Lütkenhorst, Wilfried / Anna Pegels (2014)
Stable policies, turbulent markets - Germany’s green industrial policy: the costs and benefits of promoting solar PV and wind energy
IISD (Research Report) - Pegels, Anna (2014)
Green industrial policy in emerging countries
London: Routldege - Bauer, Steffen/ Carmen Richerzhagen / Clara Brandi /Florence Dafe / Mark Furness / Christian von Haldenwang / Annabelle Houdret / Heiner Janus / Oliver Johnson / Markus Loewe / Pieter Pauw / Anna Pegels / Isabel van de Sand / Waltina Scheumann / Imme Scho (2012)
Ensuring sustainable development globally: EU follow-up to Rio+20
Contribution of German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) to the EU Public Consultation - Brandi, Clara / Christine Ladenburger / Anna Pegels (2010)
Intellectual property rights as a challenge to providing global public goods: the cases of public health, food security and climate stability
(Discussion Paper 17/2010) - Pegels, Anna (2009)
Prospects for renewable energy in South Africa: mobilizing the private sector
(Discussion Paper 23/2009) - Pegels, Anna (2008)
Financing for development series: Leveraging private investments in climate change mitigation
(Briefing Paper 15/2008) - Pegels, Anna (2008)
Serie Entwicklungsfinanzierung: Anreize für Privatinvestitionen in die Begrenzung des Klimawandels
(Analysen und Stellungnahmen 15/2008)
Opinion Pieces
- Altenburg, Tilman / Anna Pegels (2023)
Greening cooperation for economic development
Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), The Current Column of 22 November 2023 - Pegels, Anna / Mauricio Böhl Gutierrez (2023)
COVCLIM: Nachhaltige Klimapolitik finanzieren
published on geistes-und-sozialwissenschaften-bmbf.de (Rahmenprogramm Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften des BMBF), 11.08.2023 - Pegels, Anna / Alexander Kleibrink (2023)
How can the cities of the Global South grow green?
published on oecdcogito.blog, 29.03.2023 - Castaneda, Jorge Luis / Mario Negre / Anna Pegels (2019)
Using behavioral science to increase recycling in Argentina
Washington, DC; Bonn: World Bank; German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) - Pegels, Anna / Jonas Keil (2017)
Weiter so? Dann kommt die Klimakatastrophe
published on Zeit Online 10.11.2017 - Lütkenhorst, Wilfried / Anna Pegels (2015)
G-7: a turning point in climate policy or empty words?
German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (The Current Column of 15 June 2015) - Stepping, Katharina M. K./ Anna Pegels (2014)
What is the link between poverty and climate change?
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (The Current Column of 5 June 2014) - Lütkenhorst, Wilfried / Anna Pegels (2014)
The energy transition: back to the future?
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (The Current Column of 24 February 2014) - Pegels, Anna (2008)
Die Rolle des Humankapitals bei der Technologieübertragung in Entwicklungsländer
cege-Discussionpaper 71, Göttingen: Georg-August Univ. - Pegels, Anna / Michael Heinen (2006)
Die EU-Osterweiterung und die Arbeitnehmerfreizügigkeit: sind längere Zugangsbeschränkungen sinnvoll für Deutschland?
Focus Migration: Kurzdossier 4/2006
Projects
- Socio-ecological transformation of the economy
- Research Network “Sustainable Global Supply Chains”
- How does the COVID-19 pandemic affect climate policy? Case studies on climate targets, recovery spending, and carbon fiscal reform (COVCLIM)
- Green economy
- Circular economy and social sustainability – the role of consumers and urban recyclers in Argentinean recycling
- Green industrial policy
- Energy efficiency and behavioural insights
- Green and inclusive energy systems
- Innovations for ecologically sustainable development
- Finanzierung energiepolitischer Transformation in Entwicklungsländern als Teil eines green global deal – Anreize für private Investitionen in erneuerbare Energien
- Financing climate policies in developing countries
Policy for people
Highlight
Latecomer development in a “greening” world: introduction to the special issue
Pegels, Anna / Tilman Altenburg (2020)
in: World Development 135, article 105084