Prof. Dr. Regina Betz
Prof. Dr. Regina Betz
ZHAW
School of Management and Law
Center for Energy and Environment
Gertrudstrasse 8
8400 Winterthur
Work at ZHAW
Position
Head Head of Center for Energy and the Environment (CEE)
Teaching
- Climate and Energy Economics
- Environmental Economics and Politics
- International Economics and Politics (Master)
- CAS Climate Strategies
Experience
- Lecturer
ZHAW
2013 - today - Research Coordinator
Centre for Energy and Environmental Markets (CEEM), UNSW Sydney
2013 - 2017 - Joint Director and Senior Lecturer
Centre for Energy and Environmental Markets (CEEM), UNSW Sydney
2005 - 2012 - PhD
Fraunhofer Institute for Innovation Systems (ISI), Karlsruhe, Germany
1998 - 2004
Education and Continuing education
Education
- Ph.D / Public Administration
German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer
1999 - 2003 - Master / Economics
University of Trier
1991 - 1997
Continuing Education
Leadership
ZHAW
2021
Network
Membership of networks
- ORCID ID: 0000-0002-2164-7247
- European Association Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE)
- European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ECEEE)
- Verein für Socialpolitik / Standing Field of Environmental and Resource Economics
- International Association of Energy Economics (IAEE)
- Climate Strategies
- Swiss Association of Energy Economics
Social media
Projects
- Co-Evolution and Coordinated Simulation of the Swiss Energy System and Swiss Society (SWEET COSI) / Project leader / Project ongoing
- SWEET-reFuel.ch / Project leader / Project ongoing
- AI for automatisation of administration und detection of criminal activities in emissions trading / Project leader / Project ongoing
- SWEET EDGE: Integrating very high shares of decentralized renewable energy into the Swiss energy system / Project co-leader / Project ongoing
- DEcarbonisation of Cities and Regions with Renewable GAses (DeCIRRA) / Project leader / Project ongoing
- DeCIRRA - Negativ Emissions Technologien / Project leader / Project ongoing
- Competence for Cantonal Energy and Climate Policy ZHAW through expansion and communication of the Cantonal Clean Energy INDEX Switzerland (CEIS) / Team member / Project completed
- Analysis of unused Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs) of the Clean Development Mechanism / Project leader / Project completed
- Establishing the Cantonal Clean Energy INDEX Switzerland (CEIS) as standard instrument for policy makers / Project leader / Project completed
- Re@dy4 sustainable electricity? / Deputy project leader / Project completed
- H2020 SONNET: Social Innovation for the Energy Transition / Project leader / Project completed
- ODYSSEE MURE II / Project co-leader / Project completed
- SNIS - Effective Carbon Market Regulation / Project leader / Project completed
- The influence of market structure and regulation on carbon markets / Project leader / Project completed
- PhD Network in Data Science / Team member / Project completed
- Aktuelle Vorschläge zu einem neuen Strommarktdesign / Project co-leader / Project completed
- EU project to assess energy efficiency policies / Project leader / Project completed
- The Future of Swiss Hydropower: Distributional Effects of Water Fee Reform Options / Project leader / Project completed
- Untersuchung rechtlicher Aspekte der Energiestrategie 2050 / Project leader / Project completed
- Energy Policy Analysis Group / SCCER CREST / Project leader / Project completed
Publications
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Sovacool, Benjamin K.; Brugger, Heike; Brunzema, Iska; Dańkowska, Alicja; Wemyss, Devon; Vernay, Anne-Lorène; Betz, Regina; Avelino, Flor; de Geus, Tessa; Dembek, Agata; Duetschke, Elisabeth; Hielscher, Sabine; Iskandarova, Marfuga; Müller, Leticia; Musiolik, Jörg; Ranville, Adélie; Schleich, Joachim; Stasik, Agata; Strumińska-Kutra, Marta; Winzer, Christian; Wittmayer, Julia; Rogge, Karoline S.,
2023.
Social innovation supports inclusive and accelerated energy transitions with appropriate governance.
Communications Earth & Environment.
4(1), pp. 289.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00952-w
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Gui, Emi Minghui; MacGill, Iain; Betz, Regina,
2021.
Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy.
16(10), pp. 929-950.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/15567249.2021.1983083
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Abrell, Jan; Cludius, Johanna; Lehmann, Sascha; Schleich, Joachim; Betz, Regina,
2021.
Corporate emissions-trading behaviour during the first decade of the EU ETS.
Environmental and Resource Economics.
pp. 1-37.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-021-00593-7
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Kosch, Mirjam; Betz, Regina; Geissmann, Thomas; Schillinger, Moritz; Weigt, Hannes,
2021.
The future of Swiss hydropower : how to distribute the risk and the profits?.
Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Volkswirtschaft und Statistik.
157(5), pp. 1-17.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41937-021-00074-0
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Wei, Xinyang; Tong, Qing; Magill, Iain; Vithayasrichareon, Peerapat; Betz, Regina,
2020.
Energy Economics.
92(104917).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2020.104917
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Shen, Peiyao; Betz, Regina; Ortmann, Andreas; Gong, Rukai,
2020.
Environmental and Resource Economics.
76(2-3), pp. 201-233.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-020-00417-0
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Tu, Qiang; Mo, Jianlei; Betz, Regina; Cui, Lianbiao; Fan, Ying; Liu, Yu,
2020.
Achieving grid parity of solar PV power in China : the role of Tradable Green Certificate.
Energy Policy.
144(111681).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111681
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Cludius, Johanna; Betz, Regina,
2020.
The role of banks in EU emissions trading.
The Energy Journal.
41(2), pp. 275-299.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.5547/01956574.41.2.jclu
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Tu, Qiang; Betz, Regina; Mo, Jianlei; Fan, Ying; Liu, Yu,
2019.
Applied Energy.
250, pp. 1053-1064.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.05.039
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Tu, Qiang; Betz, Regina; Mo, Jianlei; Fan, Ying,
2019.
The profitability of onshore and wind and solar PV power projects in China : a comparative study.
Energy Policy.
132, pp. 404-417.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2019.05.041
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Shen, Peiyao; Betz, Regina; Yong, Soo Keong; et al.,
2018.
Energy efficiency subsidies, additionality and incentive compatibility under hidden information.
Energy Efficiency.
12(6), pp. 1429-1442.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-018-9745-2
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Tu, Qiang; Betz, Regina; Mo, Jianlei; Fan, Ying; Liu, Yu,
2018.
Journal of Cleaner Production.
198, pp. 24-36.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.06.292
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Betz, Regina; Greiner, Ben; Schweitzer, Sascha; Seifert, Stefan,
2017.
Auction format and auction sequence in multi-item multi-unit auctions : an experimental study.
The Economic Journal.
127(605), pp. 351-371.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/ecoj.12403
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Betz, Regina; Schmidt, Tobias S.,
2015.
Climate Policy.
16(4), pp. 474-495.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2015.1028319
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Betz, Regina; Cludius, Johanna; Twomey, Paul,
2014.
Global Environmental Change.
27, pp. 106-119.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.04.007
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Contreras, Zaida; Ancev, Tihomir; Betz, Regina,
2014.
Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy.
3(2), pp. 119-143.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.5547/2160-5890.3.2.zcon
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Betz, Regina; Michaelowa, Axel; Castro, Paula; Kotsch, Raphaela; Mehling, Michael; Michaelowa, Katharina; Baranzini, Andrea,
2022.
The carbon market challenge : preventing abuse through effective governance.
Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
Elements in Earth System Governance.
ISBN 978-1-009-21647-0.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009216500
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Schleiniger, Reto; Betz, Regina; Winzer, Christian,
2019.
Zürich:
Dike.
Schriften zum Energierecht ; 11.
ISBN 978-3-03891-092-3.
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Betz, Regina,
2020.
Partizipation glaubensgestützter Nichtregierungsorganisationen an internationalen Klimaverhandlungen
.
In:
Matern, Harald; Pfleiderer, Georg, eds.,
Krise der Zukunft I : Apokalyptische Diskurse in interdisziplinärer Diskussion.
Baden-Baden:
Nomos.
pp. 179-248.
Religion – Wirtschaft – Politik ; 15.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.34313/978-3-290-22057-0
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Betz, Regina,
2017.
Religion und Treibhausgasemissionen : Potenziale religiöser Gemeinschaften im Klimaschutz
.
In:
Pfleiderer, Georg; Matern, Harald; Köhrsen, Jens, eds.,
Krise der Zukunft II : Verantwortung und Freiheit angesichts apokalyptischer Zukunftsszenarien.
Baden-Baden:
Nomos.
pp. 73-100.
Religion – Wirtschaft – Politik ; 16.
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Betz, Regina,
2015.
Emissions trading in practice : lessons learnt from the EU Emissions trading scheme
.
In:
Managi, Shunsuke, ed.,
The Routledge handbook of environmental economics in Asia.
London:
Routledge.
pp. 182-206.
Routledge international handbooks.
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Leu, Thomas; Betz, Regina,
2016.
Environmental tax evaluation : what can be learnt so far? [paper].
In:
International Energy Policies & Programmes Evaluation Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 7-9 June 2016.
Available from: https://energy-evaluation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2016-paper-leu.pdf
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Betz, Regina; Boogen, Nina; Rösli, Stephan,
2023.
Welche Kantone investieren am meisten in erneuerbare Energien?.
Die Volkswirtschaft.
2023(3), pp. 58-61.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-27840
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Betz, Regina; Winzer, Christian,
2022.
Social innovation in energy transition : evaluation challenges and innovative solutions [paper].
In:
eceee Summer Study Proceedings.
eceee 2022 Summer Study, Hyères, France, 6-11 June 2022.
eceee.
pp. 551-557.
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Acworth, William; Kunemann, Ernst; Boute, Anatole; Betz, Regina,
2021.
Climate Change
; 38/2021.
Dessau-Roßlau:
Umweltbundesamt.
Available from: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikationen/emissions-trading-in-pursuit-of-electricity
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Abrell, Jan; Betz, Regina; Kosch, Mirjam; Kardish, Christopher; Mehling, Michael,
2020.
Climate Change
; 49/2020.
Dessau-Roßlau:
Umweltbundesamt.
Available from: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikationen/californian-emissions-trading-system-and-electricity-market
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Abrell, Jan; Betz, Regina; Kosch, Mirjam,
2020.
Climate Change
; 48/2020.
Dessau-Roßlau:
Umweltbundesamt.
Available from: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikationen/european-emissions-trading-system-and-german-and-polish-electricity-market
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Schleich, Joachim; Lehmann, Sascha; Cludius, Johanna; Abrell, Jan; Betz, Regina; Pinkse, Jonathan,
2020.
Active or passive? : companies’ use of the EU ETS.
Working Paper Sustainability and Innovation
; 7.
Karlsruhe:
Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.24406/publica-fhg-300315
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Fauceglia, Dario; Müller, Tobias; Leu, Thomas; Betz, Regina,
2020.
How do firms respond to a rising carbon tax? [paper].
In:
25th EAERE Annual Conference, online, 23 June - 3 July 2020.
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Minghui Guia, Emi; MacGillb, Iain; Betz, Regina,
2019.
Smart infrastructure planning : coordinating distributed community energy resources.
IEEE Smart Cities.
Available from: https://smartcities.ieee.org/newsletter/smart-infrastructure-planning-coordinating-distributed-community-energy-resources
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Acworth, William; Kuneman, Ernst; La Hoz Theuer, Stephanie; Abrell, Jan; Baer, Julia; Betz, Regina; Kosch, Mirjam; Müller, Tobias; Cludius, Johanna; Healy, Sean; Graichen, Jakob; Boute, Anatole; Zhang, Hao; Baisch, Rainer,
2019.
Influence of market structures and market regulation on the carbon market : interim report.
Berlin:
German Emissions Trading Authority (DEHSt).
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Cludius, Johanna; Betz, Regina,
2018.
SML Working Paper
; 12.
Winterthur:
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3755
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Cludius, Johanna; Betz, Regina,
2016.
SML Working Paper
; 12.
Winterthur:
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1144
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Betz, Regina; Cludius, Johanna; Riesz, Jenny,
2015.
SML Working Paper
; 10.
Winterthur:
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1143
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Betz, Regina; Leu, Thomas; Schleiniger, Reto,
2015.
Disentangling the Effects of Swiss Energy and Climate Policies.
SML Working Paper
; 5.
Winterthur:
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1009
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Neuhoff, Karsten; Acworth, William; Betz, Regina; Burtraw, Dallaw; Cludius, Johanna; Fell, Harrison; Hepbrun, Cameron; Holt, Charles; Jotzo, Frank; Kollenberg, Sascha; Landis, Florian; Slant, Stephen; Schopp, Anne; Shobe, William; Taschini, Luca; Trotignon, Raphael,
2015.
Berlin:
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung DIW.
Available from: https://climatestrategies.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Climate-Strategies-MSR-Report-Final1.pdf
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Betz, Regina,
2014.
Klima im Wandel - Emissionsrechte im Handel.
Competence.
2014, pp. 21-23.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-17789
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Fauceglia, Dario; Leu, Thomas; Müller, Tobias; Betz, Regina,
2023.
How do firms respond to a rising carbon tax?.
In:
Annual Congress of the Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics (SSES/SGVS), Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 29-30 June 2023.
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Schwendner, Peter; Kotsch, Raphaela; Betz, Regina,
2019.
Risks in carbon markets : lessons-learned from the flexibility mechanism under the Kyoto Protocol.
In:
UN Climate Change Conference (COP25), Side Events, Madrid (Spain), December 2019.
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Betz, Regina; Schwendner, Peter; Kotsch, Raphaela,
2019.
Transfers of Kyoto units in the Swiss Emissions Trading Registry : a network analysis from 2007-2014.
In:
4th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Finance and Industry, Winterthur, Switzerland, 5 September 2019.
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Schleiniger, Reto; Betz, Regina,
2018.
In:
Zweiter Energiegipfel: Neues Marktmodell für die Energiewende, Bern, 31. Januar 2018.
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Betz, Regina; Cludius, Johanna; Schopp, Anne,
2015.
The role of the financial sector in EU emissions trading.
In:
38th IAEE International Conference, Antalya, Turkey, 25-27 May 2015.
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Betz, Regina,
2013.
In:
2013 ESA World Meetings, Zurich, Switzerland, 11-14 July 2013.