The ReBa project aims to identify where additional capacity is needed in the rail network and how it can be created by reactivating, upgrading, or expanding track infrastructure. IKEM identifies European best practices and analyses the applicable legal frameworks for planning, permitting, financing, provision, and maintenance of such infrastructure.

In the VENUS project, we investigate how the transport sector can contribute to grid stability in a renewable energy system.

Giverny Lindquist, Matthias Hartwig and Nimai von Hagen analysed the legal framework for the shared use of charging infrastructure in commercial zones on behalf of Fraunhofer IFAM. The legal report outlines two business models and presents regulatory and contractual options for logistics companies that wish to establish and operate charging infrastructure individually or jointly.

The practical guide summarises the findings and includes sample clauses for essential contractual provisions for implementing shared charging solutions in commercial zones.

This publication is the first of its kind to provide comprehensive commentary on all legal provisions relevant to electromobility and the development of charging infrastructure. Friederike Pfeifer and Giverny Lindquist contributed chapters on the German Calibration and Measurement Ordinance (MessEV).

In this article published in the May edition of EnWZ, Leonie Durschang, Simon Grossmann and Arthur Rabenalt outline how adjustments to government-imposed electricity price components can incentivise flexibility in the power system.

Franziska Stamme and Charlotte Schwarzer-Geraedts analyse the planning and permitting frameworks for thermal storage systems in Berlin.

The European Association of Climate Law (EACL) invites submissions for its first conference on September 22 and 23 in Berlin, where current developments, future challenges and intergenerational justice in climate law will be discussed. The conference offers two separate calls for abstracts: one for the Early Career Researcher Workshop on the first day and one for the general session on the second day.

IKEM experts will participate in the next working session of the Mobility Ecosystem 4.0 initiative on 3 June 2025. The initiative aims to develop and implement the digital foundations for autonomous on-demand transport systems.

At ETHPrague (27–29 May), developers and thought leaders come together annually to explore how blockchain can help solve societal challenges. Anika Nicolaas-Ponder and Dàmir Belltheus-Avdic hosted a session on social participation, innovation and decentralisation.

On 28 May 2025, the inaugural edition of the IKEM Symposium on Climate Law and Policy took place in Berlin. International experts presented their perspectives on the complex (legal) interrelations between climate protection, energy security, and geopolitics.

At the roundtable on 13 May 2025, the discussion focused on the political and legal framework for the heat transition. Dr Sarah Debor (naturstrom) and Dr Martin Riedel (naturstrom/Aecoute) analysed the new federal government’s energy policy, particularly with regard to the building sector.

The latest edition of the Klima und Recht journal is now available. It includes contributions from the Speyer Forum on Public Climate Law (held in September 2024 at the German University of Administrative Sciences). The issue centres on the question of how public administration can address the challenges of achieving climate neutrality.

Contributions include:

• Prof. Dr Stefan Korte: Municipal Climate Action through Transport Policy and Law

• Dr Simon Manzke: Public Procurement Law and the Municipal Transport Transition

• Bastian Reuße: Climate Protection in Parking Space Management

• Sophia Wittmer: Reforming Road Traffic Law – A Complete Paradigm Shift?

• Prof. Dr Martin Maslaton / Anna Gomberg: Municipal Charging Infrastructure Law – Between Opportunities and Challenges

• Philipp Doll: Challenges in Bicycle Infrastructure Planning for Municipalities

If you conduct research on climate law and wish to publish your findings, please contact the editorial board at: klimr@ikem.de

Join our team at IKEM! We currently have the following job openings:

• Law traineeship
• Internship

We also offer positions for PhD candidates.

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