Hannes Böttcher

Hannes Böttcher joined the Ecosystems Services and Management (ESM) Program (formerly Forestry Program) in January 2007 as a Research Scholar. He first came to IIASA as a participant in the 2004 Young Scientists Summer Program.

Following studies in Germany and Estonia, Dr. Böttcher received his MSc degree in forest sciences and ecology from the University of Gottingen (Germany) focusing on forest ecosystem modeling and information processing. From October 2003, Dr. Böttcher worked at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry in Jena where he investigated the impact of forest management on the regional carbon balance. His work included the development and application of a forestry carbon budget model, the basis of his PhD thesis which he completed in 2007.

Recently, Dr. Böttcher worked on and published research on the effects of different greenhouse gas accounting rules in the land use, land use change and forestry sector (LULUCF) with the help of land use models. He also assesses the potential of reduced emissions from deforestation and analyzes options for including it in a global climate agreement. He is currently a lead author of the IPCC Report "2013 Supplementary Methods and Good Practice Guidance Arising from the Kyoto Protocol".

Within the ESM Program, Dr. Böttcher coordinates research for several projects focusing on:
- Projections of LULUCF sector’s sinks and sources of greenhouse gases
- Global forest management and bioenergy potentials from forests
- Land use implications of bioenergy options
- Quantification of greenhouse gas emissions from global deforestation and analysis of options for their reduction.

Last update: 04-SEP-2012

Uslu,A. van Stralen,J. Elbersen,B. Panoutsou,C. Fritsche,U. Bottcher,H. (2013)

Bioenergy scenarios that contribute to a sustainable energy future in the EU27 ... More

Panoutsou,C. Bauen,A. Bottcher,H. Alexopoulou,E. Fritsche,U. (2013)

Biomass futures: An integrated approach for estimating the future contribution of biomass value chains to the European energy system and inform future policy formation ... More

Bottcher,H. Frank,S. Havlik,P. Elbersen,B. (2013)

Future GHG emissions more efficiently controlled by land-use policies than by bioenergy sustainability criteria ... More

Seebach,L. McCallum,I. Fritz,S. Kindermann,G. Leduc,S. Bottcher,H. Fuss,S. (2012)

Choice of forest map has implications for policy analysis: A case study on the EU biofuel target ... More

Frank,S. Bottcher,H. Havlik,P. Valin,H. Mosnier,A. Obersteiner,M. Schmid,E. Elbersen,B. (2012)

How effective are the sustainability criteria accompanying the European Union 2020 biofuel targets? ... More

Bottcher,H. Freibauer,A. Scholz,Y. Gitz,V. Ciais,P. Mund,M. Wutzler,T. Schulze,E.-D. (2012)

Setting priorities for land management to mitigate climate change ... More

Franklin,O. Moltchanova,E. Kraxner,F. Seidl,R. Bottcher,H. Rokityiansky,D. Obersteiner,M. (2012)

Large-scale forest modeling: Deducing stand density from inventory data ... More

Bottcher,H. Verkerk,P.J. Gusti,M. Havlik,P. Grassi,G. (2012)

Projection of the future EU forest CO2 sink as affected by recent bioenergy policies using two advanced forest management models ... More

House,J.I. Bellarby,J. Bottcher,H. Brander,M. Kalas,N. Smith,P. Tipper,R. Woods,J. (2012)

The role of the land biosphere in climate change mitigation ... More

Bottcher,H. (2012)

EU forests could absorb less carbon ... More

den Elzen,M.G.J. Roelfsema,M. Hof,A. Bottcher,H. Grassi,G. (2012)

Analysing the Emission Gap between Pledged Emission Reductions under the Cancun Agreements and the 2-Degree C Climate Target ... More

Gusti,M. Bottcher,H. Kindermann,G. Havlik,P. Obersteiner,M. (2012)

Simulation of REDD-plus options using IIASA model framework ... More

Fritz,S. See,L. McCallum,I. Schill,C. Obersteiner,M. van der Velde,M. Bottcher,H. Havlik,P. Achard,F. (2011)

Highlighting continued uncertainty in global land cover maps for the user community ... More

Havlik,P. Schneider,U.A. Schmid,E. Bottcher,H. Fritz,S. Skalsky,R. Aoki,K. De Cara,S. Kindermann,G. Kraxner,F. Leduc,S. McCallum,I. Mosnier,A. Sauer,T. Obersteiner,M. (2011)

Global land-use implications of first and second generation biofuel targets ... More

Schneider,U.A. Havlik,P. Schmid,E. Valin,H. Mosnier,A. Obersteiner,M. Bottcher,H. Skalsky,R. Balkovic,J. Sauer,T. Fritz,S. (2011)

Impacts of population growth, economic development, and technical change on global food production and consumption ... More

Tietjen,B. Cramer,W. Bottcher,H. Kindermann,G. Fuss,S. Obersteiner,M. Hunt,A. Watkiss,P. (2011)

WP 2F: Ecosystems and forests. Global report analysis ... More

Bottcher,H. Verkerk,H. Gusti,M. Havlik,P. Schneider,U. (2011)

Analysis of potential and costs of LULUCF use by EU Member States ... More

Bottcher,H. Gusti,M. Mosnier,A. Havlik,P. (2011)

Global forestry emissions projections and abatement costs ... More

Shvidenko,A. Schepaschenko,D. Bottcher,H. Gusti,M. Kraxner,F. Obersteiner,M. Leduc,S. (2011)

The Role of ECA's Forest Resources in Climate Change Mitigation ... More

Obersteiner,M. Bottcher,H. Yamagata,Y. (2010)

Terrestrial ecosystem management for climate change mitigation ... More

Bottcher,H. Lindner,M. (2010)

Managing forest plantations for carbon sequestration today and in the future ... More

Obersteiner,M. Rametsteiner,E. Kraxner,F. McCallum,I. Aoki,K. Bottcher,H. Fritz,S. Gusti,M. Havlik,P. Kindermann,G. Reyers,B. (2010)

Towards a sound REDD ... More

Obersteiner,M. Huettner,M. Kraxner,F. McCallum,I. Aoki,K. Bottcher,H. Fritz,S. Gusti,M. Havlik,P. Kindermann,G. Rametsteiner,E. Reyers,B. (2009)

On fair, effective and efficient REDD mechanism design ... More

Bottcher,H. Eisbrenner,K. Fritz,S. Kindermann,G. Kraxner,F. McCallum,I. Obersteiner,M. (2009)

An assessment of monitoring requirements and costs of 'Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation' ... More

Obersteiner,M. Huettner,M. Kraxner,F. McCallum,I. Aoki,K. Bottcher,H. Fritz,S. Gusti,M. Havlik,P. Kindermann,G. Rametsteiner,E. Reyers,B. (2009)

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation: A Systematic Approach ... More

Bottcher,H. (2009)

Saving forest carbon ... More

Gusti,M. Bottcher,H. Kindermann,G. Obersteiner,M. (2009)

Integrated assessment of global mitigation options in the forestry sector (Abstract) ... More

Havlik,P. Schneider,U.A. Schmid,E. Bottcher,H. Kindermann,G. Leduc,S. Obersteiner,M. (2009)

GHG mitigation through bioenergy production versus carbon sinks enhancement: A quantitative analysis (Abstract) ... More

Bottcher,H. Kurz,W.A. Freibauer,A. (2008)

Accounting of forest carbon sinks and sources under a future climate protocol-factoring out past disturbance and management effects on age-class structure ... More

Bottcher,H. Freibauer,A. Obersteiner,M. Schulze,E.-D. (2008)

Uncertainty analysis of climate change mitigation options in the forestry sector using a generic carbon budget model ... More

Bottcher,H. (2008)

Forest Management for Climate Change Mitigation. Modeling of Forestry Options, their Impact on the Regional Carbon Balance and Implications for a Future Climate Protocol ... More

Bottcher,H. Aoki,K. De Cara,S. Gusti,M. Havlik,P. Kindermann,G. Schneider,U.A. Obersteiner,M. (2008)

GHG Mitigation Potentials and Costs from Land-Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) in Annex 1 Countries ... More

Obersteiner,M. Kraxner,F. Bottcher,H. (2007)

The Global Potential of Sustainable Forestry for Bioenergy Supply and Climate Change Mitigation: Phase I - Definitions, Characterizations ... More

Rametsteiner,E. Nilsson,S. Bottcher,H. Havlik,P. Kraxner,F. Leduc,S. Obersteiner,M. Rydzak,F. Schneider,U.A. Schwab,D. Willmore,L. (2007)

Study of the Effects of Globalization on the Economic Viability of EU Forestry ... More