Daniel is a postdoctoral researcher at the Environmental Policy Analysis department of the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM). He is working on the EU-funded project, NAVIGATOR. The central inquiry of the project is how can the EU effectively navigate the increasingly complex, often conflicting, landscape of global climate governance institutions. NAVIGATOR’s aim is to advance the EU’s ambitious climate action agenda while strengthening multilateral cooperation.
Daniel’s previous research focused on the political economy of global carbon pricing mechanisms. More precisely, he analysed the ways in which targeted uses of revenue (aka “revenue recycling”) generated by these policies may improve the negative political dynamics hindering the implementation of environmentally effective carbon taxes and emissions trading systems.
Before starting his PhD, Daniel worked at the European Commission (DG Clima) on the EU ETS implementation. Furthermore, he was a junior research fellow at the Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Budapest, studying climate policy development in the Central and Eastern European regions. Additionally, Daniel gained valuable and extensive work experience in project management for international organizations, and in consultancy at a Big4 firm.
Expertise
Climate governance, ETS, political economy of climate policy, carbon pricing, fs/QCA, carbon tax policy.
Education
2024: PhD in Public Policy, Central European University, Vienna.
2015: MA in Public Administration, Radboud University, the Netherlands.
2014: Executive Education Programme on Sustainability, Peking University, China.
2013: BA in Political Science, University of Pecs, Hungary.
2012: BA in Economics, Budapest Metropolitan University
