From March 4–6, 2026, the annual Nachwuchsworkshop of the Ausschuss für Umwelt- und Ressourcenökonomie (AURÖ) of the Verein für Socialpolitik took place at the Faculty of Economics and Management Science at Leipzig University. The workshop brings together early-career researchers working on topics in environmental, energy, and climate economics.

During the workshop I presented work in progress on long-term forecasting of residential energy demand. The project builds on my previous work on the global temperature sensitivity of residential energy demand and extends the framework to study long-run demand developments under different climate and socioeconomic scenarios. The discussion and feedback from other researchers were very helpful and will be valuable as the project continues to develop.

Beyond my own presentation, the workshop featured a wide range of interesting talks across environmental and energy economics as well as climate economics. The diversity of topics made the workshop particularly engaging and highlighted many different perspectives within the field.

Equally valuable were the conversations outside the formal sessions. During the workshop dinner and later at a karaoke bar, discussions about research continued in a much more relaxed setting. These informal exchanges are often where new ideas emerge and in this case they might even have sparked an idea for future work.