Daniel Muth

Daniel Muth is a Research Fellow at the Environmental Policy Analysis department of the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He is a postdoctoral researcher on the EU-funded NAVIGATOR project, exploring how the EU can navigate global climate governance complexities. His work focuses on carbon pricing mechanisms, revenue recycling strategies, and the political economy of climate policy.

Education:

• PhD in Public Policy (2024), Central European University
• MA in Public Administration (2015), Radboud University
• Executive Education in Sustainability (2014), Peking University
• BA in Political Science (2013), BA in Economics (2012), Hungary

Research Interests: Climate governance, carbon pricing, EU climate policy, revenue recycling, political economy, and comparative policy analysis. He investigates how revenue recycling can enhance public acceptance of carbon taxes and emissions trading systems.

Awards:

• Frontiers Planet Prize National Champion (2024)
• Green Finance Scientific Talent Award (2024)

Grants & Projects:

• NAVIGATOR: EU Navigating Multilateral Cooperation (2023–2027)
• EU ETS Implementation (prior work at the European Commission)

Labs/Teams: Part of the Environmental Policy Analysis team at IVM, collaborating on global climate governance and carbon pricing research.