{"id":17931,"date":"2024-05-27T09:53:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T07:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/?post_type=person&#038;p=17931"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:21:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T12:21:32","slug":"friedrich-opitz-2","status":"publish","type":"person","link":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/friedrich-opitz-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Friedrich Opitz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-light-grey-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"publications-wrapper publication-count-1\"><div class=\"publication-item publication-view-archive\"><div class=\"publication-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/publication\/industrial-heartlands-in-the-green-transformation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/8.png\" class=\"attachment-dpz-publication-cover size-dpz-publication-cover\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/div><!-- .publication-thumbnail --><h4 class=\"publication-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/publication\/industrial-heartlands-in-the-green-transformation\/\">Industrial heartlands in the green transformation<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"publication-date\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Posted on<\/span> <time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-11-23T17:19:31+01:00\">23. 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May 2024<\/time><\/div><div class=\"publication-content\">How can industrial heartlands in Germany and the United States be drivers of a just transition?<\/div><div class=\"publication-authors\"><a class=\"publication-author-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/friedrich-opitz-2\/\">Friedrich Opitz<\/a>, <a class=\"publication-author-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/kira-vinke\/\">Kira Vinke<\/a>, <a class=\"publication-author-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/nicholas-courtney\/\">Nicholas Courtney<\/a>, <a class=\"publication-author-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/elisabeth-winter\/\">Elisabeth Winter<\/a>, <a class=\"publication-author-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/vera-gohla\/\">Vera Gohla<\/a>, <a class=\"publication-author-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/whitney-terrill\/\">Whitney Terrill<\/a><\/div><div class=\"publication-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/publications\/discussion-paper\/\" rel=\"tag\">Discussion Paper<\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- .publication-item --><\/div><!-- .publications-wrapper -->\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"news-items-wrapper news-view-normal news-count-2\">  <div class=\"news-item\"><div class=\"news-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/a-successful-and-just-decarbonisation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Energiewende-1024x585-1-768x512.png\" class=\"attachment-dpz-blog-thumbnail size-dpz-blog-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"news-info-wrapper\"><h4 class=\"news-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/a-successful-and-just-decarbonisation\/\">A successful and just decarbonisation<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"news-date\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Posted on<\/span> <time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2020-04-21T14:28:00+02:00\">21. 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