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Dr. Benjamin Best

Senior Researcher

Future Energy and Industry Systems
Research Unit Structural Change and Innovation
Benjamin Best
Tel.:+49 202 2492-308
benjamin.best@wupperinst.org

Education and Academic Training

  • 2012 - 2018: Doctoral studies in Political Science (Dr. rer. pol.), Bergische Universität Wuppertal, as part of the research project "Framework to Implement the Energy Transition at the Local Authorities of the Ruhr Area" (Energiewende Ruhr)
  • 2008 - 2010: Postgraduate studies of Sustainability Economics and Management at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
  • 2005 - 2008: Studies in historical Studies and social sciences at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
  • Studies abroad at the University of Vienna (2007/2008) and the Lincoln University, New Zealand / Aotearoa (2009/2010)
  • 2001 - 2003: Training as chemical-technical assistant

Professional Experience

  • Since 2012 Researcher in the Division Future Energy and Industry Systems, Wuppertal Institute
  • 2011: Graduate assistant at the Wuppertal Institute
  • 2010: Intern at the Deutschen Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Division Water, Energy and Transport
  • 2009: Student assistant at the Department of Ecological Economics of the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
  • 2007: Student assistant in the presidents office of the Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg
  • 2006: Intern at the Hannah-Arendt-Centre Oldenburg

Research Focus

  • Energy sufficiency and energy policy
  • Real-world laboratories
  • Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research

Teaching and Memberships

  • Lecturer at the Institute for Political Science - University of Münster
  • Member of the organizing committees of the "4th International Degrowth Conference" (September 2014) and the "Future for All" Congress (August 2020)
  • Member of the Association for Ecological Economics, VÖÖ e.V.
  • Member of the Association for Ecological Economic Research, VÖW e.V.
  • Member of the Association for Growth in Transition, FöWa e.V.
  • Co-founder and community manager of Netzwerk Wachstumswende, NEWW

Reviewer

  • Reviewer for the "Journal of Cleaner Production" (peer-reviewed journal)
  • Juror of the Kapp Research Award for Ecological Economics

Publications

You find all scientific publications on our publication server.

Projects

Project start
Z-A

Zero2035

CO2-Neutral by 2035: Key Points of a German Contribution to Maintain the 1.5°C Limit

EnSu

Energy Sufficiency in Energy Transition and Society

EnerTrend

Virtual Institute "Transformation – Energy Transition NRW": Systemic Analysis of Interfaces of the Energy Transition in NRW with Major Societal Megatrends

German Coal Phase-Out - Screening of Recent Proposals and Studies

DoNaPart

Psychological and Community Empowerment through Participation in Sustainable Urban Reconstruction

Structural Change in Coal-mining Regions as a Process of an Economic and Socio-Ecological Transformation - Options for a Fair and Socially Acceptable Structural Change in the Light of Climate Policy Targets

TF_Energiewende

Technologies for the Energy Transition ("Energiewende"): Status and Perspectives, Innovation and Market Potential - a Comparative Multi-criteria Technology Analysis and Assessment

Techniques and Initiatives for a Decarbonization of the German Cement Sector

Potentials of Regional Industrial Innovations to Promote Low-Carbon and Energy Transition Goals

Transport-Related Climate Impact of Online versus Traditional Shopping Practices

Resource Conservation Approaches in the Context of Post-Growth Concepts

Virtual Institute: Citizens Shape the Energy Transition

Joint Project Energiewende.NRW. Citizens Shape the Transformation of the Energy System. Virtual Institute "Transformation - Energy Transition NRW", Cluster "Governance & Participation"

Expert Report on Research Funding of the Federal Government in the Field of Energy

The Learning City: Interdisciplinary Studios for Sustainable Urban Development - A Sino-German Inititative

Understanding the Ruhr Area's Restructuring Process

Summarization of the Results of Phase II and Editing of Measures in Preparation for the Climate Protection Plan

Project for Setting Up a Virtual Institute "Transformation - Energy Transition NRW"

Framework to Implement the Energy Transition at the Local Authorities of the Ruhr Area

Sustainable Emscher - Towards Sustainable Infrastructures

Dynamic View on THG-Emissions and Climate Protection Measures for the Climate Protection Plan NRW

Mid-Size Cities

Scoping Study – Low Carbon Strategy and Implementation Processes for Mid-Size Cities in Emerging and Developing Economies

Accompanying Research and Process Monitoring of the Climate Protection Plan NRW

Advisory Service to the Secretariat of the German Climate Technoloy Initiative (DKTI): Market Studies in the Technology Fields Wind and Solar Energy

Screening of GHG Emission Reduction Potentials for Preparation of the Climate Protection Plan

The Right to Commons

Economic Opportunities through Climate Protection: Positive Economic Implications of an Ambitious Climate Policy for Key Sectors in NRW

Accompanying Scientific Research InnovationCity Ruhr - Preliminary Study

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