Prof. Dr. Stefan Lechtenböhmer

Education and Academic Training

• Studies of Geography and Economics at the Universities of Münster, Hagen and Wuppertal
• Diploma in Geography, University of Münster, Germany
• Dr. rer. pol at University of Flensburg, Germany - International Institute for Management

Professional Experience

• Since 2023: Senior Advisor for the Wuppertal Institute
• Since 2023: Chair for Sustainable Technology Design, University of Kassel and co-director of the Kassel Institute for
• Sustainability
• Since 2018: General manager of SCI4climate.nrw
• Since 2015: Adjunct Professorship in Environmental and Energy Systems with a special focus on future sustainable energy systems at Lund University
• 2013 - 2015: Guest Professor at Lund University, Sweden, funded by the Swedish Energy Agency
• 2010 - Sept. 2023: Director of the Division Future Energy and Industry Systems, Wuppertal Institute
• 2008 - 2010: Co-Director of the Research Group Future Energy and Mobility Structures, Wuppertal Institute
• 2004 - 2007: Co-Director of the Research Group Energy, Transport and Climate Policy, Wuppertal Institute
• 2003 - Sept. 2023: Senior Researcher and Project Coordinator (National Climate Policy), Wuppertal Institute
• 1999 - 2003: Senior Researcher and Project Coordinator in the Energy Division, Wuppertal Institute
• 1995 - 1998: Researcher in the Energy Division, Wuppertal Institute
• 1994: Advisor on behalf of the Climate and Energy Advisory Board of the City of Münster
• 1991 - 1993: Scientist in the Centre for Applied Climatology and Energy Studies, University of Münster

Research Focus

• Transformation to a climate-neutral basic materials industry
• Energy and climate policy, especially at national and subnational level
• Long-term scenarios of a low-carbon society

Teaching / Memberships

• Adjunct Professor, Department for Technology and Society / Environment and Energy Systems, Lund University
• FernUniversität Hagen: Applied systems analysis
• Universität Koblenz-Landau: National and European energy policy
• Member of the UNFCCC Roster of Experts for GHG-Inventories, Policies & Measures, GHG-Projections
• Member of the steering committee of the Low Carbon Society Research Network (www.lcs-rnet.org)