Sonja Butzengeiger
My vision is to support the private sector and governments in applying smart climate policies and carbon pricing instruments.
Sonja Butzengeiger has been working on international climate policies since 1999. She started her career as a researcher at the Hamburg Institute of International Economics from 2000 to 2005 and co-founded Perspectives in 2003. From 2006 to 2007, she worked for the German Environment Ministry’s (BMU) Department of Energy and Climate, focusing on UNFCCC-negotiation, greenhouse gas reporting, the national adaptation plan mechanism, and domestic energy policy including the EU ETS.
Sonja is leading Perspectives’ work related to private-sector climate action and innovative energy technologies such as renewable PtX/hydrogen.
Over the years, Sonja has managed numerous projects for public- and private-sector clients, including topics related to NDCs, Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, carbon markets, project finance, and adaptation. Furthermore, she achieved registration of several CDM projects and conceptualised a CDM methodology for a project involving Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). Sonja also initiated the Hydrogen for NetZero Initiative.
Areas of expertise
Renewable hydrogen, PtX and technology innovation
Climate Finance and Sustainable Investment
Private sector climate action
Climate Policy design and evaluation
Various Carbon Market Mechanisms
Selected publications
Urban Article 6 Activity: Biogas Generation from Organic Market Waste from Traditional Markets in Yogyakarta, Indonesia · 2024 Assessment of Emission Rights of Green PtX Products · 2023 Financing of PtX Projects in Non-OECD Countries · 2023 The structures of the emerging international hydrogen trade and their geopolitical implications · 2023 Urban market approaches under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement: Recommendations for practical implementation · 2023 URBAN ARTICLE 6 PILOT CANDIDATES IN ADDIS ABABA AND KAMPALA · 2022
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