“My vision is to support the private sector and governments in applying smart climate policies and carbon pricing instruments.”
- Renewable hydrogen, PtX and technology innovation
- Climate Finance and Sustainable Investment
- Private sector climate action
- Climate Policy design and evaluation
- Various Carbon Market Mechanisms
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 is leading Perspectives’ work in the areas of private-sector climate action and innovative energy technologies such as renewable PtX/hydrogen. Sonja also initiated the Hydrogen for NetZero Initiative.
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