Our Team
WE ARE …
Management
Fatma Dirkes
Head of International Advisory Services
Karsten Löffler
Head of FS-UNEP Collaborating Centre
Prof. Dr. Ulf Moslener
Head of Centre Research
Climate Topic Leaders
The road to success is always under construction – Lily Tomlin
Area of Expertise
- Renewable Energy financing
- Crowdinvesting
- Financial Modelling
- Electric Mobility
Area of Expertise
- Climate Finance
- International Climate Policy
- Green Climate Fund
- Education
- Global Trends in Renewable Energy Report
Once climate change becomes a defining issue for financial stability, it may already be too late – Mark Carney
Area of Expertise
- Sustainable Finance (strategic advisory, development and structuring of new sustainable finance products/solutions)
- Corporate Finance
- Corporate Banking
- German “Mittelstand”, Large- and Mid-Caps
- TCFD
Research Areas
- Environmental and Energy Economics
- Climate Policy
- Climate Finance
- Applied Econometrics
We all share one planet and are one humanity; there is no escaping this reality – Wangari Maathai
Area of Expertise
- Private sector development and clean energy
- Project management for renewable energy projects, energising rural economies by building value chains and supporting productive use of electricity in Africa.
- Organisational Development and capacity building, including advisory, incubation, and impact measurement
Focus on essentials
Area of Expertise
- Sustainable Development and Climate Finance
- Organisational Development and capacity building (addressing strategies, procedures, products and services) to align with market needs and changes (global commitments, regulatory requirements, fiduciary standards and social & environmental safeguards)
Area of Expertise
- Renewable Energy and Cleantech Finance
- Crowdinvesting
- Decentralized energy
- Project Finance and Risk Transfer
Area of Expertise
- Adaptation Finance
- Green Climate Fund
- International climate policy
- Nationally Determined Contributions
- Climate justice
The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it. – Robert Swan
Area of Expertise
- Sustainable Finance Strategy Development
Each and every one of us can make changes in the way we live our lives and become part of the solution.
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. – John F. Kennedy
Together and united, we are unstoppable – Greta Thunberg
Many individuals are doing what they can. But real success can only come if there is a change in our societies and in our economics and in our politics. – David Attenborough
My house is your house.
Reduce, reuse and recycle – Captain Planet
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. – Lao Tzu
There is no planet B. We must do what we can today to save our tomorrow.
The climate crisis requires unprecedented action – mainstream finance needs to become a driving force.
Green contains all Colors.
“We are in a battle against time. The financial sector must be at the helm for change towards a new sustainable generation.”
Climate change is the greatest systemic challenge of our time. Addressing it requires the courage to go beyond simplistic and linear solutions.
What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make. Dr Jane Goodall, Scientist & Activist
This is not our world with trees in it. It’s a world of trees, where humans have just arrived. – Richard Powers, The Overstory
Strategies for sustainability must take many forms. There is no “one size fits all” approach to the future. (Walker et al.)
If you want to go fast, go alone. But if you want to go far, go together – African Proverb
At first I thought I was fighting to save (rubber) trees, then I thought I was fighting to save the Amazon rainforest. Now I realize I am fighting for humanity
When the winds of change blow, some people build walls, others build windmills – Chinese Proverb
Today’s challenges require the mobilization of private capital through the smart use of public money, especially for de-risking early stage development activities. The SCAF is an example of such an approach, with a strong opportunity for replication.
We all have a responsibility not only to address tomorrows challenges but yesterdays’ failures.
„Transformation starts in our own heads. Each of us can contribute towards a better future, both at work and in our private life.“