- Field of expertise
- Capacity building for public authorities, SMEs and social partners
- Stakeholder engagement and participation
- Transition governance, TJTP implementation
- Industry decarbonisation
- Green economic diversification
- Social inclusion, gender & societal impacts
- Project identification, development and management
- Country of residence
- Germany
- Languages
- English
- German
- Spanish
- Regional experience
- Rheinisches Revier
In the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Linus coordinates and supports civil society in advocating for a socio-environmental transition away from coal and towards regional development in line with the Paris Agreement. In this role, he serves as networker, knowledge broker and facilitator for sustainable regional change. He has extensive experience in consultancy, research, advocacy and stakeholder coordination on sustainability transitions, citizen participation and climate policy. His particular focus is the development and support of initiatives and organizations for regional sustainability in North Rhine-Westphalia to achieve a just transition, especially for the Rhenish lignite region.
He previously worked as Policy Officer for Coal Exit and Just Transition at Climate Alliance Germany, the largest German civil society alliance for climate justice with around 150 member organizations. With a Master's degree from Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs, he previously worked at GIZ, the German International Development Agency, the World Resources Institute and in various research positions.