Barbara Praetorius

HTW Berlin

Professor for energy and sustainability economics and policy at HTW Berlin, former co-chair of the German Coal Commission

Description

Barbara Praetorius is economist with a PhD in political science and works as Professor for Environmental and Energy Economics and Policy at HTW Berlin - University of Applied Sciences. In 2018-19, she co-chaired the Commission "Growth, Structural Change and Employment” of the German Government (coal phase-out commission). Before joining HTW, she was a deputy director of Agora Energiewende and prior to this, she headed the division Strategy and Key policy issues of the German Association of Local Public Utilities (VKU). She worked as full-time researcher at DIW Berlin for 16 years. Her research focusses on innovations as well as on economic and energy policy strategies for climate protection and a just energy transition.