Roman Eric Sieler
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Contact
Office 4.40, WWZ
Peter Merian-Weg 6, 4052 Basel
Switzerland
roman [at] romansieler.com
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Consulting and Policy Experience
Beyond my research, I have several years of experience in consulting and international cooperation on energy, climate, and development policy. I currently work as a consultant on climate and development projects with BSS Economic Consultants in Basel, where I evaluate government programs and proposed sustainability legislation for the Swiss government and coordinate the industrial defossilization initiative Green Carbon Valley. Previously, I was an analyst with adelphi in Berlin, where I worked on the German–Korean and German–Japanese Energy Partnerships, implemented research projects and international workshops, and supported the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. Earlier, I worked for GIZ in Beijing on a Sino-German cooperation project supporting the establishment of an emissions trading system in China, and interned at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
I have several years of experience in the international climate policy space advocating for conservation and increased mitigation efforts and have led a delegation of young people to all UN world climate conferences since COP25. I served as Contact Point of the Mitigation Working Group of the youth constituency in the UNFCCC, coordinating youth advocacy on the topic and spoke on behalf of youth at the opening plenary of COP27. Furthermore, I was an active member of the Oceans Working Group and continue to support the Ambition Working Group of Climate Action Network International. My work also included co-organizing and participating in high-level meetings, including with EU Commissioners, Heads of State and Ministers. I am the Co-Founder and former Coordinator of the Network of European Youth NGOs for Climate Action, served as Board Member of Generation Climate Europe between 2019-22, and was responsible for the political representation of FIMCAP, a large network of youth organizations, as part of its European Presidium between 2021-23. In this function, I worked on the representation of young people on the EU and international level and empowered young people, both from the Global North and the Global South to participate in world climate conferences. I continue to serve as the Sustainability Ambassador of FIMCAP Europe.
Policy Reports and Other Publications
- Dörr, Henri; Narita, Jana; Seitz, Hannes; Sieler, Roman (2026). Renewable energy potential in Japan and Germany. An overview of different renewable energy sources. Berlin: adelphi.
- Niclas Meyer, Roman Sieler, Damian Wehrli, Victor Legler, Fabiana Kappeler, Manuel Aepli (2026). Regulierungsfolgenabschätzung zum indirekten Gegenvorschlag zur Volksinitiative «Für verantwortungsvolle Unternehmen – zum Schutz von Mensch und Umwelt». (Regulatory Impact Assessment of the Indirect Counter-Proposal to the Popular Initiative 'For Responsible Business – Protecting People and the Environment'). Basel: BSS.
- Niclas Meyer, Fabiana Kappeler, Roman Sieler, Peter Gailhofer (2024). Auswirkungen der CSDDD auf die Unternehmen, den Standort und den Wettbewerb in der Schweiz. (Effects of the CSDDD on Companies, Business Location, and Competition in Switzerland.) Basel: BSS.
- Münch, Marie; Hannes Seitz, Henri Dörr, Roman Sieler, Franziska Teichmann and Jana Narita (2024). Status of Hydrogen and Potential for Cooperation: Australia, Germany, Japan, and Korea. Berlin: adelphi.
- Seitz, Hannes; Roman Sieler and Jana Narita (2024). Renewable energy potential in Korea and Germany. Berlin: adelphi.
- Sieler, Roman Eric; and Henri Dörr (2023). Certification of green and low-carbon hydrogen. Berlin: adelphi.
- Sieler, Roman Eric; Lisa Cames, Bianca Schuster, Sören Borghardt, and Benjamin La Trobe (2022). Hydrogen Factsheet – Japan. Berlin: adelphi.
- Sieler, Roman Eric (2022). Offshore Wind – Achieved Cost Reductions in Germany. Berlin: adelphi.
- Sieler, Roman Eric (2021). Mit Wasserstoff Richtung Net Zero: Klima- und Energiepolitik in Japan, Südkorea und Australien (With Hydrogen towards Net Zero. Climate and Energy Policy in Japan, South Korea and Australia). insight asia-pacific, German Asia-Pacific Business Association.
- Narita, Jana; Lisa Cames, Miha Jensterle, Roman Eric Sieler and Momo Paula Lühmann (2020). Energy Efficiency in Industry and Buildings in South Korea and Germany. Berlin: adelphi.
- Kerres, Pia; Roman Eric Sieler, Jana Narita, Jakob Eckardt and Lucy Overbeck (2020). Germany’s policy practices for improving community acceptance of wind farms. Berlin: adelphi.
- Hirschberger, Bernd; Alexandra Nicandrou; Roman Sieler et al. (2020). Young voices on climate justice - the European Youth and Climate Justice Report 2020, Generation Climate Europe.
- Sieler, Roman Eric (2019). "Do coral reefs matter? An analysis of the effects of climate induced coral bleaching on the biological standard of living in Indonesia". MEDEG Research Thesis Excellence Student Paper Series, Lund University.
- Kamenik, Anna Maria; Roman Sieler; Nina Welke (2016). “Jugendverbände als partizipatorisches Lernfeld“ (The role of youth organizations as spaces for learning participation). Der Bürger im Staat, Heft 4-2016, Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart, ISSN 0007–3121
Talks and Public Speaking
- Education for Climate Day, "Pre-COP31 Session: Intergenerational Lessons for Future Generations", Education for Climate Coalition (European Commission), 2026 (upcoming)
- Youth Climate Forum COP27, An ‘Energy COP' for Net Zero, 2023
- Can Nuclear Play a Role in Achieving SDG7?, IAEA at COP27, 2023
- Bolstering of Youth Climate Action on Global North and Global South, COP27, 2023
- Z2X23 – “Das Ideenfestival von ZEIT ONLINE (the idea festival of ZEIT online)”, 2023
- Lessons from the World Climate Conference COP27, Milieu Law & Policy Consulting Brussels, 2022
- Speaker on behalf of the Youth Constituency, Opening Plenary, COP27 World Climate Conference, 2022
- Climate Forum COP26, Intergenerational Policy Dialogue on Mitigation, Solutions and Just Transition, 2022
- Call to Europe IX: Panel on Climate Justice, Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS), 2020
Political Conference Participation
- United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, "Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions”, New York, USA, 2024
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), COP 28, Dubai, UAE, 2023
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Bonn Climate Change Conference, SB58, Bonn, Germany, 2023
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), COP 27, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, 2022
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Bonn Climate Change Conference, SB56, Bonn, Germany, 2022 (virtual)
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), COP 26, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 2021
- UNFCCC Technology Executive Committee, Twentieth Meeting, virtual, 2020
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), COP 25, Madrid, Spain, 2019