Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie gGmbH

The Wuppertal Institute is an implementation-oriented research institute with roots in North Rhine-Westphalia and a global outlook. Together with its stakeholders, the Institute’s researchers shape transformation processes with the vision of creating a better world for all. They develop science-based solutions to ecological, social and economic challenges, ranging from specific measures for cities, companies, federal states, the German government and the EU to input and ideas for international climate negotiations. In doing so, the Institute’s specialists never lose sight of the big picture and combine future knowledge from various fields of research and subject areas.

With over 320 employees, a transdisciplinary and implementation-oriented research approach and integration in a variety of scientific networks, the Institute is exceedingly well positioned to perform this task. The Wuppertal Institute is structured into 15 Research Units within four Research Divisions. In addition to support from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia as the sole shareholder in this non-profit limited company, the Institute relies primarily on grants and assignments for wide-ranging research and transfer projects.