Paul Waidelich

Paul Waidelich is a Senior Researcher at ETH Zurich's Energy and Technology Policy Group. His work focuses on climate finance, energy economics, and the role of public financial institutions in decarbonization.

• University of Heidelberg BSc in Economics
• London School of Economics MSc in Environmental Economics & Climate Change

Research areas include:

• Financing mechanisms for low-carbon technologies
• Climate risk quantification and economic modeling
• Policy analysis for energy transition financing
• Global innovation diffusion through co-inventions
• Regulatory economics in energy markets

Scientific awards:

• Germany Scholarship
• German Academic Scholarship Foundation
• DAAD scholarship recipient

Prior work experience:

• NERA Economic Consulting (energy market advisory)
• Research assistant roles at IÖW Berlin and FEST Heidelberg
• Internships analyzing non-financial disclosure and CO2 inventories

Publications highlight his expertise across climate finance, renewable energy economics, and policy evaluation, with notable contributions in Nature Energy, Nature Climate Change, and Energy Economics. He maintains an active research profile while engaging in beach volleyball and poetry slams during his leisure time.