Etienne Schneider

Dr. Etienne Schneider is a researcher at the University of Vienna's Institute for International Development within the Faculty of Social Sciences. He holds an ÖAW-APART scholarship from the Austrian Academy of Sciences. His work focuses on the political economy of climate protection, EU climate policy, and socio-ecological transformation, particularly examining industrial policy conflicts around carbon dioxide removal and residual emissions. Current projects include strategies for demand-side climate protection in Austria and EU hydrogen policy analysis.

Education background inferred from professional context includes a PhD in Political Science. Research interests span global political economy, European monetary integration, and materialist state theory. He has conducted studies on Germany's Industrial Strategy 2030, NextGenerationEU funding impacts, and green extractivism in Latin America.

Recent projects include a Climate and Energy Fund-funded initiative on demand-side climate strategies and an APART-GSK program-supported study on EU carbon management agendas. His work critically evaluates industrial policy intersections with climate goals and geopolitical shifts.

Key awards: ÖAW-APART scholarship holder (2022–present). Active in collaborative research networks, co-editing volumes on regulation theory and contributing to policy analysis frameworks.

Grants: APART-GSK program (2022–present), Climate and Energy Fund (2022–present). Involved in multi-stakeholder initiatives linking academic research with policy-making processes.