Leonie Wenz

Professor Leonie Wenz, Deputy Head of the Complexity Science department and Lab Leader at the Societal Transition and Well-being Lab at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), holds the Professorship of Environmental Economics at Technical University Berlin. Her research integrates economic, climate, and social dimensions to inform sustainable development pathways.

• Affiliations: Technical University Berlin (Professor), PIK (Deputy Head, Lab Leader)
• Research Themes: Economic impacts of climate change, inequality in adaptation, global supply chains, and complexity science applications

Her 15 most recent articles (2023–2025) span climate policy, economic modeling, gender impacts, and behavioral responses to climate extremes. Key journals include Nature, Science, and Nature Climate Change.

Scientific Awards:

• Germany's Top 40 under 40 (2023 & 2024)
• Elected member of the German Young Academy and Leopoldina
• CESifo Research Fellow

Leonie's work addresses climate risk quantification, equity in climate finance, and data-driven policy solutions. She leads interdisciplinary teams developing tools like the DOSE economic dataset and contributes to frameworks like the NGFS climate scenarios.