Paul Lehmann

Prof. Dr. Paul Lehmann is a faculty member at the University of Leipzig since 2018, holding the Junior Professorship of Economics, especially Environmental and Energy Economics within the Faculty of Economics. He also serves as a Research Associate at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ since 2009.

• Research Priorities: Environmental and resource economics, new institutional economics, applied microeconomics with focus on climate, energy, water, and agricultural policy instrument evaluation
• Projects: MultiplEE (2017-2023), ENavi (Kopernikus Project), Energiewende infrastructure analysis, Lima climate adaptation in Peru

Research Trends: His recent publications analyze spatial distributive justice in renewable energy siting, forest energy conflicts, decentralized energy systems, and exclusion zone economics. Key themes include policy mix effectiveness, climate resilience, and sustainability transitions.

Scientific Networks: Collaborates with international institutions including Resources for the Future (USA), Institute for New Economic Thinking (Oxford), and Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology (IGB).