Théo Wittersheim joined the Shift Project team as a research engineer on energy dependencies and a reviewer to ensure that the quality of Shift and Shifters publications matches academic standards. He also assists with internal team training and project management for The Shift Project, The Shifters, or other organizations building on Shift’s work. With a Master degree in “Integrated Climate System Sciences” from the University of Hamburg, he first worked on the design of energy-climate trainings for the consulting company Blue Choice.
Scientist: Théo Wittersheim
A scientist’s opinion: interview with Théo Wittersheim from the Shift Project on their report about Europe’s energy exposure
Could you elaborate on the technical foundations of your methodology, particularly what makes it novel compared to existing approaches, and which data sources were used to validate your approach? Théo Wittersheim: Our methodology is based on two core principles: analysing dependencies from the perspective of physical flows (for instance, barrels of oil, tonnes of steel, ...
Assessing EU’s direct and indirect energy dependencies
Europe is highly dependent on fossil fuels, and 97% of the EU’s oil consumption is imported as well as 90% of its fossil gas consumption. How can Europe address this issue, especially at a time of geopolitical tensions that have a significant impact on energy and the economy? Assessing EU's direct and indirect energy dependencies ...