Thomas Pioch

Thomas joined Climate &  Company in April 2024 as a Senior Analyst, although he previously supported the team as an External Advisor. He now works on developing a framework for supporting emerging economies in implementing long-term low emission development strategies.

Having attained a Master’s degree in International Business and Sustainability and a Bachelor’s degree in Socioeconomics, he is currently finalising and submitting his PhD thesis. He has published studies on the implications of firms’ carbon emission data and their quality issues, on the consequences of introducing mandatory climate reporting regimes for firms carbon emissions, and on the pitfalls of introducing climate policy regulations within the EU ETS. He has also worked on policy briefs regarding sustainability and climate regulation in the EU and on studies investigating managers’ key motivations for climate action.

In his leisure time, he enjoys gardening and growing his own vegetables, painting and cycling through his new old hometown of Lübeck.