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Wolfgang Sachs: brief biography
Dr. Wolfgang Sachs was born in 1946 in Munich, Germany. He studied theology and social sciences in Munich, Tübingen and Berkeley. From 1980-1984 he was member of the research group "Energy and Society" at the Berlin Technical University. From 1984 until 1987 he worked as the editor of the magazine "Development" in Rome. During 1987-1990 Wolfgang Sachs served as a professor at Pennsylvania State University, USA. From 1990-1993 he was a research fellow at the Institute for Cultural Sciences at Essen University. Since May 1993 he works for the Wuppertal Institute. He lectures widely nationally and internationally and is a regular scholar-in-residence at Schumacher College, England. His publications on development, environment, and globalisation have appeared in many languages. 1993-2001 he was chair of the board of Greenpeace Germany. 2002-2008 he served as the senior co-ordinator of the key project on globalisation and sustainability at the Wuppertal Institute.
Contact:
Dr. Wolfgang Sachs
Berlin Office of the Wuppertal Institute
E-Mail: wolfgang.sachs@wupperinst.org
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Tilman Santarius: brief biography
Tilman Santarius, M.S., born in 1974, studied sociology, anthropology and economics in Freiburg, at the Northern Arizona University, USA, and in Berlin. After having already written his master’s thesis at the Wuppertal Institute in 2000, he worked there as a research fellow. His main foci were economic instruments in climate policy, as well as global governance and issues regarding trade and the environment. 2002-2008 he served as the junior co-ordinator of the key project on globalisation and sustainability at the Wuppertal Institute.
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