Valentin Julius Jahn
Valentin currently works at the Transition Pathway Initiative Centre (TPI Centre) as Deputy Director, Research and Operations. Valentin carries out research and analysis on carbon intensive industry sectors and banks and works on industry carbon assessment methodologies. The TPI Centre is an independent, authoritative source of research and data into the progress being made by corporate and sovereign entities banks and sovereigns in the transition to a low carbon economy.
Background
Valentin holds a BA in Philosophy and Economics from Bayreuth University and an MSc in Climate Change, Management and Finance from Imperial College. Previously he interned at an Investment Boutique in Lima, Peru as an M&A analyst and as a research assistant at health consultancy “evaplan am Universitaetsklinikum Heidelberg” where he worked on development projects in the public health sector. Valentin was also able to gain business experience from being a co-founder of a sustainable fashion start-up.
Research interests
- Climate Finance
- Climate Related Risk Management
- Private Capital Mobilisation for Climate Mitigation and Adaptation
Research
Research - 2021
The oil and gas (O&G) industry faces an existential threat from the transition to a low-carbon economy. Companies are increasingly... Read more
Policy
Policy - 2024
This report consists of a submission by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment to a call for inputs on corporate accountability in the context of human rights and climate change. Read more
Policy - 2023
This report consists of a submission to the IOSCO consultation on how to foster well-functioning voluntary carbon markets, looking at standards, regulation and safeguards. Read more
News
News - 2024
This article reports on recent research by the Transition Pathway Initiative Centre which suggests the global food industry is struggling... Read more
News - 2022
The high quality of research by the London School of Economics and Political Science has been recognised in the results of the... Read more
News - 2020
Recent analysis by the Grantham Research Institute for the Transition Pathway Initiative shed light on how ambitious the recent emissions targets set by the six largest European oil and gas majors really are. Here, the authors summarise the findings. Read more
How much progress are companies really making on climate change and to what extent are they on course to deliver the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change? This commentary highlights the main findings from the new report from the investor-backed Transition Pathway Initiative. Read more
