David Fischer

Fellowship

Mercator Fellowship on International Affairs

Period of the Fellowship

2015

Project title

European Energy and Climate Policy: Political and Economic Necessities for the Expansion of Renewable Energy

Short biography

David Fischer studied International Relations at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth and completed two Master’s degrees in Latin American Studies and in Environmental Change & Management at the University of Oxford. He gained professional experience working for the ONE Campaign, as Manager for Sustainability Policy at the chemistry company Evonik Industries and in the climate strategy unit of the financial services company Allianz. During his fellowship, he seeks to examine the political and economic necessities for an uptake in renewable energy investments.