Energy Transition & Extractivism
Transformation processes require changes in mindsets, not just a shift in technologies – we are specialists in the “soft” factors.

“Chemistry brings bread, prosperity, beauty.”
Ideological promises and the real achievements of fossil-modern societies are deeply embedded in people’s expectations, desires, and beliefs. These factors may prove to be the hardest to change.
The Energy Transition & Extractivism team explores the historical and socioeconomic impacts of the petro-industrial era in order to understand and support the shift toward a post-petromodern society.
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Team
Dr. Alexander Klose, Team Leader
Sophie Altmiks
Jürgen Vieth Anh Höpfel
Daniel Wolter