Jonathan Barth
Co-Founder and former Policy Director
Personal Profile
Focus
Jonathan is co-founder and former policy director of ZOE. He guided the political direction of the think tank and maintained close relationships with political actors and networks in Brussels and Berlin, including the European Commission, the German government and international organisations such as the UN and the OECD.
His work as an economist focuses on European economic policy and the European Green Deal, with a particular interest in financial, fiscal, industrial and energy policy.
Jonathan is the spokesperson for the Energy Independence Council, an independent panel of experts that presented a highly regarded financial plan for Germany's independence from natural gas in January. Since 2018, he has also been a Fellow at Think Tank 30 of the German Society of the Club of Rome.
Background
Jonathan studied environmental modelling with a focus on resource and energy economics at the University of Oldenburg and general engineering with specialisation in energy systems at the Technical University of Hamburg.
Accelerating systemic change towards a wellbeing-, inclusion- and sustainability-centered new economic paradigm
Developing a feasible and ambitious strategy to reduce Germany's dependence on natural gas
Measuring what counts: mainstreaming wellbeing and sustainability in policymaking
Guiding our economies to become resilient to external shocks and crises
Supporting pioneering cities who aim to transition to more equitable and sustainable economies and lifestyles
A framework for supporting EU prosperity and social cohesion with 'Made in EU' criteria
How to steer the EU towards wellbeing for all, now and in the future
An EU-level industrial policy approach to ensure long-term competitiveness
Six measures to mobilize private capital for reducing fossil gas dependence
Re-directing public policy away from economic growth towards sustainable and inclusive wellbeing
The ZOE-hosted Energy Independence Council published a strategy for financing Germany's shift from natural gas
How can the German Federal Environment Agency promote sufficiency policy?
Lessons from REPowerEU for crisis management policymaking processes
Technical and governance levers out of the institutional GDP lock-in
Recommendations how to successfully speed-up green technologies whilst fostering socio-economic cohesion