Florian Schneider

Senior Research Advisor providing analytical and data leadership within Third Way’s Climate & Energy Program (CEP), with a track record of building core research capabilities and later assuming senior responsibility for strategy, impact measurement, and agenda-setting.

Contributing to cutting-edge research and fostering academic excellence in the field of urban sustainability, extreme heat, and climate change.

Developing innovative policy-relevant heat mitigation solutions and informing local sustainability policies through impactful research and collaboration.

Working Group Satellite Remote Sensing at the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, specializing in satellite remote sensing algorithms and EarthCARE mission-related projects.

Dissertation Topic: Urban Heat—A Sustainability Challenge Crossing Traditional Boundaries. Focus areas: Extreme Heat, Climate Change, Urban Climate, Heat Mitigation and Adaptation, Policy-Relevant Science, and Communication. Including Study Abroad on Urban Sustainability in Hong Kong.

Master thesis title: Climate Change in the Arctic - Analysis of model simulations. Focus on Arctic climate change, physical climate feedbacks, physical climatology, and theoretical meteorology.

Bachelor thesis title: Einfluss von Landnutzungsänderungen auf Wolken und Strahlung - Sensitivitätsstudie mit dem MPI-Erdsystemmodell. Focus on anthropogenic impact on local weather and climate.