Benno Keppner is a Project Manager at adelphi, focusing on international development, the Green Economy and sustainability strategies. He concentrates on the implementation of the global Agenda 2030, the operationalization of planetary boundaries and strategic (sustainability) foresight (e.g. 3D-printing; digitalization and consumption; artificial meat; method development). He also works on sustainable digitalization in an urban context, developing recommendations for smart cities.
Benno is experienced in conceptualizing and implementing survey-based Horizon Scanning processes, Delphi, (environmental) trend analysis, qualitative content and discourse analysis as well as conceptualizing and implementing multi-stakeholder conferences. Before joining adelphi, Benno worked as a research assistant in a research project on climate change and security funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) at the Institute of Political Science in Tübingen, Germany. He also contributed to revising a textbook on international institutions.
Benno holds a MA in political science, public law and philosophy from the Eberhard-Karls-Universität in Tübingen, Germany. During his studies, he had the opportunity to gain international experience as an exchange student at the University of Oregon, USA, as a participant of National Model United Nations (New York), and with a study trip to Egypt sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
Benno KeppnerM.A. PolitikwissenschaftProject Manager
Selected Projects
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Contributions to the implementation of Agenda 2030 - Strategic advice for VENRO
Client: VENRO (Association of German Development and Humanitarian Aid Organisations)Term: 03/2018 - 08/2018 -
Implementation and updating of the Federal Environment Ministry's Integrated Environmental Programme 2030
Client: Federal Environment Agency (UBA)Term: 11/2017 - 02/2021 -
Action Programme for the Implementation of the Integrated Nitrogen Strategy
Client: Federal Environment Agency (UBA)Term: 12/2017 - 06/2020 -
Sustainable Smart Cities: environmental impacts of smart, urban infrastructures
Client: Federal Environment Agency (UBA)Term: 09/2017 - 11/2020 -
Successful Smart City concepts for German cities
Client: Deutsche Telekom AGTerm: 08/2016 - 02/2017 -
Planetary Boundaries Conference 2017
Client: Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit (BMU), Federal Environment Agency (UBA), German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU)Term: 11/2016 - 05/2017 -
"Partners for Change": Religious perspectives on sustainable development
Client: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbHTerm: 02/2016 -
Horizon Scanning 2.0: Development of a standardised procedure to identify and assess future environmental impacts
Client: Federal Environment Agency (UBA)Term: 10/2015 - 10/2018 -
Planetary Boundaries - Challenges for Science, Civil Society and Policy
Client: Federal Environment Agency (UBA)Term: 09/2014 - 10/2017 -
Analysis and Evaluation of Environment-Relevant Trends
Client: Federal Environment Agency (UBA)Term: 09/2014 - 12/2016
Selected publications
Focus on the future: 3D printing – Trend report for assessing the environmental impacts
Keppner, Benno; Walter Kahlenborn, Stephan Richter, Tobias Jetzke, Antje Lessmann and Marc Bovenschulte 2018: Focus on the future: 3D printing . Trend report for assessing the environmental impacts. Dessau-Roßlau: Umweltbundesamt (UBA).Die planetare Stickstoff-Leitplanke als Bezugspunkt einer nationalen Stickstoffstrategie
Hoff, Holger; Benno Keppner und Walter Kahlenborn 2017: Die planetare Stickstoff-Leitplanke als Bezugspunkt einer nationalen Stickstoffstrategie. Dessau-Roßlau: Umweltbundesamt.Making the planetary boundaries concept work – Outcomes of the international conference
Keppner, Benno (ed.) 2017: Making the planetary boundaries concept work. Outcomes of the international conference. Berlin/Dessau/Osnabrück: BMUB/UBA/DBU.Planetary Boundaries: Umsetzung für den Privatsektor
Keppner, Benno; Daniel Weiss und Walter Kahlenborn 2017: Planetary Boundaries: Umsetzung für den Privatsektor. In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften, 32:2, 11-13.