Dr. Toni Schuster

Personal Advisor
Schuster

Since 2023, Toni has been the strategic advisor to Johan Rockström. During her Master's and PhD studies at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), she delved deep into inequality and justice research, embracing an interdisciplinary approach and employing a variety of methods.

Today, Toni supports and advises Director Johan Rockström across a wide range of issues and topics. Her expertise and strategic insights help navigate the complex challenges at the forefront of climate research and advocacy.

Department

Scientific Directors' Staff

Contact

Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
T +49 (0)331 288 20906
schuster[at]pik-potsdam.de
P.O. Box 60 12 03
14412 Potsdam

ORCID

0000-0002-8814-7642

  • Environmental inequalities
  • Social Metabolism
  • Human agency and agent classes

Schuster, A., Zoll, M., Otto, I. M., & Stölzel, F. (2023). The unjust just transition? Exploring different dimensions of justice in the lignite regions of Lusatia, Eastern Greater Poland, and Gorj. Energy Research & Social Science, 104, 103227.

Schuster, A., Lindner M., and Otto, I.M. Whose house is on fire? Identifying socio-demographic
and housing characteristics driving differences in the UK household CO2 emissions. Ecological
Economics, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2023.107764.

Schuster, A., & Otto, I. M. (2022). Understanding Socio-metabolic Inequalities Using Consumption Data from Germany. Capitalism Nature Socialism, 1-22.

Lindner, M, Dorschel, R. & Schuster, A. (under review): Ecology and Class Structure: Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Social Classes in the United Kingdom. European Journal of Sociology

Otto I.M. and Schuster A. (under Review): Socio-metabolic class conflicts in the Anthropocene. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

2020-2023 Reboost - A boost for rural lignite regions

Humboldt University: Climate Change, Energy and Bioeconomy Transition Management 2020-2023
MCI Innsbruck: Sustainability and Social Sciences 2020-2021
HWR Berlin: Psychological Aspects of Sustainability 2020-2022
Teacher at various High schools in Austria 2020

  • Albrecht-Daniel-Thaer Prize Humboldt University of Berlin
  • Humboldt University Excellence Initiative
Directors' Staff