Katharina Klaube is a first year PhD candidate in the International Political Economy Cluster at the Department of International Relations at LSE. Specialising in the Political Economy of Climate Change and Decarbonization, her research focuses on the effectiveness of voluntary climate action by multinational corporations (mainly financial institutions) where she explores the political and governance challenges associated with such private climate action.
Prior to joining LSE, Katharina worked as a Policy Advisor to the German government in the field of sustainable finance at GIZ. During her studies, Katharina worked as a Project Manager on blended finance instruments at the German national development bank, KfW DEG, as a Policy Advisor on Multilateral Development Banks at GIZ, as well as a Consultant in Sustainability Strategy and Audit at KPMG.
Born in Germany, she holds an undergraduate degree in Social Sciences from the University of Cologne and a master’s degree in International Political Economy from LSE.
Research topic
Are transnational voluntary climate change initiatives by the private sector an effective tool for Global Environmental Governance?
Academic supervisor
Robert Falkner
Mathias Koenig-Archibugi
Research Cluster affiliation
International Political Economy Research cluster