M.Eng. Walther Zeug
Researcher / PhD candidate
Contact
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http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3170-6984
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Department of Bioenergy
Helmholtz centre for environmental research - UFZ
Permoserstr. 15
04318 Leipzig I Germany
in cooperation with:
Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum - DBFZ
Torgauer Straße 116
04347 Leipzig I Germany
+49341/2354775
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3170-6984
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Walther_Zeug
Mastodon @WaltherZeug@fediscience.org
Twitter @WaltherZeug
Department of Bioenergy
Helmholtz centre for environmental research - UFZ
Permoserstr. 15
04318 Leipzig I Germany
in cooperation with:
Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum - DBFZ
Torgauer Straße 116
04347 Leipzig I Germany
Research focuses
Integrative and transdisciplinary sustainability research, sustainability analysis / assessment, life cycle assessments, bioeconomy, political economy, sociology, environmental economics, macro- and microeconomics, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), renewable energy systems, bioeconomy, environmental engineering
Models
Holistic and Integrated Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (HILCSA)
Professional activities
| since 10/2022 | Lecturer for Material Flow Management, Professorship Bioenergy Systems, Faculty of Economics University of Leipzig |
| since 02/2018 |
PhD canidate at the Helmholtz-centre for environmental research (UFZ), Department of Bioenergy, Research unit Environment and society "A Holistic Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment for Bioeconomy Regions - Linking Regional Assessments, Stakeholders and Global Goals" |
| 07/2014 – 12/2017 | Student researcher at the Helmholtz-centre for environmental research (UFZ), Department of Bioenergy, Research unit Environment and society |
| 11/2012 – 06/2014 | Student researcher at the Deutschen Biomasse Forschungszentrum gGmbH (DBFZ), Department of Bioenergy |
Research projects
| 01/2022 - 01/2024 | KEK Monitoring − Status monitoring of the climate and energy concept of the state of Saxony-Anhalt |
| 01/2022 - 12/2024 | Consolidating Systemic Monitoring and Modelling of the Bioeconomy (SYMOBIO 2.0) |
| 03/2021 - 01/2024 | Monitoring system bioeconomy - further development of the "monitoring system bioeconomy" with special consideration of aspects of preventive environmental protection |
| since 02/2018 |
Doctoral thesis at the Helmholtz-centre for environmental research (UFZ), Department of Bioenergy, Research unit Environment and society "A Holistic Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment for Bioeconomy Regions - Linking Regional Assessments, Stakeholders and Global Goals" |
| 07/2017 - 07/2021 |
SYMOBIO – „Systemic Monitoring and Modelling of the Bioeconomy“, UFZ Method development of a holistic sustainability assessment, accompanying a stakeholder conference |
| 09/2017 | M.Eng. - „Ecological, economic and social sustainability assessment of bio-based regional value networks“, HTWK Leipzig |
| 07/2014 – 06/2017 |
Bioeconomy cluster – Accompanying Research, Working Group "Sustainability Assessment of the Bioeconomy", UFZ Method development of a social sustainability assessment, statistical data processing and collection |
| 03/2017 |
Project work - "Post Growth and Degrowth", HTWK Leipzig A critical, economic analysis of various approaches to theories of growth in the (neo) classical economy, post-growth movement and political economy full text (PDF, german) |
| 09/2016 |
Project work - "The Green Paradox - A Paradox of Capitalism", HTWK Leipzig Analysis and discussion of the Green Paradox according to H.W. Sinn as a phenomenon of environmental economics, environmental policy and resource economics |
| 09/2015 | B.Eng. - „Development and application of an SLCA evaluation method for the evaluation of social and socio-economic effects of products and value chains“, HTWK Leipzig |
| 08/2013 – 02/2014 |
Project work - "Micro CHP", DBFZ Leipzig Analysis of a micro CHP under technical and economic aspects |
| 11/2012 – 06/2014 |
Milestones 2030 - "Elements and milestones for the development of a viable sustainable bioenergy strategy", DBFZ Leipzig Technology analysis, evaluation and data research |
Lecturing and Talks
Lecturing
Lecturer for Material Flow Management, Professorship Bioenergy Systems, Faculty of Economics University of Leipzig
"Defining and measuring social, ecological and economic sustainability in LCA and LCSA", in Material Flow Managment, WS 21/22, Professorship Bioenergysystems, Faculty of economics and management sciences of the University of Leipzig
Talks and Workshops
"System Change not Climate Change? The System Capitalism and the Socio-Ecological Crisis", on request"Criticism of Individualized Consumption Criticism - Is There a Right Consumption in the Wrong System?", on request
Selected publications
Index:
2023 (1)2022 (2)
2021 (2)
2020 (4)
2019 (1)
2018 (2)
2015 (1)
You could use our publication index for further requests.
2023 (1)
- Büttner, L., Darbi, M., Haase, A., Jax, K., Lepenies, R., Priess, J., Zeug, W. (2023):
Science under pressure: how research is being challenged by the 2030 Agenda
Sustain. Sci.
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2022 (2)
- Mesa Estrada, L.S., Haase, M., Wulf, C., Baumann, M., Zeug, W., Ball, C., Bezama, A., Brand-Daniels, U., Buchgeister, J., Heck, R., Kopfmüller, J., Müller, T., Naegler, T., Oswald, M., Rudi, A., Siekmann, F. (2022):
MCDA for sustainability assessment – insights to Helmholtz Association activities
Helmholtz Working Group MCDA for Sustainability Assessment, 68 pp.
full text (doi) - Zeug, W., Bezama, A., Thrän, D. (2022):
Application of holistic and integrated LCSA: Case study on laminated veneer lumber production in Central Germany
Int. J. Life Cycle Assess. 27 (12), 1352 - 1375
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2021 (2)
- Zeug, W., Bezama, A., Thrän, D. (2021):
A framework for implementing holistic and integrated life cycle sustainability assessment of regional bioeconomy
Int. J. Life Cycle Assess. 26 (10), 1998 - 2023
full text (doi) - Zeug, W., Kluson, F.R., Mittelstädt, N., Bezama, A., Thrän, D. (2021):
Results from a stakeholder survey on bioeconomy monitoring and perceptions on bioeconomy in Germany
UFZ discussion papers 8/2021
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ, Leipzig, 29 pp.
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2020 (4)
- Bringezu, S., Banse, M., Ahmann, L., Bezama, A., Billig, E., Bischof, R., Blanke, C., Brosowski, A., Brüning, S., Borchers, M., Budzinski, M., Cyffka, K.-F., Distelkamp, M., Egenolf, V., Flaute, M., Geng, N., Gieseking, L., Graß, R., Hennenberg, K., Hering, T., Iost, S., Jochem, D., Krause, T., Lutz, C., Machmüller, A., Mahro, B., Majer, S., Mantau, U., Meisel, K., Moesenfechtel, U., Noke, A., Raussen, T., Richter, F., Schaldach, R., Schweinle, J., Thrän, D., Uglik, M., Weimar, H., Wimmer, F., Wydra, S., Zeug, W. (2020):
Pilotbericht zum Monitoring der deutschen Bioökonomie
Center for Environmental Systems Research (CESR), Universität Kassel, Kassel, 115 S.
full text (doi) - Jarosch, L., Zeug, W., Bezama, A., Finkbeiner, M., Thrän, D. (2020):
A regional socio-economic life cycle assessment of a bioeconomy value chain
Sustainability 12 (3), art. 1259
full text (doi) - Zeug, W., Bezama, A., Thrän, D. (2020):
Towards a holistic and integrated life cycle sustainability assessment of the bioeconomy – Background on concepts, visions and measurements
UFZ discussion papers 7/2020
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ, Leipzig, 35 pp. - Zeug, W., Uglik, M., Bezama, A., Meisel, K., Majer, S., Thrän, D. (2020):
Energetische und stoffliche Verwendung von Biomasse
In: Bringezu, S., et al. (Hrsg.)
Pilotbericht zum Monitoring der deutschen Bioökonomie
Center for Environmental Systems Research (CESR), Universität Kassel, Kassel, S. 56 - 63
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2019 (1)
- Zeug, W., Bezama, A., Moesenfechtel, U., Jähkel, A., Thrän, D. (2019):
Stakeholders’ interests and perceptions of bioeconomy monitoring using a sustainable development goal framework
Sustainability 11 (6), art. 1511
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2018 (2)
- Siebert, A., O'Keeffe, S., Bezama, A., Zeug, W., Thrän, D. (2018):
How not to compare apples and oranges: Generate context-specific performance reference points for a social life cycle assessment model
J. Clean Prod. 198 , 587 - 600
full text (doi) - Zeug, W. (2018):
A holistic life cycle sustainability assessment approach for the bioeconomy
1. Deutsches Doktorandenkolloquium Bioenergie: 20./21. September 2018
DBFZ Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gemeinnützige GmbH, Leipzig, p. 304 - 305
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2015 (1)
- Ponitka, J., Arendt, O., Lenz, V., Daniel-Gromke, J., Stinner, W., Ortwein, A., Zeymer, M., Gröngröft, A., Müller-Langer, F., Klemm, M., Braun, J., Zeug, W., Thrän, D., O'Keeffe, S., Millinger, M. (2015):
Focus on : Bioenergie-Technologien
In: Thrän, D., Ponitka, J., Arendt, O. (eds.)
Fokusheft energetische Biomassenutzung
DBFZ Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gemeinnützige GmbH, Leipzig, 95 pp.
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