Sönke Diesener

(NABUs Climate and Transport Team advocates for a comprehensive transition in the transport industry. It deals with alternative drives and fuels, on land as well as in shipping.)

Sönke Diesener is a renowned advocate for the green transition of the shipping sector and an experienced international project coordinator. He supported campaigns towards regional and international implementation of environmentally and climate sound regulation. Sönke manages an NGO-Network supporting the establishment of Emission Control Areas that help to drastically reduce air pollutant emissions. Through dialogue with policymakers, science and industry representatives, he promotes the decarbonisation of maritime transport in line with climate targets, biodiversity and nature conservation. Besides regulatory efforts he focuses technical solutions that reduce air and climate pollution. Sönke conducts air pollution measurement and public awareness raising campaigns. Sönke studied in Hamburg and Taipei and holds a master’s degree in geography.