Sarah Hoesch

Special Expertise

• Expertise, consulting activities
• Main research areas: energy law, climate protection law; national, European and international environmental law

Key Projects

• Scientific support to climate policy and climate action programme (for BMWK)
• Analysis of energy poverty and development of measures to combat energy poverty in the building and heating sector (for dena)
• Regulation in the area of district heating (for HIC)

Professional Training and Career

• Since 2024 Researcher at Oeko-Institut
• 2021–2023 Lawyer; Gaßner, Groth, Siederer & Coll., Berlin
• 2020–2021 Research assistant; BUND e.V. Friends of the Earth Germany, Berlin
• 2018–2020 Trainee Lawyer (Rechtsreferendarin) with stations at Local court Oranienburg, Neuruppin public prosecutor's office, Federal Foreign Office – Department S03, GleissLutz – practice group for public law, BUND e.V. Friends of the Earth Germany – Water Policy Department
• 2018 Certified legal candidate; Administration of the German Bundestag, Berlin
 
• 2023–2024 LL. M., Pace University – Elisabeth Haub School of Law, White Plains, New York, USA; Main focus: Global environmental law
• 2018–2020 Second Legal State Exam, Brandenburg Higher Regional Court
• 2012–2018 First Legal State Exam, Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg; Semester abroad at the University of Cape Town, South Africa; Main focus of studies: European and commercial law

Language Skills

• English
• French