Ruggero Schleicher-Tappeser

Freelance consultant focusing on renewable energies, energy strategies, climate strategies. Advising the German government in the foundation process of IRENA. International activities for the German Solar Industry Association. Developing the European Alliance for 100% Renewable Energy.

2005-06 Acting SecGen: Support: Permanent Comm, Alpine Conference (ministers), Compliance Comm, WGs (Transport, Culture, Observation System, Natural Risks). Coop with regions, cities, research, NGOs, UN bodies. Report State of the Alps (Transport). Negotiations with hosting gov. Integration Alpine Network of Protected Areas. 04 Vice SecGen: Long-term planning: Multi-Annual Program, Observation System, Communication Strategy. Office Bolzano. 07 Senior Advisor : Special tasks: climate, transport, tourism

Building up and managing a private research and consulting institute with 15 staff in the field of regional development, transport policies, environmental policies, tourism. Leading and cooperating in local and European projects in more than 15 countries. 1992-1998 branch office in Saxony. Publishing and lecturing; focusing the activities of the institute on cross-cultural senior consulting and research concerning Sustainable Development.

Development and exploitation of “SQM-Sustainable Quality Management®” a system for designing, monitoring and evaluating policies, programmes and projects. Development of internet-based tools.

Research project "Regional Technology Policy" funded by the state of North-Rhine Westfalia. Theory of Local Development - development of an own approach. Local empirical research. Writing of a book. Member of the Managing Board of the Association for Ecological Economic Research.

Freelance writer for journals, newspapers and the Swiss Radio specialised in science, environmental issues, energy policy. 1976-1982 Member of the executive board of the Swiss Energy Foundation (SES). Establishment of the periodical Energie+Umwelt. Writing of a book on energy economics. Energy policy consulting for NGOs and MPs.

Tutor / research assistant, department Prof. Oeschger (one of the climate modelling pioneers): Teaching experimental exercises in physics. Gas chromatography. Atmospheric diffusion models.