Jens Burchardt

Jens Burchardt is Boston Consulting Group's global expert on climate impact and co-founder of the firm’s Center for Climate and Sustainability.

Jens advises clients in the private and public sectors on how to prepare for a low-carbon economy and how to win in low-carbon technologies such as hydrogen, power-to-x, and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS). He has supported decarbonization projects with a total investment volume of several billion euros in sectors such as oil and gas, power, steel, cement, chemicals, automotive, shipping, aviation, and consumer goods. He also helped clients set up new low-carbon businesses in areas like hydrogen, e-fuels, and carbon credits.

Jens is the author of several landmark BCG publications on climate change that are regularly cited in national and international media. He is a regular speaker on the climate transition, including at TED, and has advised the World Economic Forum, the UN Conference of the Parties (COP26), and several German government commissions on decarbonization.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

Dr. rer. pol., corporate finance, European Business School
MBA, University of Pittsburgh
Dipl.-Kfm, European Business School

Publications and Videos

How We Can Curb Climate Change by Spending 2% More on Everything

Is the promise of a greener world closer than we think? BCG Partner & Associate Director Jens Burchardt maps out the costs and considerations of producing planet-friendly products, and explains why curbing climate change does not have to break the bank.

Supply Chains as a Game-Changer in the Fight Against Climate Change

Even companies with modest direct-emissions footprints can make a global impact on decarbonization by implementing nine initiatives in their supply chains.

The Green Factory of the Future

Manufacturers can implement win-win actions in their production and logistics operations that benefit the environment and create financial value.

Have We Passed Peak Demand for Fossil Fuels?

The COVID-19 crisis may have accelerated a key inflection point in fossil fuels – fundamentally altering many energy companies’ economic position and outlook.

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Why Climate Change Is No Prisoner’s Dilemma

Ours is the last generation that can prevent a global disaster. Unilateral action may be the answer.

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Climate Should Not Be the Virus’s Next Victim

COVID-19 recovery efforts can contribute to solving two crises at once—if leaders direct recovery-focused investments toward sustainable infrastructure, green jobs, and environmental resilience.

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A Quantum Advantage in Fighting Climate Change

In the coming decade, quantum computing could improve existing zero-emission technologies and contribute to the creation of new ones.

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Flipping the Script on Climate Action

As technology advances and the costs of unchecked global warming rise, taking aggressive action against climate change has become a winning economic proposition.

The Real Promise of Hydrogen

Beware the hydrogen hype. Low-carbon hydrogen does have massive potential—but only if companies target its use in areas that make economic sense.

Klimapfade Verkehr 2030

Maßnahmen zur Erreichung des Sektorziels Verkehr 2030 im deutschen Klimaschutzplan

The Economic Case for Combating Climate Change

Countries taking ambitious action against climate change can benefit macroeconomically without suffering an early-mover disadvantage.

Klimapfade für Deutschland

Mit dem Ziel, bis zum Jahr 2050 die Treibhausgasemissionen (THG) in Deutschland um 80 bis 95 Prozent gegenüber 1990 zu senken, hat die Bundesregierung im Einklang mit der Europäischen Union einen ehrgeizigen deutschen Beitrag zur Begrenzung des Klimawandels angekündigt.

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