It was jointly founded by the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in 2005 to establish an internationally visible institution for scientific research, outreach and transfer activities on sustainable consumption and production (SCP).
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | California Institute of Technology | Art Institute of Chicago | United States Department of Energy | Institute for Advanced Study | American Institute of Architects | Georgia Institute of Technology | International Atomic Energy Agency | Köppen climate classification | Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | climate change | Rochester Institute of Technology | Franklin Institute | Royal Institute of Technology | Pasteur Institute | Institute of Contemporary Arts | Department of Energy | California Institute of the Arts | Wuppertal | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | British Film Institute | Natural environment | Pratt Institute | National Cancer Institute | Integrated development environment | Virginia Military Institute | Cato Institute | Australian Institute of Sport | Illinois Institute of Technology |
From 1997 until 2005 he was member of the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy and worked closely together with the economist and former member of the German Council of Economic Experts Prof. Dr. Gerhard Scherhorn.