Prof. Dr. Leonie Wenz

* bezeichnet die Rolle der korrespondierende:r Autor:in, + bedeutet, dass die Autor:innen gleichermaßen beigetragen haben

Peer-reviewed

T. Schirmag, J.H. Wedemeyer, A. Stechemesser, L. Wenz*
Neural topic modeling reveals German television’s climate change coverage
Nature’s Communications Earth & Environment (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02402-1
>> Code

Carr+, M. Kotz+, P.P. Pichler, H. Weisz, L. Wenz+
Climate change to exacerbate the burden of water collection on women's welfare globally
Nature Climate Change (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-02037-8
>> Press release
>> Selected media coverage: Sueddeutsche Zeitung | MDR | Deutschlandfunk Nova

J. H. Lochner, A. Stechemesser, L. Wenz*
Climate summits and protests have strong effect on climate change media coverage in Germany
Nature’s Communications Earth & Environment (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01434-3
>> Code
>> Blog post

M. Kotz, A. Levermann, L. Wenz*
The economic commitment of climate change
Nature (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07219-0
>> Data & Code
>> Highlighted in Nature Climate Change
>> Press release
>> Selected media coverage: Guardian | Bloomberg | Forbes | Washington Post | World Economic Forum | Zeit Online | Tagesschau | Spiegel Online
>> Matters Arising by Baerpark, Hogan and Hsiang
>> Matters Arising by Schoetz
>> Revised analysis and correction note
>> Press release on revised analysis
>> Retraction note
>> Press release on retraction
>> Q&A

W. Guo, L. Wenz, M. Auffhammer
The visual effect of wind turbines on property values is small and diminishing in space and time
PNAS (2024). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2309372121
>> Blog post
>> Press release
>> Selected media coverage: Forbes | CNN | HNA | Handelsblatt

M. Kotz, S. Lange, L. Wenz, A. Levermann
Constraining the pattern and magnitude of projected extreme precipitation change in a multi-model ensemble
Journal of Climate (2023). https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-23-0492.1
>> Press release

A. Stechemesser & L. Wenz
Inequality in behavioural heat adaptation: an empirical study with mobility data from the transport system in New York City, NY, USA
The Lancet Planetary Health (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(23)00195-X
>> Press release
>> Selected media coverage: Deutschlankfunk | Aerzteblatt | Tagesspiegel

A. Stechemesser, M. Kotz, M. Auffhammer, L. Wenz*
Prolonged exposure weakens risk perception and behavioral response: Empirical evidence from Covid-19
Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2023.100906

L. Wenz*, R.D. Carr+, N. Koegel+, M. Kotz+, M. Kalkuhl
DOSE - Global data set of reported subnational economic output
Nature Scientific Data (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02323-8
>> DOSE data set
>> Code
>> Press release

T. Beaufils, H. Ward, M. Jakob, L. Wenz*
Assessing different European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism implementations and their impact on trade partners.
Nature Communications Earth & Environment (2023). DOI 10.1038/s43247-023-00788-4
>> Data & Code
>> Press release

T. Beaufils, E. Berthet, H. Ward, L. Wenz
Beyond production and consumption: Using throughflows to untangle the virtual trade of externalities.
Economic Systems Research (2023). https://doi.org/10.1080/09535314.2023.2174003
>> Data & Code

K. Barton-Henry & L. Wenz*
Nighttime light data reveal lack of full recovery after hurricanes in Southern US
Environmental Research Letters (2022). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac998d
>> Code

A. Stechemesser, A. Levermann, L. Wenz*
Temperature impacts on hate speech online: evidence from four billion tweets
The Lancet Planetary Health (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(22)00173-5
>> The Lancet Planetary Health cover
>> Press release

M. Kotz, A. Levermann, L. Wenz*
The effect of rainfall changes on economic production
Nature (2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-04283-8
>> Nature cover
>> Nature News & Views
>> Data & code
>> Press release
>> Selected media coverage: | ABC News | Politico | NPR | Australian Financial Review | The Indian Express | Sueddeutsche Zeitung (German) | Spiegel Online (German) | Tagesspiegel (German) | MDR (German) | Tagesanzeiger (German) | N-TV (German)

T. Beaufils* & L. Wenz*
A scenario-based method for projecting multi-regional input-output tables
Economic Systems Research (2021). https://doi.org/10.1080/09535314.2021.1952404
>>Awarded Sir Richard Stone Prize
>>Open source code of SPIN method

A. Stechemesser, L. Wenz*, M. Kotz, A. Levermann
Strong increase of racist tweets outside of climate comfort zone in Europe
Environmental Research Letters (2021). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac28b3

M. Kotz, L. Wenz, A. Levermann
Footprint of greenhouse forcing in daily temperature variability
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2103294118

K. Kuhla, S.N. Willner, C. Otto, L. Wenz, A. Levermann
Future heat stress to reduce people's purchasing power
PLoS ONE 16 (2021)

K. Barton-Henry, L. Wenz*, A. Levermann
Decay radius of climate decision for solar panels in the city of Fresno, USA
Nature Scientific Reports (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87714-w
>> Data & Code
>> Press release
>> Selected media coverage: Deutschlandfunk (German) | WDR5 (German) | MDR (German) | TAZ (German) | Sueddeutsche Zeitung (German)

M. Kotz, L. Wenz*, A. Stechemesser, M. Kalkuhl, A. Levermann
Day-to-day temperature variability reduces economic growth
Nature Climate Change (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-020-00985-5
>> Data & Code
>> Press release
>> Blog post
>> Highlighted in Nature

L. Wenz*, A. Levermann, S.N. Willner, C. Otto, K. Kuhla
Brexit no-trade-deal scenario: short-term consumer benefit at the expense of long-term economic development
PLoS ONE 15 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237500

M. Kalkuhl & L. Wenz
The impact of climate conditions on economic production. Evidence from a global panel of regions
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 102360 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeem.2020.102360
>> Data & Code
>> Informed 2023 Economic Report of the US President
>> Informed US White House Council of Economic Advisors White Paper
>> Informed NGFS Climate Scenarios for central banks and supervisors
>> Press release
>> Selected media coverage: Wirtschaft vor acht (video) | Frankfurter Rundschau | Business Insider (German) | Heise Online (German)

L. Wenz*, U. Weddige, M. Jakob, J.C. Steckel
Road to glory or highway to hell? Global road access and climate change mitigation
Environmental Research Letters 15 (2020). https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab858d
>> Press release

F. Ueckerdt, K. Frieler, S. Lange, L. Wenz, G. Luderer, A. Levermann
The economically optimal warming limit of the planet
Earth System Dynamics 10 (2019). https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-10-741-2019

H. Ward, L. Wenz, J.C. Steckel, J.C. Minx
Truncation error estimates in process lifecycle assessment using input-output analysis
Journal of Industrial Ecology 22 (2018). DOI: 10.1111/jiec.12655.

C. Otto, S. N. Willner, L. Wenz , K. Frieler, A. Levermann
Modeling loss-propagation in the global supply network: The dynamic agent-based model acclimate
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control 83 (2017). DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2017.08.001.
>> Open source code of acclimate model

L. Wenz*, A. Levermann, M. Auffhammer
North-South polarization of European electricity consumption under future warming
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114 (2017). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1704339114.
>> Press release
>> Selected media coverage: Carbon Brief | The Guardian | Spiegel Online (German) | Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (German) | El País (Spanish) | NRC Handesblad (Dutch)

L. Wenz & A. Levermann
Enhanced economic connectivity to foster heat stress-related losses
Science Advances 2 (2016). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1501026.
>> Motivated parliamentary enquiry on the resilience of the German economy
>> Response by German government
>> Informed stakeholder dialogue on the indirect effects of global climate change on the German economy organized by the Federal Environmental Agency (UBA)
>> Press release
>> Selected media coverage: Washington Post | Bloomberg | The Times of India | Spiegel Online (German)
>> Radio interview discussing the study in Deutschlandfunk (German)

C. Bren d'Amour, L. Wenz, M. Kalkuhl, J.C. Steckel, F. Creutzig
Teleconnected food supply shocks
Environmental Research Letters 11 (2016). DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/11/3/035007.
>> Press release
>> Selected media coverage: Phys.org | Energie Zukunft (German)

L. Wenz*, S.N. Willner, A. Radebach, R. Bierkandt, J.C. Steckel, A. Levermann
Regional and sectoral disaggregation of multi-regional input-output tables - a flexible algorithm
Economic Systems Research 27 (2015), DOI: 10.1080/09535314.2014.987731.
>> C++ implementation by S. Willner

L. Wenz, S.N. Willner, R. Bierkandt, A. Levermann
Acclimate - a model for economic damage propagation. Part II: A dynamic formulation of the backward effects of disaster-induced productions failures in the global supply network
Environment Systems and Decisions 34 (2014). DOI: 10.1007/s10669-014-9521-6.

R. Bierkandt, L. Wenz, S.N. Willner, A. Levermann
Acclimate - a model for economic damage propagation. Part I: Basic formulation of damage transfer within a global supply network and damage conserving dynamics
Environment Systems and Decisions 34 (2014). DOI: 10.1007/s10669-014-9523-4.

Buchbeiträge

A. Stechemesser & L. Wenz
Extreme Temperaturen – extremes Verhalten: Auswirkungen von Hitze auf Hassrede
In: Warnsignal Klima. Herausforderung Wetterextreme [Editor J. Lozán] (2024)

L. Wenz & F. Kuik
Economic impacts
In: 3 Degrees More The Impending Hot Season and How Nature Can Help Us Prevent It [Editor K. Wiegandt] (2024)

L. Wenz & F. Kuik
Ökonomische Risiken – Über die Folgen der Klimakrise für die Wirtschaft
In: Drei Grad mehr – Ein Blick in die drohende Heißzeit und wie die Natur helfen kann, sie zu verhindern [Editor: K. Wiegandt] (2022)
>> TopTen SPIEGEL bestseller list paperback non-fiction

L. Wenz & S.N. Willner
Climate impacts and global supply chains: an overview
In: Handbook on Trade Policy and Climate Change [Editor: M. Jakob] (2022)

Kommentare

V. Priesemann, C. Bartels, J. Gereke, B. Nemec, D. Segets, L. Wenz
Wissen kommunizieren: Leitpunkte aus der Jungen Akademie
Debattenbeitrag Die Junge Akademie (2024)

L. Mattauch, H. Mittler, L. Tenkhoff, L. Wenz
„Bridging the Gap“: Wie wissenschaftliche Beratung für die Umweltpolitik gelingen kann
Debattenbeitrag Die Junge Akademie (2024)

M.Tavoni, P. Andreoni, M. Calcaterra, E. Calliari, T. Deubelli-Hwang, R. Mechler, S. Hochrainer-Stigler, L. Wenz
Economic quantification of Loss and Damage funding needs
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment (2024) https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-024-00565-7
>> Press release

F. Funke, L. Mattauch, T. Merl, H. Mitter, V. Priesemann, L. Wenz, A. Wiese
Die Zukunft der Ernährung in Europa: Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven
Debattenbeitrag Die Junge Akademie (2023)

A. Stechemesser, L. Wenz*, A. Levermann
Corona crisis fuels racially profiled hate in social media networks
The Lancet - EClinicalMedicine (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100372

Popular writing

L. Wenz
Von wegen “Klimaschutz ist teuer”. Nichtstun kostet viel mehr.
Focus Online, Gastbeitrag (2023).

L. Wenz
Globalization has made our economies more vulnerable to climate change
World Economic Forum (2016)

Dissertation 

L. Wenz
Climate change impacts in an increasingly connected world
University of Potsdam (2016)

Societal Impacts of Climate Change an der Technischen Universität Berlin

2022-2027   Gewähltes Mitglied der Jungen Akademie
2024   Piers-Sellers-Preis für weltweit führenden Beitrag zur lösungsorientierten Forschung
2024   Gewählt zu “Deutschlands Top 40 unter 40 im Jahr 2024” vom Capital Magazine
2023   Gewählt zu “Deutschlands Top 40 unter 40 im Jahr 2023” vom Capital Magazine
2023   Sir Richard Stone-Preis für die beste Veröffentlichung in Economic Systems Research
2018-2019   Ciriacy-Wantrup-Postdoc-Stipendium für Naturressourcenökonomie und politische Ökonomie an der UC Berkeley (Angebot zur Verlängerung um ein weiteres Jahr abgelehnt)
2017   Leibniz-Dissertationspreis für die beste Doktorarbeit in der Kategorie Natur- und Technikwissenschaften unter allen 96 deutschen Leibniz-Instituten
2017   Ausgewählte Teilnehmerin für das 6. Lindauer Nobelpreisträgertreffen für Wirtschaftswissenschaften
2017  PIK-Dissertationspreis für die beste Doktorarbeit am PIK
2015-2016   Mentoring-Programm für Wissenschaftlerinnen an der Universität Potsdam
2013-2016   Graduiertenstipendium der Deutschen Bundesstiftung Umwelt
2015   DAAD-Stipendium für einen Forschungsaufenthalt an der UC Berkeley