Patrick Schmitt

Climate Lead

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

About

Did you ever set an ambitious target and didn’t think through how to get there? We need to reduce our carbon emissions, rapidly! But just from setting targets we are getting nowhere - companies also need credible reduction plans! 💡 My goal is to get companies on their decarbonization pathways ↘️ with actionable reduction plans 📔

Experience

  • Climate Lead at Cozero
    Dec 2025 - Present · 8 mos

    Enabling companies to decarbonize by - bridging customer-facing and technical teams - representing Cozero at fairs, webinars and other public events as domain expert - leading a team, which stands for methodological rigor and robustness - leveraging AI-based workflows end-to-end, in discovery, design, build and QA processes - driving innovative topics such as the integration of carbon into financial planning processes

  • Senior Sustainability Strategist at ClimatePartner
    Feb 2022 - Nov 2025 · 3 yrs 10 mos

    Development of comprehensive CO2 reduction roadmaps for clients, from an operational reduction plan to strategic scenario analyses and derivation of emission reduction pathways

  • BearingPoint (3 yrs 5 mos)
    • Senior Consultant Sustainability
      Mar 2021 - Jan 2022 · 11 mos

      By implementing a sophisticated emissions calculation software we help companies to assess, analyze and reduce their carbon footprint across the entire value chain and even down to single product level - compliant to leading carbon accounting standards. To find out more: https://bearingpoint.services/emissions-calculator/en/

    • Business Consultant
      Mar 2020 - Mar 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Business Analyst
      Sep 2018 - Mar 2020 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Intern at AUDI AG
    Jun 2015 - Dec 2015 · 7 mos

    6-month internship in the area of market development and production abroad. Analysis of potential future markets for Audi products.

  • Intern at Moff & Associates
    Jan 2015 - Apr 2015 · 4 mos