Oscar Schily
About Oscar Schily
Oscar Schily is a Climate Policy Manager at Climeworks and a Deputy Board Member at Deutscher Verband für negative Emissionen e.V. (DVNE) in Berlin, Germany. He contributes to the development and scaling of high-quality carbon dioxide removal initiatives and engages with civil society to address associated risks.
Title
Oscar Schily holds the position of Climate Policy Manager.
Current Role at Deutscher Verband für negative Emissionen e.V. (DVNE)
Oscar Schily is currently serving as a Deputy Board Member at Deutscher Verband für negative Emissionen e.V. (DVNE). This role, which commenced in 2023, involves significant contributions to policy development for carbon dioxide removal (CDR) in Berlin, Germany. Schily actively participates in shaping policies that ensure CDR methods are safe, transparent, verifiable, measurable, additional, and durable.
Current Role at Climeworks
Since 2022, Oscar Schily has been working as a Climate Policy Manager at Climeworks. In this capacity, he engages with civil society to address social and legal risks associated with CDR technologies. His work supports the enhancement of communication and scaling of high-quality CDR initiatives within an industry-led association.
Previous Experience
Oscar Schily has accumulated diverse work experience in multiple roles. In 2022, he worked as a Carbon Credits Manager at Marula Proteen in Kampala, Uganda. His previous roles include Startup Accelerator Manager at Hult Prize Foundation in 2019 in the UK, Business Development at Voith Innovation Lab in Berlin in 2018, and Finance and Business Management Insight at J.P. Morgan in London, UK in 2018. He also served as a McKinsey Firsthand Fellow at McKinsey & Company from 2017 to 2018 and held a position in Marketing and Communications at HERE in Berlin in 2016.
Education and Expertise
Oscar Schily has a robust educational background with diverse credentials. He earned a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology from Imperial College London in 2021. Prior to this, he completed a Bachelor of Science in Information Management for Business from the School of Management at University College London in 2020. His earlier educational achievements include a Web Development course at The Institute of Code, an International Baccalaureate Diploma from Berlin Brandenburg International School, a German Sekundarstufe certificate from Rudolf Steiner Schule Berlin, and a Primarstufe (Primary School) certificate from Grundschule Heiligenberg.