Name:
Jim Skea,
Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
In Position Since:
July 2023
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Jim Skea, Bio:
Jim Skea, a British academic, is the current chair of the seventh assessment cycle. Born in Scotland, Jim Skea studied Mathematical Physics at Edinburgh University and earned a PhD in energy research at Cambridge. He has held prominent roles in academia and policy, including at Sussex University, Carnegie-Mellon, and as Director of the Policy Studies Institute. Skea was honored with an OBE (2004) and CBE (2013) for contributions to sustainable transport and energy.
Education:
Born in Scotland, Jim Skea read Mathematical Physics at Edinburgh University, followed by a PhD in energy research at Cambridge University’s Cavendish Laboratory.
Positions held in the past:
- 2004-2012 , Research Director of the UK Energy Research Centre
- 2009-2023 , Professor of Sustainable Energy, Imperial College London
- 2012-2017 , Research Councils UK’s Energy Strategy Fellow
- 2015-2017 , President, Energy Institute, UK
- 2015-2023 , Co-chair, IPCC Working Group III, focusing on climate-change mitigation. Also, part of the scientific leadership for the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C.
- 2018-2023 , Chair of Scotland’s Just Transition Commission
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About The Organisation :
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change. The IPCC provides regular assessments of the scientific basis of climate change, its impacts and future risks, and options for adaptation and mitigation.
Organisation's Head Office:
Geneva, Switzerland
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IPCC Chair, Since 1989:
1988-1997 , B. Bolin
1997-2002 , Robert T. Watson
2002-2015 , Rajendra Pachauri
2015 (Action Chair), Ismail El Gizouli
2015-2023 , Hoesung Lee
