James Skea
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Born | James Skea Dundee, United Kingdom |
Occupation(s) | Professor, scientist |
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Institutions | Imperial College London |
James "Jim" Ferguson Skea
Education
Skea studied at the
Academic career
From 1978 to 1981, Skea was a research assistant in the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Skea was elected as Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on 26 July 2023.[2] He has been involved with the IPCC since it was created in the 1990s. He has served as a member of the Bureau since 2008, first as Vice-Chair of Working Group III, and then as Co-Chair from 2015.[3] He was a co-author of the 2018 Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C.[5][6], 2019 Special Report on Climate Change and Land[7] and the 2022 report on the Mitigation of Climate Change.[8]
During his time as IPCC Chair, Skea is being hosted by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).[9]
Scientific appointments
Skea was appointed as Director of the
Honours and awards
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, 2000
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire, 2004[3]
- Fellow of the Energy Institute, 2005
- Certificate of Commendation, Japan, 2009, for work as co-chair of Japan-UK Joint Research Project "Roadmap to a Low-Carbon World"[11]
- Honorary Fellow of the Society for the Environment, 2011[4]
- Melchett Award of the Energy Institute, 2010[12]
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire, 2013[3]
Selected publications
- van Diemen R; Skea J; Hannon M; Gazis E; Rhodes A (2019). Energy Innovation for the Twenty-First Century: Accelerating the Energy Revolution. Edward Elgar. ISBN 978-1-78811-261-1.
- Ekins P; Skea J; Winskel M (2011). Energy 2050: the transition to a secure low carbon energy system for the UK. Earthscan. ISBN 978-1138968790.
- Sorrell S; Skea J (1998). Pollution for Sale: Emissions Trading and Joint Implementation. Edward Elgar. ISBN 9781840640106.
- Howes R; Skea J; Whelan B (1997). Clean and Competitive? Motivating Environmental Performance in Industry. Earthscan. ISBN 1-85383-491-2.
- Hawkins R; Skea J; Mansell R (1995). Standards, Innovation and Competitiveness: The Politics and Economics of Standards in Natural and Technical Environments. Edward Elgar. ISBN 9781858980379.
- Boehmer-Christiansen SA; Skea J (1991). Acid Politics: Environmental and Energy Policies in Britain and Germany. Belhaven Press. ISBN 1852933178.
Notes
- ^ "IPCC elects Jim Skea as the new Chair". Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ a b "IPCC elects Jim Skea as the new Chair". Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d 'Skea, Prof. James Ferguson (born 1 Sept. 1953)' in Who's Who 2015 (London: A. & C. Black, 2015)
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Summary for Policymakers (PDF), Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), nd, archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2018, retrieved 8 October 2018,
"IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty
- Republic of Korea: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC). 7 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ Climate Change and Land: an IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems (Report). Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). 2019.
- ^ Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of climate change (Report). Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). 4 April 2022.
- ^ "IIED to host chair of IPCC". www.iied.org. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Professor Jim Skea CBE FRSE FEI HonFSE".
- ^ Rear Admiral Richard Cobbold, Professor James Ferguson Skea and The British Japanese Law Association received Ambassador's Commendation dated 9 February 2009 at uk.emb-japan.go.jp, accessed 19 April 2015
- ^ Skea wins Melchett Award dated 17 September 2010 at imperial.ac.uk, accessed 19 April 2015
External links
- Professor Jim Skea webpage on Imperial College London website
- Professor Jim Skea webpage on Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change website
- Jim Skea webpage on IIED.org