Pleased to be Contributing Authors in Nobel Prize Winning IPCC Panel
2007-10-12
Several IESG researchers have served as authors on WGIII of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), whose reports, over the past two decades, have confirmed the connection between human activities and global warming. The IPCC shares the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with former Vice President Al Gore, it was reported in Norway on Friday, October 12, 2007.
Jayant Sathaye, Lynn Price, Willy Makundi (retired), and Ernst Worrell are all IESG members who have served as lead authors on various IPCC reports. IESG researchers Stephane de la Rue du Can and Aleksandra Novikova contributed to the analysis. Other members of Environmental Energy Technology Division Mark Levine and Evan Mills, have also participated in the research done by the IPCC.
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Recent and current activities
The IESG is composed of scientists active on the world forum in the areas of energy, forestry, and climate research. They work to inform governments and international institutions on energy-related issues to help them formulate energy and environmental policies and to facilitate the diffusion of energy-efficient and environmentally benign technology.
Some current and recent projects include
On the Forefront of Climate Change Mitigation
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