This is Where I've Been Recently

I can't tell you anything about the IPCC meeting in Changwon City and so thought I'd post this instead. I did a day long tour from Seoul to various places near and in the DMZ including the above. I also gave a presentation at Korea Energy Economics Institute where my former student Sung Kim works since March. I talked about our study of energy and long-run growth in Sweden.

IPCC Literature Deadlines

The following are the deadlines for papers that can be cited in the 5th IPCC Assessment Report. At least for Working Group III's contributions:Literature cutoff I: cited papers must be submitted to a journal (11 March 2013)Literature cutoff II: cited papers must be accepted by a journal (28 October 2013)So, if you want your work to have a chance to be cited in the Report, it needs to meet these

Countdown to Korea

I've booked my trip to Korea for the IPCC Working Group III 5th Assessment Report meeting in Changwon City. I'll also be giving a presentation on 18th July at the Korea Energy Economics Institute. My former student Sung-Kyun Kim started working there earlier this year after getting his PhD from RPI in economics. Work is starting up on the first draft of our chapter, known as the "Zero Order Draft

IPCC Position Available

IPCC is looking for Programme Manager, Communications and Media Relations based in Geneva.

IPCC AR5 WGIII Authors Announced

This won't get much attention in this country, today :), but the IPCC has formally announced the lead and coordinating lead authors for the IPCC 5th Assessment Report.

IPCC AR5 WGIII

The IPCC has just announced the authors for the Fifth Assessment Report, Working Group III (Mitigation of Climate Change). I am one of the selected authors and will be agreeing to participate. I will be working on a team working on Chapter 5: "Drivers, Trends, and Mitigation".

Some Things Coming Up...

I haven't blogged much this month as I've been very busy, mainly on trying to finish my EERH Hub project and set up the next stage in my career. A couple of the things coming up soon:Frank Jotzo will be giving a presentation at the Crawford School at 12:30 on Tuesday analyzing the emissions reduction targets put forward by countries at Copenhagen. This will include our joint work on China and