IAMC Welcomes the Global Systems Institute at the University of Exeter
The Global Systems Institute (GSI) at the University of Exeter has recently joined the Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium. GSI is a research intensive unit focusing on studying the dynamics of change of the earth system and human society, and on finding solutions to sustainability problems. It encompasses scientists and researchers in a large number of fields of enquiry, notably climatology, economics, energy systems, sociology and social systems, mathematics, engineering, biology, human health and political science. The GSI benefits from a close collaboration with the Hadley Centre (at the UK’s Met Office), with a number of dual appointments and shared staff, which enables access to a deep pool of knowledge in climate change science. Many GSI members are and/or have been authors of IPCC. The GSI is involved in a large number of research projects internationally, and takes an active part and leads in some cases programs for generating evidence to support UK climate policy-making (e.g. the UK’s Climate Change Risk Assessment). It is also involved in informing energy and low-carbon innovation policy-making in the UK, at the EU and internationally.
Main referent: Prof. Jean-François Mercure
