- IPCC and National Climate Assessment Coordinating Lead author
- Almost two decades of experience in integrated assessment modeling and research
- Expert in long-term energy and mitigation strategy
Dr. Clarke is the Research Director for the Center for Global Sustainability (CGS), a Research Professor in the School of Public Policy, and a Research Scientist at the Joint Global Change Research Institute (JGCRI), a collaboration between the University of Maryland and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Dr. Clarke is an expert in energy and environmental issues, with a focus on climate change, climate change mitigation strategies, energy technology options, and integrated assessment modeling. At CGS, Dr. Clarke focuses on the use of quantitative methods and modeling in support of policy and other decisions. Current activities include low-emissions development strategies in China, India, and Latin America, energy-water-land planning in Latin America, and climate mitigation by U.S. cities, states and businesses. As Research Director, Dr. Clarke oversees the development and execution of CGS’s research portfolio.
Dr. Clarke formerly led the Integrated Human Earth System Science Group and directed a range of integrated assessment modeling activities at JGCRI. Dr. Clarke has served as an author and coordinating lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the National Climate Assessment, and the National Research Council. He is currently a coordinating lead author in the IPCC’s 6th Assessment Report. He has also led a number of multi-institution modeling studies on climate mitigation. He is the Co-Editor and Chief of the Energy and Climate Change. Dr. Clarke’s has worked at two U.S. national laboratories, in energy consulting, and at an electric and gas utility. He holds a Ph.D. in Management Science and Engineering and a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering.
The China Program at CGS integrates scientific research, education, policy analysis, and stakeholder engagement to help understand and inform the development and deployment of China’s climate, energy, and environment strategies across international, national, and local contexts.
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Other Authors: Vaibhav Chaturvedi, Kathryn Hochstetler, Adrien Vogt-Schilb, Pu Wang
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Other Authors: Brinda Yarlagadda, Xin Zhao, Abigail Birnbaum, Jonathan Lamontagne
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Other Authors: Mohamad Hejazi, Silvia R. Santos Da Silva, Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm, Son Kim, Page Kyle, Yaling Liu, Chris Vernon, Alison Delgado
School Authors: Leon Clarke, Haewon McJeon, Alicia Zhao
Other Authors: John Bistline, Nikit Abhyankar, Geoffrey Blanford, Leon Clarke, Rachel Fakhry, Haewon McJeon, John Reilly, Christopher Roney, Tom Wilson, Mei Yuan, Alicia Zhao
School Authors: Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Leon Clarke
Other Authors: Jiawei Song, Colin Olson, Caitlin Hamilton
School Authors: Mengye Zhu, Leon Clarke, Nathan Hultman
Other Authors: Vaibhav Chaturvedi
School Authors: Haewon McJeon, Leon Clarke, James 'Jae' Edmonds
School Authors: Gokul Iyer, Leon Clarke, James 'Jae' Edmonds, Haewon McJeon
School Authors: Gokul Iyer, Leon Clarke, James 'Jae' Edmonds, Nathan Hultman, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Sha Yu, Haewon McJeon
Other Authors: Yang Ou, Allen A. Fawcett, James R. McFarland, Matthew Binsted, Claire Fyson, Andreas Geiges, Sofia Gonzales-Zuñiga, Matthew J. Gidden, Niklas Höhne, Louise Jeffery, Takeshi Kuramochi, Jared Lewis, Malte Meinshausen, Zebedee Nicholls, Pralit Patel, Shaun Ragnauth, Joeri Rogel J., Stephanie Waldhoff
School Authors: Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Leon Clarke, Nathan Hultman, Camryn Dahl
Other Authors: Diyang Cui, Claire Squire, Shannon Kennedy
School Authors: Leon Clarke
School Authors: Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Nathan Hultman, Haewon McJeon, Leon Clarke
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Other Authors: Shannon Kennedy
School Authors: Nathan Hultman, Leon Clarke, Haewon McJeon, Alicia Zhao, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Kowan O’Keefe
Other Authors: Kevin Kennedy, Wendy Jaglom, Erin Bridgwater, Randall Mendell, Haley Leslie-Bole, Lanie Rowland, Emily McGlynn, Tansy Massey-Green, Tom Cyrs, John O'Neill, Rebecca Gasper, John Feldmann, Shannon Kennedy
School Authors: Haewon McJeon, Nathan Hultman, Leon Clarke
School Authors: Leon Clarke, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, James 'Jae' Edmonds, Sha Yu, Alicia Zhao
Other Authors: Cornelia Auer, Ryan Barrett, Antoine Boirard, Renaud Concordet, Jérôme Hilaire, Otso Manninen, Thessa Beck, David Bresch, Christoph Bertram, Molly Charles, Dawn Holland, Ian Hurst, Elmar Kriegler, Chahan Kropf, Iana Liadze, Theresa Löber, Franziska Piontek, Jihoon Min, Edo Schets, Inga Sauer, Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, Bas van Ruijven
School Authors: Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Leon Clarke
School Authors: Kavita Surana, Leon Clarke, Nathan Hultman
Other Authors: Niamh McCarthy, Dame Karen Pierce, Claire Langley, Nigel Purvis
School Authors: Nathan Hultman, Leon Clarke, Haewon McJeon, Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Alicia Zhao, Jenna Behrendt
Other Authors: John O'Neill, Nathan Hultman, Leon Clarke, Haewon McJeon , Yiyun 'Ryna' Cui, Shannon Kennedy, Alicia Zhao, Jenna Behrendt
