Gary Yohe
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Gary Wynn Yohe is the Woodhouse/Sysco Professor of economics
at Wesleyan University
, Middletown, Connecticut
, and Director of the John E. Andrus Public Affairs Center at Wesleyan. He holds a PhD from Yale University
.
Yohe specializes in Microeconomic theory, Natural Resources
, and Environmental Economics
. He is a researcher on the economics of climate change
and integrated assessment modelling
. Among other works, he is an editor of the book Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change
and co-author (with Edwin Mansfield
) of Microeconomics: Theory and Applications
. He is a senior member of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that was awarded a share of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize
with Al Gore
. He has been involved with the IPCC since the mid 1990s, has served, among other capacities, as a Lead Author for four different chapters in the IPCC Third Assessment Report
, and as Convening Lead Author for the last chapter of the contribution of Working Group II to the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report
. Yohe also worked with the Core Writing Team to prepare the overall Synthesis Report for the entire Assessment.
"[H]e continues to work for the IPCC as it begins preparations for the Fifth Assessment Report that will be published in 2013. Dr. Yohe is also a member of the New York City Panel on Climate Change and the standing Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change of the National Academy of Sciences
. He is currently serving on the Adaptation Panel of the National Academy of Sciences
' initiative on America's Climate Choices and the National Research Council
Committee on Stabilization Targets for Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas Concentrations." He is also a standing member of the National Academy of Sciences' Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change.
He is one of the four co-signers of an open letter, dated March 12, 2010, from the IPCC regarding reports concerning possible errors in the IPCC "Fourth Assessment Report."
Yohe regularly advises the US government. He also frequently appears in the media.
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
at Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
, Middletown, Connecticut
Middletown, Connecticut
Middletown is a city located in Middlesex County, Connecticut, along the Connecticut River, in the central part of the state, 16 miles south of Hartford. In 1650, it was incorporated as a town under its original Indian name, Mattabeseck. It received its present name in 1653. In 1784, the central...
, and Director of the John E. Andrus Public Affairs Center at Wesleyan. He holds a PhD from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
.
Yohe specializes in Microeconomic theory, Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Natural Resources is a soul album released by Motown girl group Martha Reeves and the Vandellas in 1970 on the Gordy label. The album is significant for the Vietnam War ballad "I Should Be Proud" and the slow jam, "Love Guess Who"...
, and Environmental Economics
Environmental economics
Environmental economics is a subfield of economics concerned with environmental issues. Quoting from the National Bureau of Economic Research Environmental Economics program:...
. He is a researcher on the economics of climate change
Economics of global warming
-Definitions:In this article, the phrase “climate change” is used to describe a change in the climate, measured in terms of its statistical properties, e.g., the global mean surface temperature. In this context, “climate” is taken to mean the average weather. Climate can change over period of time...
and integrated assessment modelling
Integrated assessment modelling
Integrated assessment modelling is a type of scientific modelling that is increasingly common in the environmental sciences and environmental policy analysis. The modelling is integrated because environmental problems do not respect the borders between academic disciplines. Integrated assessment...
. Among other works, he is an editor of the book Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change
Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change
The related terms "avoiding dangerous climate change" and "preventing dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system" date to 1995 and earlier, in the Second Assesment Report of the International Panel on Climate Change and previous science it cites.In 2002, the United Nations...
and co-author (with Edwin Mansfield
Edwin Mansfield
Edwin Mansfield was a professor of economics at University of Pennsylvania from 1964 and until his death. From 1985 he was also a director of the Center for Economics and Technology....
) of Microeconomics: Theory and Applications
Microeconomics
Microeconomics is a branch of economics that studies the behavior of how the individual modern household and firms make decisions to allocate limited resources. Typically, it applies to markets where goods or services are being bought and sold...
. He is a senior member of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that was awarded a share of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel.-Background:According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize shall be awarded to the person who...
with Al Gore
Al Gore
Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election....
. He has been involved with the IPCC since the mid 1990s, has served, among other capacities, as a Lead Author for four different chapters in the IPCC Third Assessment Report
IPCC Third Assessment Report
The IPCC Third Assessment Report, Climate Change 2001, is an assessment of available scientific and socio-economic information on climate change by the IPCC. The IPCC was established in 1988 by the United Nations Environment Programme and the UN's World Meteorological Organization ".....
, and as Convening Lead Author for the last chapter of the contribution of Working Group II to the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report
Climate Change 2007, the Fourth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change , is the fourth in a series of reports intended to assess scientific, technical and socio-economic information concerning climate change, its potential effects, and options for...
. Yohe also worked with the Core Writing Team to prepare the overall Synthesis Report for the entire Assessment.
"[H]e continues to work for the IPCC as it begins preparations for the Fifth Assessment Report that will be published in 2013. Dr. Yohe is also a member of the New York City Panel on Climate Change and the standing Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change of the National Academy of Sciences
United States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
. He is currently serving on the Adaptation Panel of the National Academy of Sciences
United States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
' initiative on America's Climate Choices and the National Research Council
United States National Research Council
The National Research Council of the USA is the working arm of the United States National Academies, carrying out most of the studies done in their names.The National Academies include:* National Academy of Sciences...
Committee on Stabilization Targets for Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas Concentrations." He is also a standing member of the National Academy of Sciences' Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change.
He is one of the four co-signers of an open letter, dated March 12, 2010, from the IPCC regarding reports concerning possible errors in the IPCC "Fourth Assessment Report."
Yohe regularly advises the US government. He also frequently appears in the media.
- The Copenhagen Consensus 2008 Challenge Paper on Global Warming, by Prof. Dr. Gary W Yohe, Prof. Dr. Richard SJ Tol, Dr. Richard G Richels, and Dr. Geoffrey J Blanford