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Professor Petteri Taalas Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Professor Petteri Taalas Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Professor Petteri Taalas was appointed in May 2015 as the Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and again in June 2019 for 2 consecutive four year mandates (2016 to 2019 and 2020 to 2023). He was born in 1961 in Helsinki, Finland. He holds a PhD in Meteorology (Helsinki University, Physics department 1993, Univ. of Eastern Finland: meteorology, physics, physical chemistry and international development) Before joining WMO he was the Director-General of the Finnish Meteorological Institute 2002- 2005, 2007-2015 (National weather, climate and marine Institute). He has also held positions in International development and scientific fields: Director of Development and Regional Activities Department of WMO, Geneva 2005-2007 Research professor on Remote Sensing/FMI 2000-2002 Senior scientist/scientist at the FMI 1986-1999 He is also a Member of various international activities: Member of WMO Executive Council 2008-2015 Chairman of EUMETSAT Council 2010-2014 (European Meteorological Satellite Organization) Chairman of EUMETNET Council 2003-2005 (EUMETNET is a network of 31 European National Meteorological Services based in Brussels), Member of ECMWF Council 2002-5, 2007-2015, (The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts is an independent intergovernmental organisation supported by most of the nations of Europe and is based at Shinfield Park, Reading, UK) Principal Delegate of Finland to IPCC 2007-15 (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Member of American Meteorological Society 2007-2014 Honorary Doctor, Teri University, India (2016) Honorary Member 2015, China Meteorological Association Chairman of the Board of University of Eastern Finland (2009-2015) Member Board of Directors of Fortum Energy Company (2013-2015) Prof. Dr. Gunnar Luderer Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) Gunnar Luderer leads the Energy Systems Group at PIK, and is the Lead Scientist for the REMIND Integrated Energy Economy Climate Model, and serves as Deputy Chair of Research Department III - Transformation Pathways. He is also Professor of Global Energy Systems Analysis at the Technical University of Berlin in September 2019. He was a lead author of the 2013 and 2018 UNEP Emissions Gap Reports and a contributing author to the Fifth Assessment Report, the Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources as well as the Special Report on Warming of 1.5°C of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. He studied Physics, Economics and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Heidelberg and Oregon State University. He performed his doctoral studies at the MPI for Chemistry in Mainz. Click here for a more detailed CV. Research interests . Integrated, model-based analysis of energy transformations and climate change mitigation pathways (REMIND model) . Low stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations and cost-efficient mitigation strategies . Interrelation between near-term climate policies and the achievability of long-term climate targets . Energy-Climate-Environment Nexus Publications . Full list of publications . Google Scholar: https://goo.gl/sSbIk4 . Researcher ID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/G-2967-2012 Past and current projects . Kopernikus Project Energy Transition Navigation System (Enavi) - Work Package Leader . Australian-German Energy Transition Hub (START) - Co-Director . Advanced Model Development and Validation for Improved Analysis of Costs and Impacts of Mitigation Policies (ADVANCE) - Project Director . Global greenhouse-gas emission pathways until 2050 (commissioned by the German Federal Environment Agency) - Project Leader . Linking Climate and Development Policies: Leveraging International Networks and Knowledge Sharing (CD-LINKS) - Work Package Leader . Roadmaps Towards Sustainable Energy Futures (RoSE) . EMF-27 study by the Stanford Energy Modeling Forum (EMF) . Scenarios on the feasibility of emission reductions towards limiting climate change to 2°C (commissioned by the German Federal Environment Agency) - Project Leader . Mitigation potential of renewable methane and hydrogen (commissioned by the German Association of Gas and Water Utilities DVGW) - Project Leader . Report on Energy and Climate Policy in Europe (RECIPE) - Scientific Coordinator and Leader of Model Intercomparison Project . Development of the Integrated Assessment Model REMIND . A Global Contract Based on Climate Justice (project webpage) - Project Coordinator CURRICULUM VITAE Oras Tynkkynen PERSONAL INFORMATION Date of birth 25 September 1977 Phone +358 50 512 1584 E-mail [email protected] SELECTED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2014– Senior Advisor for the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra 2014– Founder and partner of Tyrsky Consulting, chair 2015– 2007–11 Climate Policy Specialist in the Prime Minister’s Office 2004–15 Member of the Finnish Parliament 2003–04 Reporter at Finnish Broadcasting Company radio news 2001 Research assistant at Tampere University SELECTED PARLIAMENTARY EXPERIENCE 2014 Member of the Legal Affairs Committee 2013–14 Green parliamentary group chair 2013, vice chair 2013–14 2011–15 Vice chair of the Committee for the Future 2011–15 Member of the Transport and Communications Committee 2004–07, 2009–13 Environment Committee member 2004–07, 2009–11 and 2013, vice chair 2006–07 2004–07, 2009–11 Member of the Commerce Committee 2004 Member of the Employment Committee SELECTED SEATS AND POSITIONS OF TRUST 2018– Vice chair of the board of the Tampere energy utility 2012–15 Member of the Supervisory Board of VR Group, the national train company 2010–18 Chair of the board of Tampere Regional Solid Waste Management 2009–13 Vice chair of the Green Party 2009–13, 2016 Expert reviewer of IEA’s World Energy Outlook reports (2009–12) and the special report Redrawing the Energy Climate Map (2013) and IRENA’s report REthinking Energy 2017 (2016) 2009–10 Member of the Prime Minister’s Growth Initiative working group 2005–08 Member of the Supervisory Board of Fortum Oyj, the largest energy producer in Finland 2001– Member of the Tampere City Council 1998–2000, 2005– Member of the Finnish government delegation to the UN climate conferences COP4–6a&b and COP11– and the UN Secretary General’s Climate Summit in 2007 1996–97, 2004 Founding member and vice chair of Friends of the Earth Finland SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 2017 Co-author of the book Nettopositiivisuusopas (“Net Positive Guide”) together with Dr. Kati Berninger 2015, 2016, 2018 Editor of the Green to Scale reports 2013 Author of the book Pieni maailmanpelastusopas (“A Little Guide to Saving the Planet”) 2006 Author of the book Vihreä on kasvun väri (“Green is the Colour of Growth”) EDUCATION 2009 Master of Social Sciences, Tampere University 2007 Bachelor of Social Sciences, Tampere University LANGUAGES Finnish native English professional working proficiency Swedish limited working proficiency German elementary French elementary Japanese elementary AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2017 Tampere city II order golden medal of honour 2015 Electronic Frontier Finland’s Winston Smith Award 2013 National Democratic Institute’s Democracy Award 2012 Knight, First Class, of the Order of the Lion of Finland 2010 Cyclist of the Year Award 2009 Pirkanmaa Region Environmental Award SPEECHES AND PRESENTATIONS Speaker, lecturer or panellist in more than 1,000 different events, including speaking engagements at 16 universities (e.g. Oxford and Stanford) and in 34 countries. Steve Waygood Chief Responsible Investment Officer Aviva Investors Main responsibilities Steve leads Aviva Investors' Global Responsible Investment team, which is responsible for integrating environmental social and corporate governance (ESG) issues across all asset classes and regions of c£350bn of assets under management. The team has achieved an A+ ranking in governance and strategy from the UN Principles for Responsible Investment; a Tier 1 assessment for Stewardship from the UK Financial Reporting Council; and won the Responsible Investment Thought Leader and Innovator of the Year global award in 2017. Experience and qualifications Steve has recently been appointed to the European Commission High-Level Expert Group on sustainable finance, and the UK Green Finance Taskforce , and is also a member of the Financial Stability Board Taskforce on Climate Related Financial Disclosure (TCFD). Steve co-founded and now Chairs the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark and the World Benchmarking Alliance. He also co- founded the Sustainable Stock Exchange initiative as well as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Coalition, which is aiming to catalyse a UN Convention promoting enhanced corporate transparency and integrated reporting. He is also an Ambassador for the International Integrated Reporting Council. Steve was a member of the UK Government delegation to the UN Rio+20 meeting in 2012, and a member of the European Commission's expert groups on corporate governance and corporate responsibility. His work became a case study in the Harvard Business School MBA in 2012. Steve has received the Leadership in Sustainability award from the Corporation of London and the British Chamber of Commerce. In 2011 he received the Yale Rising Star in Corporate Governance Award, and he was among the Financial News Top 100 Rising Stars in 2009. Steve was on the board of the UK Sustainable Investment & Finance association (UKSIF) from 2003 to 2010, serving as its Chairman from 2006. He was also part of the expert group that wrote the United Nations Principles
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