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Biography
Pep is a Chief Research Scientist CSIRO Environment, Chief Lead Investigator in the Climate Systems Hub of the National Environmental Science Program (NESP), and Executive Director of the Global Carbon Project, a global consortium of scientists under the umbrella of Future Earth and a scientific partner of the World Climate Research Programme.
Pep focuses on collaborative and highly integrative research to develop Australian, regional, and global budgets and trend analyses of the main greenhouse gases including, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. He also studies the size and vulnerability of Australian and the Earth’s carbon pools, carbon-climate feedbacks, and pathways to decarbonization to stabilize the climate. The latter includes land-based carbon sequestration and negative emissions. More recently, he has also focused on abrupt impacts and ecosystem collapse in response to climate change, particularly wildfires. He focuses on using robust understanding of Australia and global biogeochemical cycles to support national and international policy development to address climate change.
Fields of Research
Current Roles
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Executive Director
global carbon project -
Chief Lead Investigator
Climate Systems Hub of the National Environmental Science Program (NESP) -
Chief Investigator
NESP Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub
Academic Qualifications
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1995
PhD
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona -
1989
Master in Ecology
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Catalonia
Professional Experiences
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1995-1998
Research Associate and Scientific Officer for Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems (GCTE) of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Program
Stanford University, CA, USA -
1993-1994
Research Associate
University of California, Berkeley, California, USA -
1991-1992
Lecturer and Adjunct Professor
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
Achievements and Awards
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2021-2021
8th most influential climate scientist in the world
Reuters - Top 1000 climate scientists -
2018-2021
Selected Coordinating Leading Author of IPCC AR6 WG1
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change -
2017
Highly cited researcher in Geoscience
Web of Science-Clarivate Analytics -
2018-2018
GCP - Prospect Think Tank Award on Energy and Environment
Prospect - London -
2017
Fellow of the American Geophysical Union
American Geophysical Union -
2015
Top 15 most cited authors in climate change top journals
CarbonBrief -
2014
Newton Turner Career Award
CSIRO -
2007
Member of IPCC awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Prize
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