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Biography
Pep is a Chief Research Scientist in CSIRO Environment, Chief Lead Investigator in the Climate Systems Hub of the National Environmental Science Program, 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 received his BSc, MSc, and PhD degrees in Biology and Terrestrial Ecology from the University Autonomous of Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). He then held three research positions in the USA at San Diego State University, University California at Berkeley, and Stanford University throughout the 1990s, after which, he moved to CSIRO in Australia where he has worked since.
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 Earth’s carbon sinks and pools, carbon-climate feedbacks, and pathways to net-zero emissions, including 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 uses a robust understanding of regional and global biogeochemical cycles to inform the formulation of sub-national, national and international policy and actions to address climate change.
Pep has contributed to the United Nations - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for the last 18 years (AR4, AR5, AR6) and multiple assessments of the World Meteorological Organization. He is a fellow member of the American Geophysical Union, and Reuters named him the 8th most influential climate scientist in the world in 2021. Pep has co-authored over 220 peer-reviewed research papers, with about a quarter in the journals of Nature/s and Science; he has also edited 14 books and special research journal issues. His published work has attracted about 100k citations in the scientific literature. Pep is also a keen science communicator with engagement in national and international traditional media, social media, and evidence-based journalism at The Conversation with over 1.6 million reads.
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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2017
Highly cited researcher in Geoscience
Web of Science-Clarivate Analytics -
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 -
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
ORCID 0000-0002-8788-3218
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