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James Edmonds

Joint Global Change Research Institute
Laboratory Fellow
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Biography

Jae Edmonds is a Chief Scientist and Laboratory Fellow at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's (PNNL) Joint Global Change Research Institute, and Adjunct Professor of Public Policy at the University of Maryland at College Park. Dr. Edmonds is the principal investigator for the Global Energy Technology Strategy Program to Address Climate Change, an international, public-private research collaboration. His research in the areas of long-term, global, energy, economy, and climate change spans three decades, during which time he published several books, numerous scientific papers and made countless presentations. His most recent book, Global Energy Technology Strategy, Addressing Climate Change, distills more than a decade of research on the role of technology in addressing climate change. Dr. Edmonds has served in the capacity of Lead Author on every major IPCC assessment to date and presently serves on the IPCC Steering Committee on "New Integrated Scenarios". He serves on numerous panels and advisory boards related to energy, technology, the economy and climate change. His received his Ph.D. in the field of Economics from Duke University in 1975.

Education and Credentials

Ph.D., Economics, Duke University
M.A., Ecomonics, Duke University
B.A., Economics, Kalamazoo College

Awards and Recognitions

Cosmos Club Member, 2003-present
Chester L. Cooper Award for Mentoring, PNNL, 2006.
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Director’s Award for Outstand Performance, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 2002
Distinguished Service Award, U.S. State Department, 2001
BER50 Award in recognition of his research accomplishments, United States Department of Energy, 1997
Director’s Award for Research Group Performance, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 1993
Scientific Book Of The Year, for A Primer on Greenhouse Gases with Don Wuebbles, (Lewis Publishing), 1991, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

PNNL Publications

2007

Edmonds JA, and LE Clarke. 2007. "Forum." Issues in Science and Technology 23(2):16-17.
Edmonds JA, JJ Dooley, SH Kim, SJ Friedman, and MA Wise. 2007. "TECHNOLOGY IN AN INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT MODEL: THE POTENTIAL REGIONAL DEPLOYMENT OF CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBAL CO2 STABILIZATION." Chapter 16 in Human-Induced Climate Change: An Interdisciplinary Assessment, ed. M Schlesinger, et al, pp. 181-197. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

2006

Smith SJ, and JA Edmonds. 2006. "The Economic Implications of Carbon Cycle Uncertainty." Tellus Series B, Chemical and Physical Meteorology 58(5):586-590. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2006.00217.x
Kim SH, JA Edmonds, J Lurz, SJ Smith, and MA Wise. 2006. "The ObjECTS: Framework for Integrated Assessment: Hybrid Modeling of Transportation." The Energy Journal (Special Issue No. 2 2006):63.

2005

Edmonds JA, F Joos, N Nakicenovic, RG Richels, and JL Sarmiento. 2005. "Scenarios, targets, gaps, and costs ." Chapter 4 in The Global Carbon Cycle: Integrating Humans, Climate, and the Natural World (SCOPE Series), vol. 62, ed. Chris Field and Michael Raupach, pp. 77-102 . Island Press, Washington, DC.
Edmonds JA. 2005. "Unanticipated Consequences: Thinking About Ancillary Benefits and Costs of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Mitigation." Chapter 23 in The Global Carbon Cycle: Integrating Humans, Climate, and the Natural World (SCOPE Series), vol. 62, ed. Chris Field and Michael Raupach, pp. 419-430. Island Press, Washington, DC.
Sands RD, and JA Edmonds. 2005. "Climate Change Impacts for the Conterminous USA: An Integrated Assessment Part 7. Economic Analysis of Field Crops and Land Use with Climate Change." Climatic Change 69(1):127-150. doi:10.1007/s10584-005-3616-5
Kheshgi H, SJ Smith, and JA Edmonds. 2005. "Emissions and Atmospheric CO2 Stabilization: Long-Term Limits and Paths." Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 10(2):213-220.
Rosenberg NJ, and JA Edmonds. 2005. "Climate Change Impacts for the Conterminous USA: An Integrated Assessment: From MINK to the 'Lower 48': an introductory editorial ." Climatic Change 69(1):1-6. doi:10.1007/s10584-005-3608-5

2004

Edmonds JA, JF Clarke, JJ Dooley, SH Kim, and SJ Smith. 2004. "Modeling Greenhouse Gas Energy Technology Responses to Climate Change." Energy 29(9-10 (Special Issue)):1529-1536 .
Edmonds JA, JF Clarke, JJ Dooley, SH Kim, and SJ Smith. 2004. "Stabilization of CO2 in a B2 World: Insights on The Roles of Carbon Capture and Disposal, Hydrogen, and Transportation Technologies." Energy Economics 26(4):517-537.
Geffen CA, JA Edmonds, and SH Kim. 2004. "Transportation and Climate Change: The Potential for Hydrogen Systems." In Environmental sustainability in the mobility industry : technology and business challenges, SAE World Congress, Detroit, Mich., SP (Society of Automotive Engineers) , vol. 1865, pp. 13-20. SAE International, Warrendale, PA.

2003

Dilling L, S Doney, JA Edmonds, KR Gurney, R Harriss, D Schimel, B Stephens, and GM Stokes. 2003. "The Role of Carbon Cycle Observations and Knowledge in Carbon Management." In Annual Reviews of Environment and Resources, vol. 28, pp. 521-58. Annual Reviews, Pablo Alto, CA.
Edmonds JA, and GM Stokes. 2003. "Launching a Technology Revolution." In Climate Policy for the 21st Century: Meeting the Long-Term Challenge of Global Warming, ed. David Michel, pp. 153-186. Center for Transatlantic Relations, Washington, DC.
Edmonds JA, and RD Sands. 2003. "What are the costs of limiting CO2 concentrations?" Chapter 7 in Global Climate Change: The Science, Economics, and Politics, ed. James M. Griffin, pp. 140-186. Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, United Kingdom.

2002

Edmonds JA, PF Freund, JR, and JJ Dooley. 2002. "The Role of Carbon Management Technologies in Addressing Atmospheric Stabilization of Greenhouse Gases." In Greenhouse Gas Control. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies, GHCT-5, ed. David Williams, Bob Durie, et. al., pp. 46-51. CSIRO Publishing , Collingwood, Australia.

2001

Edmonds JA, JM Roop, and MJ Scott. 2001. "Technological Change and Its Effects on Mitigation Costs." In Climate Change: Science, Strategies, & Solutions, ed. Eileen Claussen, Vicki Arroyo Cochran, Debra P. Davis, pp. 209-226. Brill, Boston, MA.

2000

Smith SJ, TL Wigley, and JA Edmonds. 2000. " A new route toward limiting climate change?" Science 290(5494):1109-1110.
Scott MJ, RD Sands, JA Edmonds, AM Liebetrau, and DW Engel. 2000. "Uncertainty in Integrated Assessment Models: Modeling with MiniCAM 1.0." Energy Policy 27(14):855-879.