Roger Pielke, Jr. has been on the faculty of the University of Colorado since 2001 and is a Professor in the Environmental Studies Program and a Fellow of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES). Roger's research focuses on science, innovation and politics and in 2011 began to write in governance in sport organizations. In 2012 Roger was awarded an honorary doctorate from Linköping University in Sweden. In 2006 Roger received the Eduard Brückner Prize in Munich, Germany for outstanding achievement in interdisciplinary climate research. At CIRES, Roger served as the Director of the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research from 2001-2007. Before joining the University of Colorado, from 1993-2001 Roger was a Scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Roger holds academic appointments at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia and the London School of Economics. He is also author, co-author or co-editor of seven books, including The Honest Broker: Making Sense of Science in Policy and Politics published by Cambridge University Press (2007). His most recent book is The Climate Fix: What Scientists and Politicians Won't Tell you About Global Warming (2010) Basic Books.
By Roger Pielke, Jr.:
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How Fast Can a Big Economy Decarbonize?
Cross posted from Prometheus: The Science Policy Blog Remarkably, with all of the talk of targets and timetables for…
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Did the Senate Just Preemptively Kill Cap and Trade?
Cross posted from Prometheus: The Science Policy Blog The ability of Congressional legislation on cap and trade to…
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Joe Romm’s Fuzzy Math
[UPDATE: Joe Romm replies in the comments: "Roger -- Thanks for catching my C vs CO2 error.those are very hard to…
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What is Joe Romm Complaining About?
Joe Romm has continued his hysterical, content-free attacks on me and my colleagues for suggesting a view not 100% the…
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Joe Romm’s Dissembling
Joe Romm is someone who I've never met, but he has taken on a somewhat odd obsession with attacking me over the…
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Misinformation from Grist
The bloggers at Grist have taken strong issue with the Commentary in Nature that I co-authored with Tom Wigley and…
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Joe Romm's Challenge
Joe Romm, a former political appointee [Update: Mr. Romm has asked that a fuller description of him be provided here,…
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Al Gore Misrepresents the Emissions Challenge
AFP reported over the weekend that Al Gore wants to see more discussion of the challenge of reducing emissions of…