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Jean-Pascal van Ypersele | |
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| Born | 14 April 1957 Brussels, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Alma mater | UCLouvain National Center for Atmospheric Research |
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| Fields | Physics, Climatology |
| Institutions | UCLouvain |
Jean-Pascal van Ypersele de Strihou (born 1957) is a Belgian academic climatologist. He is a professor of Environmental Sciences at the UCLouvain (Belgium). As a previous vice-chair of the IPCC, Van Yp (as he is called by his peers) is one of the forerunners of climate change mitigation through strong decrease of fossil fuel consumption.