Kirsten Zickfeld

Kirsten Zickfeld
NationalityGerman
Alma materFree University of Berlin (MSc), University of Potsdam (PhD)
Known forContributions to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C
Scientific career
FieldsClimate physics
InstitutionsSimon Fraser University

Kirsten Zickfeld is a German climate physicist who is now based in Canada. She is a member of the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and was one of the authors on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C (SR15).Zickfeld completed a Master of Science degree in physics at the Free University of Berlin in 1998, followed by a doctorate in physics at the University of Potsdam in 2004.[7][note 1][1][2][3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ a b SR15 Report
  2. ^ Crawford, Tiffany (2018-10-13). "'We're going in the wrong direction,' says SFU author of UN climate report". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  3. ^ Sherlock, Tracy (2019-01-21). "IPCC authors urge NEB to consider climate impacts of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion". National Observer. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  4. ^ "World is at a 'critical juncture,' says SFU professor who co-authored UN global warming report". CBC News. 2018-10-08. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  5. ^ "SFU sustainability leaders recognized with 2019 President's awards - SFU News - Simon Fraser University". www.sfu.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  6. ^ "SFU geography prof a key contributor to global climate-change report - SFU News - Simon Fraser University". www.sfu.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-08.


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