| Elections
Renate
Schubert is new chair, Hans-Joachim (John) Schellnhuber vice chair
Berlin, 21. January 2005. The members of the German Advisory
Council on
Global Change (WBGU) elected Renate Schubert as new chair und Hans-Joachim
Schellnhuber as vice chair. The term of office is two years.
Renate Schubert is professor for economics at the Swiss Federal Institute
for Technology and head of the Center for Economic Research at the
University of Zurich. She has been a WBGU member since 2000 and served
as
vice chair from 2003-2004.
Hans-Joachim (John) Schellnhuber (CBE) is research director of the Tyndall
Centre for Climate Change Research in Norwich (UK) and director of the
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. He has been a WBGU member
since 1992. Between 1994-1996 he served as vice chair and between 1996-2000
he chaired the council.
The German Advisory Council on Global Change has been reappointed by the
Federal Cabinet in November 2004. The current term ends in 2008.
Please direct your queries to:
WBGU Secretariat
Reichpietschufer 60-62, 8th Floor
D-10785 Berlin
Germany
Tel. +49 30 263948 12
Fax +49 30 263948 50
Email: wbgu@wbgu.de
All press releases and reports can be downloaded
at http://www.wbgu.de.
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