Frank Jotzo

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Frank Jotzo is a professor of environmental economics and climate change economics at the Australian National University's Crawford School of Public Policy where he leads the Centre for Climate and Energy Policy. [1] He is the Head of Energy at the ANU Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions (ANU ICEDS) and the Director for the ANU Zero Carbon Energy for Asia-Pacific Grand Challenge initiative. [2] His research focuses on policy relevant aspects of climate change, energy transition, and broader issues of environment, development and economic reform.

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Education

Jotzo obtained his doctorate and masters degrees from the Australian National University. [3] His undergraduate studies was in economics in Humboldt University Berlin. [4]

Career

Jotzo has been a professor of economics at the Australian National University (ANU) since 2006. He concurrently holds positions as the Head of Energy at the ANU’s Institute for Climate Energy and Disaster Solutions (ICEDS), Director of the Grand Challenge Zero Carbon Energy for Asia-Pacific and Centre for Climate and Energy Change Policy, and various committee and advisory roles within the university. Prior to joining academia, he worked as a research economist at Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE). Concurrently to his university roles, he has worked as an advisor to Australian federal and subnational governments and for international bodies. [5]

Research and assessment

Jotzo held senior author roles with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change including as Lead Author in Working Group II in the 6th and 5th Assessment Reports and member of the core writing team of the 6th Assessment Report Synthesis Report. [6] [7] He was the joint editor-in-chief of the journal Climate Policy during 2017 to 2023. [8]

Jotzo has published more than 60 peer-reviewed journal articles as listed on Scopus, and many other publications, with over 6,000 citations of his work listed on Google Scholar. [9] He regularly contributes to academic journalism and the media. In 2019, he was listed as one of the top 50 global "influencers on renewables and future of energy". [10]

Policy advisory

Jotzo has advised national and state governments, Australian businesses, international organisations, and multilateral government bodies. He regularly speaks at conferences and appears on a variety of media platforms. [1] He has been involved in a number of policy research and advisory exercises for Australian federal governments, including as senior advisor to Australia's Garnaut Climate Change Review, and other reviews. [11] [12] In September 2023, Jotzo was announced as the lead of the Australian Government's Carbon Leakage Review. The review is intended to assess carbon leakage risks, develop related policies, and assess the feasibility of an Australian Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. [13] [14]

Jotzo has advised Australian state governments on climate change policy and related issues, including as a member of the Australian Capital Territory's Climate Change Council and as a member of government advisory bodies to the States of Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia. [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

He has also worked as advisor to Indonesia's Minister of Finance and to the World Bank. [11] is also a member of the Clean Energy Capacity Study Steering Committee, China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development, and Mercator Institute for Global Commons and Climate Change. [20] [21]

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