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Jim Skea
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Research Director, UK Energy Research Centre
(former Director of PSI)
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Contact Details
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Email:
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jim.skea@ukerc.ac.uk
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Telephone:
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+44 (0)20 7594 1574 (at UKERC)
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Postal Address:
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UKERC
58 Princes Gate
Exhibition Road
London
SW7 2PG
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Education
University of Edinburgh, 1971-75, BSc, Mathematical Physics
University of Cambridge, 1975-79, Ph.D Energy Research
Expertise
Jim was Director of PSI from November 1998 to September 2004, and now acts as Research Director of the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC). He is also a founding member of the Committee on Climate Change. Jim is physically located at the UKERC HQ at Imperial College and all correspondence should be sent there. His main research interests are: energy/environmental policies; sustainable development; climate change; environmental regulation and technical change; and business and environment issues more generally.
Projects
Completed Projects
Publications
Dahlström, K., Skea, J. and Stahel, W.R. (2003), Innovation, Insurability
and Sustainable Development: Sharing Risk Management between Insurers and
the State. Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues & Practice
, 28(3): 394-412.
Dahlström, K., Howes, C., Leinster, P. and Skea, J. (2003), Environmental
Management Systems and Company Performance: Assessing the Case for Extending
Risk-Based Regulation. European Environment, 13: 187-203.
Skea, J. 'The Kyoto Protocol: Dead or Alive?',The Business Economist,
Vol 32, No 2, 2001, pp 24-27
Skea, J 'Environmental Technology' in H Folmer and H Landis Gabel (ed),
Principles of Environmental and Resource Economics: A Guidebook for Students
and Decision-Makers, 2nd edition, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2000
Skea, J. 'What's this Got to Do with Me? France and Transoundary Air
Pollution'. In: K Hanf and A Underdal (edited),International
Environmental Agreements and Domestic Politics: The Case of Acid Rain,
Ashgate, 2000
Skea, J. 'Emissions Trading and the Environment',The Business Economist
, Vol 30, No 2, 1999, pp 15-30
Berkhout F, Skea J and Eames M, Environmental Futures, Office of
Science and Technology/Foresight Programme, London, March 1999
Skea, J. Strengthening decision-making for sustainable development,
Foresight Programme, May 1999
Skea, J. 'The Environment and the European Economy'. In: D Dyker, edited,
The European Economy, Addison Wesley Macmillan, London, 1999
'Integrating Pollution Control: European Directives, British Practice', in P
Lowe (ed),Britain in Europe: National Environmental Policy in Transition
, Routledge, 1998
Skea, J. Pollution for Sale: Emissions Trading and Joint Implementation
, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 1998
'Research insights into sustainable development',Science and Public
Affairs, Royal Society/British Association for the Advancement of
Science, Autumn 1998, pp 34-38
Skea, J. 'The role of emissions trading in implementing the UN Climate
Convention',International Journal of Environment and Pollution, Vol
10, Nos 3/4, 1998
Skea, J. Clean and Competitive? Motivating Environmental Performance in
Industry, ISBN 1-85383-490-4 (hardback), ISBN 1-85383-491-2 (paperback),
Earthscan, London, 1997
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