Skea, Prof. James Ferguson
Skea, Prof. James Ferguson
CBE 2013 (OBE 2004); FRSE
Born 1 Sept. 1953; s of Colin Hill Skea and Margaret Ferguson Skea; m 1976, Jane Howley (marr. diss. 2001); one s one d; partner, Sophia Kokoni
Professor of Sustainable Energy, Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, 2009–23, now Emeritus; Senior Fellow, International Institute for Environmental Development, since 2023
Education
Grove Acad., Broughty Ferry; Univ. of Edinburgh (BSc 1st cl. Hons); Clare Coll., Cambridge (PhD 1979)
Career
Res. Asst, Cavendish Lab., 1978–81; Vis. Res. Associate, Carnegie-Mellon Univ., 1981–83; Res. Fellow, 1983–94, Professorial Fellow, 1994–98, Science Policy Res. Unit; Director: Global Envmtl Change Prog., ESRC, 1995–98; PSI, 1998–2004; UK Energy Res. Centre, 2004–12. Mem., UK Climate Change Cttee, 2008–18; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Mem. Bureau, 2008–15; Vice-Chair, 2008–15, Co-Chair, 2015–23, Wkg Gp III; Chair, 2023–. Chair, Scottish Just Transition Commn, 2018–23. Pres., Energy Inst., 2015–17. FEI 2005; FRSE 2021. Hon. FSE 2011. Melchett Award, Energy Inst., 2010
Publications
Acid Politics, 1991; Standards, Innovation, Competitiveness and Policy, 1995; Clean and Competitive, 1997; Pollution for Sale, 1998; Energy 2050, 2011; Energy Innovation for the 21st Century, 2019
Recreations
walking the South Downs, mountain biking, losing keys
Address
Flat 13, 17–19 Nevern Place SW5 9NR
(020) 3581 7688
j.skea@ic.ac.uk
