Head of the Technical Support Unit appointed

We are delighted to be able to announce that Dr Patrick Matschoss has been appointed as Head of the Technical Support Unit of IPCC Working Group III. For his current employer, the German Advisory Council on the Environment (SRU), Patrick has worked as an economist in the field of climate and energy policy, where he has inter alia coordinated reports. He has also worked for UNIDO and has advised the government of the German federal state of Lower Saxony on emissions trading.

Patrick takes up his new position on 1 March 2009. We are sure he’ll do a great job.