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Reto Knutti is a climate physicist and Full Professor of Climate Physics at ETH Zurich. He earned his PhD in Physics in 2002 and subsequently spent years as a PostDoc and visiting scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado, before joining ETH Zurich as a professor in 2007. Knutti has served as a lead coordinating author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment reports from 2007 to 2013, presenting his findings directly at UN climate negotiations. He has played a vital role in Swiss Climate Scenario Reports and served as Associate Vice President for Sustainability at ETH Zurich from 2015 to 2022 and as President of ProClim from 2017 to 2020. Currently, he chairs the Center for Climate System Modelling and leads the SPEED2ZERO initiative. A prominent public figure, Reto Knutti frequently engages with policymakers, business leaders, and the media on climate action and the role of science in society. His significant contributions to bridging the gap between complex science and public understanding have been recognized with prestigious awards, including the 2018 Dr. J. E. Brandenberger Foundation prize. His research focuses on the global climate system, specifically the changes driven by anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, and he has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers in high-impact journals.
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