I am a marine geologist and an expert in paleoceanography, the study of oceanic history in the geologic past. I have a PhD from the University of Bergen with a Fulbright research grant at the University of Florida. My doctoral studies focused on oceanic evidence of past variations in the ice sheets of Greenland and…

I’m a physical oceanographer with degrees from the University of Bergen (BSc, MSc) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD). My fields of interest include Earth’s energy balance, state changes in the deep ocean, large-scale ocean circulation, autonomous observing technologies, operational oceanography, big data synthesis, inverse modelling, communication and teaching. I have been a lead author…

Riyong Kim is Head of Sustainability Transitions (STR) at the European Environment Agency, responsible for the flagship State and Outlook of Europe’s Environment Report (SOER) and knowledge on foresight, system transitions, just transitions and social justice, environmental economics and sustainable finance, and governance relating to sustainability transitions.  Prior to joining EEA, Riyong led the programme…

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