European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change

24 March 2022. The European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change will serve as a point of
reference on scientific knowledge relating to climate change by virtue of its independence and scientific and technical expertise, to underpin the European Union’s climate action and efforts to reach climate neutrality by 2050.

The Advisory Board is independent from Member States and EU institutions. It is established through an amendment of the founding regulation of the European Environment Agency (EEA). The 15 members of the Advisory Board were designated by the EEA Management Board on 24 March 2022, following an open, fair and transparent selection procedure.

The Advisory Board is composed of 15 senior scientific experts covering a broad range of relevant disciplines. They are appointed in a personal capacity for a term of four years, renewable once. They give their positions completely independently of the EU Member States and the EU institutions.

The EEA Management Board designated on 24 March 2022 the following 15 members (in alphabetical order by last name):

  Maarten van Aalst

  Jette Bredahl Jacobsen

  Constantinos Cartalis

  Suraje Dessai

  Laura Díaz Anadón

  Ottmar Edenhofer

  Vera Eory

  Edgar Hertwich

  Lena Kitzing

  Elena López-Gunn

  Lars J. Nilsson

  Keywan Riahi

  Joeri Rogelj

  Nicolaas Schrijver

  Jean-Francois Soussana