Charlie Wilson
Senior Research Scholar
Transformative Institutional and Social Solutions Research Group
Energy, Climate, and Environment Program
Senior Research Scholar
Sustainable Service Systems Research Group
Energy, Climate, and Environment Program
Biography
Charlie Wilson is a visiting research scholar in the Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) Program, working on a range of energy, innovation, and climate change mitigation projects. His work focuses on the dynamics and patterns of technological and social change, both historically and under future scenarios towards climate stabilization and sustainability goals. This work includes analysis of the energy and climate impacts of digitalization in daily life; the economic and human benefits of small-scale or granular technologies; and low-carbon lifestyle change. His work has fed into the Global Energy Assessment (2012), been published in a Cambridge University Press book (2014), as well as various journal publications and IIASA working papers (2009-present). He is also a professor of Energy and Climate Change in the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford, UK.Last update: 16 MAR 2023
Publications
Le Quéré, C., Korsbakken, J.I., Wilson, C. , Tosun, J., Andrew, R., Andres, R.J., Canadell, J.G., Jordan, A., Peters, G.P., & van Vuuren, D.P. (2019). Drivers of declining CO2 emissions in 18 developed economies. Nature Climate Change 9 (3) 213-217. 10.1038/s41558-019-0419-7.
Wilson, C. , Pettifor, H., Cassar, E., Kerr, L., & Wilson, M. (2019). The potential contribution of disruptive low-carbon innovations to 1.5 °C climate mitigation. Energy Efficiency 12 (2) 423-440. 10.1007/s12053-018-9679-8.
Nakicenovic, N. & Wilson, C. (2019). Transformations towards zero-carbon development pathways. In: Emissions Gap Report 2019. pp. 39-45 Nairobi: UNEP. ISBN 978-92-807-3766-0
Edelenbosch, O., McCollum, D., Pettifor, H., Wilson, C. , & van Vuuren, D. (2018). Interactions between social learning and technological learning in electric vehicle futures. Environmental Research Letters 13 (12) e124004. 10.1088/1748-9326/aae948.
Bento, N., Wilson, C. , & Anadon, L.D. (2018). Time to get ready: Conceptualizing the temporal and spatial dynamics of formative phases for energy technologies. Energy Policy 119 282-293. 10.1016/j.enpol.2018.04.015.