Nicklas Forsell
Senior Research Scholar
Integrated Biosphere Futures Research Group
Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program
Biography
Nicklas Forsell is a senior research scholar in the Integrated Biosphere Futures Group of the IIASA Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program. He devoted over a decade to scientific work in a variety of areas, including: systemic thinking, sustainability, climate change, climate legislation, economics, governance and greenhouse gas reporting.His research experience stretches from biophysical modeling in the areas of ecosystems, forestry, and agriculture to economics, finance, and integrated assessment. He has successfully conducted projects for international organizations such as the International Energy Agency (IEA), governmental bodies such as the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Climate Action and Environment, and the US Environmental Protection Agency and international companies.
He obtained a PhD in Forest Economics from the Swedish University of Agricultural Science (SLU) and the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) in Toulouse.
Last update: 02 AUG 2023
Publications
Valin, H. , Peters, D., van den Berg, M., Frank, S. , Havlik, P. , Forsell, N., Hamelinck, C., Pirker, J., Mosnier, A., Balkovic, J. , Schmidt, E., Dürauer, M., & Di Fulvio, F. (2015). The land use change impact of biofuels consumed in the EU: Quantification of area and greenhouse gas impacts. ECOFYS Netherlands B.V. , Utrecht, Netherlands. BIENL13120.
See, L. , Kraxner, F., Fuss, S., Perger, C., Schill, C., Aoki, K., Leduc, S., McCallum, I. , Forsell, N., & Fritz, S. (2015). The potential of crowdsourcing for the renewable energy sector. In: Handbook of Clean Energy Systems. Eds. Yan, Jinyue, Chichester: Wiley. ISBN 9781118991978 10.1002/9781118991978.
Henneberg, K., Böttcher, H., Wiegmann, K., Forsell, N., Korosuo, A., Obersteiner, M. , Bowyer, C., Nanni, S., Allen, B., Poláková, J., Pekkanen, M., & Fitzgerald, J. (2014). Study on impacts on resource efficiency of future EU demand
for bioenergy. Task 2: Analysis of impacts of biomass
production on natural resources and the global environment. Publications Office of the European Union , Luxembourg.
Pekkanen, M., Bowyer, C., Forsell, N., Hünecke, K., Korosuo, A., Nanni, S., & Nuolivirta, P. (2014). Study on impacts on resource efficiency of future EU demand
for bioenergy. Task 1 Report. Publications Office of the European Union , Luxembourg.
Lauri, P., Havlik, P. , Kindermann, G. , Forsell, N., Bottcher, H., & Obersteiner, M. (2014). Woody biomass energy potential in 2050. Energy Policy 66 19-31. 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.11.033.