Nicklas Forsell
Senior Research Scholar
Integrated Biosphere Futures Research Group
Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program
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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
van Soest, H., Den Elzen, M., Forsell, N., Esmeijer, K., & van Vuuren, D. (2018). Global and Regional Greenhouse Gas Emissions Neutrality. PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
Gusti, M., Forsell, N., Havlik, P. , Khabarov, N. , Kraxner, F., & Obersteiner, M. (2018). The sensitivity of the costs of reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) to future socioeconomic drivers and its implications for mitigation policy design. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 24 (6) 1123-1141. 10.1007/s11027-018-9817-9.
Forsell, N., Korosuo, A., Fedeirici, S., Gusti, M., Rincón-Cristóbal, J.J., Ruter, S., Sánchez-Jiménez, B., Dore, C., Brajterman, O., & Gardiner, J. (2018). Guidance on developing and reporting the Forest Reference Levels in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/841. European Commission 10.2834/782602.
Roelfsema, M., Fekete, H., Höhne, N., den Elzen, M., Forsell, N., Kuramochi, T., de Coninck, H., & van Vuuren, D. (2018). Reducing global GHG emissions by replicating successful sector examples: the ‘good practice policies’ scenario. Climate Policy 18 (9) 1103-1113. 10.1080/14693062.2018.1481356.
Obersteiner, M. , Bednar, J., Wagner, F. , Gasser, T. , Ciais, P., Forsell, N., Frank, S. , Havlik, P. , Valin, H. , Janssens, I.A., Peñuelas, J., & Schmidt-Traub, G. (2018). How to spend a dwindling greenhouse gas budget. Nature Climate Change 8 (1) 7-10. 10.1038/s41558-017-0045-1.