Ernst Worrell (Ph.D.) joined the Environmental Energy Technologies Division of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in 1998. His work includes research and evaluation projects in industrial energy efficiency improvement, energy policy, energy and materials, and waste processing. He has experience in multi-national research teams and has lead studies for various governments, European Commission, World Energy Council and the United Nations. He is lead-author of two IPCC special reports (e.g. on Technology Transfer) and the Third Assessment Report. He is (co-) author of over 150 publications. He is Editor-in-Chief of Resources, Conservation and Recycling and associate editor of Energy, the International Journal and editorial board member of Waste Management.
Dr. Worrell is currently taking a leave of absence from LBNL and working at Ecofys in The Netherlands leading the Energy and Climate Studies Group.