James A Renwick

As Professor of Physical Geography at Victoria University of Wellington, James has nearly 4 decades experience in weather and climate research. His main field is large-scale climate variability and climate change.

He was lead author for the last two assessment reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Changes (IPCC), and is Convening Lead Author for the new 6th IPCC Assessment.

James has served as the Chair of the Royal Society of New Zealand Climate Expert Panel, President of the New Zealand Association of Scientists, and President of the Meteorological Society of New Zealand. He is co-chair of the World Climate Research Programme (WRCP) Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) project.