Andy Reisinger

Andy is an independent consultant specialising in the science-policy interface of climate change. He was vice-chair of Working Group III (Mitigation) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) during its 6th Assessment cycle, and previously served as coordinating lead author in the IPCC focusing on impacts and adaptation for Australia and New Zealand.

He currently is also one of eight Commissioners on the New Zealand Climate Change Commission, an independent expert body providing advice to the government on matters related to adaptation and mitigation. He will participate in his role as subject matter expert only, not as Commissioner.

Prior to this, Andy served as Principal Scientist, Climate Change, at the Ministry for the Environment, and as Deputy Director (International) of the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre.