William Moomaw

William R. Moomaw
Citizenship	United States
Fields	Chemistry, Environmental policy
Institutions	The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (emeritus)
Alma mater	Williams College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology(Ph.D.)
Notable awards	A lead author of the Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

William R. Moomaw is the Professor Emeritus of International Environmental Policy at the Fletcher School, Tufts University. Moomaw has worked at the intersection of science and policy, advocating for international sustainable development. His activities have included being a long-time contributor to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Moomaw graduated from Williams College in 1959, and in 1965 earning a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Moomaw was director of the climate, energy and pollution program for the World Resources Institute in Washington, D.C. Later on he joined the faculty of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, where he was appointed Professor of International Environmental Policy. In 1992 he founded the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy, within the Fletcher School, and remained the director of the center for 22 years, until his retirement in 2013.

Moomaw has conducted research in areas including sustainable development, renewable energy, trade and environment, technology and policy implications for climate change, water and climate change, economics and geochemistry of the nitrogen cycle, biodiversity, and negotiation strategies for environmental agreements.

Moomaw has been a lead author for several Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports, including being the coordinating lead author of the 2001 chapter on greenhouse gas emissions reduction and a lead author for the 2007 IPCC Fourth Assessment Report Chapter 4: Energy Supply in Mitigation of Climate Change (Working Group III).

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