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Thomas Sterner is a Swedish economist and professor at the University of Gothenburg. He is a leading expert on environmental economics and has written extensively on the subject. He is the author of several books, including The Political Economy of the Environment and The Economics of Climate Change. Sterner was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 22 March 1952. He received his PhD in economics from the University of Gothenburg in 1982. He has held various positions at the university, including professor of environmental economics since 1997. Sterner has been a visiting professor at several universities, including Harvard University, the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of California, Los Angeles. He has also served as a consultant to the World Bank, the European Commission, and the United Nations. Sterner is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. He is also a member of the International Advisory Board of the Stockholm Environment Institute. Sterner has received numerous awards and honors, including the Volvo Environment Prize in 2000 and the Blue Planet Prize in 2006. He was also awarded the Order of the Polar Star by the King of Sweden in 2008.

Popular As Thomas Nils Samuel Sterner
Occupation Professor at University of Gothenburg
Age 72 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 22 March 1952
Birthday 22 March
Birthplace Gothenburg, Sweden
Nationality Sweden

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2019

He speaks Swedish, English, French, Spanish, German and possesses beginner’s efforts in Italian and Swahili.

2014

In 2014, Sterner was awarded Environmental Fiscal Reformer of the Year by Green Budget Europe. He holds honorary positions at renowned institutions, most notably University of Cape Town, Resources for the Future, Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg, and the Beijer Institute of the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences. He is also the former president of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists.

2012

Thomas Sterner is the Head of the Environmental Economics Unit and one of the founders of the Environment for Development Initiative in Gothenburg. He held the position of Chief Economist of the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) in New York between 2012–2013 while he was on sabbatical leave from the University of Gothenburg. He was elected as a visiting professor at the Collège de France in 2015–2016.

1958

Sterner began his education in London at Hamilton House Prep School between 1958 and 1965. He continued his secondary education, also in London, at the Westminster Public School between 1965 and 1969. He received his BA degree from the University of Gothenburg in 1976 and his Ph.D. from the same institution in 1986. Additionally, he held visiting researcher positions at respected higher education and research institutions such as the University of Grenoble in France, the University of Cambridge in England, Universidad de la Republica in Uruguay, El Colegio de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

1952

Thomas Nils Samuel Sterner (born 22 March 1952) is Swedish economist and a professor of environmental economics at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. His research and publications are mostly focused on the design of policy instruments which address environmental problems. Sterner has published about hundred articles in refereed journals. He authored or edited more than a dozen books and a large number of book chapters, official reports and journalistic articles regarding environmental policy instruments. These publications include applications to energy, climate, industry, transport economics and resource management in developing countries.