Michael Obersteiner is Director at the Environmental Change Institute (ECI) at Oxford University. His research experience stretches from biophysical modelling in the areas of ecosystems, forestry and agriculture to economics, finance and integrated assessment and he has published over 250 scientific papers. Under his leadership several national and international organisations, including inter alia the European Commission, WWF, OECD, and other national and international institutions have received science-based policy advice using quantitative modelling techniques.