David Keith

Biography

David Keith has worked near the interface between climate science, energy technology, and public policy for 25 years. He took first prize in Canada’s national physics prize exam, won MIT’s prize for excellence in experimental physics, and was one of TIME magazine’s Heroes of the Environment 2009. David authored “A Case for Climate Engineering” and developed new methods for accurate measurement of global temperatures from space while building a high-accuracy infrared spectrometer for NASA’s ER-2 and developed new methods for reservoir engineering increase the safety of stored CO2. David’s work on technology and policy assessment has centered on the capture and storage of CO2, the economics and climatic impacts of large-scale wind power, the prospects for hydrogen fuel, and the use of expert judgments in policy assessments.