Kirk R. Smith

Title: Professor of Global Environmental Health

Institution:
University of California, Berkeley

Degree:
PhD, Biomedical and Environmental Health

S
pecialty:  Environmental and health issues in developing countries, particularly those related to health-damaging and climate-changing air pollution. Co-lead author, health and co-benefits chapter of the IPCC 5th Assessment.

Website: 
www.kirkrsmith.org

Kirk is a signatory of the Tyndall Petition, a statement backed by climate experts acknowledging the significant risks of climate change and the urgent need for emission reductions.

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