James Arnott joined AGCI in 2008. His expertise is in the interface between science and policy; climate impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability; and low-carbon energy solutions. At AGCI, James oversees the planning of AGCI’s interdisciplinary workshops and conducts both independent and collaborative research on regional climate change planning, community forestry, and energy policy and technology. In 2011, James was awarded the McCloy Fellowship in Environmental Policy. James holds a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from Principia College and is working toward a Ph.D. in Natural Resource and Environment at the University of Michigan.