Pierre Boileau is currently the Head of the Global Environment Outlook programme at UN Environment. In this role, he has led his team to complete 6 regional environmental assessments, published in May, 2016, and now the global assessment for the sixth Global Environment Outlook, due to be published in March 2019. As part of the sixth Global Environment Outlook, Pierre’s team works closely with more than 160 experts and authors to produce the analysis contained in the publication. The findings in the sixth Global Environment Outlook global assessment are expected to be closely linked to pathways for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals as well as a ‘Healthy Planet for Healthy People’, which is the theme of the report.
Prior to this Pierre was the Head of the International Energy Agency’s Non-member country energy statistics section where he led a team of statisticians that produce IEA’s global energy data publications as well as various electronic data products. Pierre’s team worked closely with energy statisticians in more than 110 countries to produce the most accurate and reliable energy statistics available for non-OECD countries. Pierre was also responsible for IEA’s training and capacity building efforts on energy statistics which helped national statisticians improve their energy data through courses, workshops and internships.
Prior to joining IEA, Pierre worked for 4 years with the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) helping develop and implement standards for organizations and governments to compile better greenhouse gas data. Before this Pierre spent 10 years with Environment Canada in various policy and data-related positions on the issues of climate change and air quality.
Pierre is a member of the UNFCCC Roster of Experts and holds a Master’s of Science in Environment and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry.
