Gilbert E. Metcalf is the John DiBiaggio Professor of Citizenship and Public Service Emeritus at Tufts University where he taught economics for nearly 30 years. In addition, he is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a University Fellow at Resources For The Future. Metcalf's primary research area is in the area of energy and climate change policy. He has extensive government engagement including serving in 2011-12 as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment and Energy at the U.S. Department of Treasury where he was the founding U.S. Board Member for the UN based Green Climate Fund. On the Wild Iceland Escape voyage, Gib will give a talk titled “Climate Change: Insights from Iceland” where he’ll discuss the country’s unique advantages as a volcanically active island and how scientists and engineers there are exploring exciting new approaches to reducing our greenhouse gas emissions.