astronomy

Mark Jaccard

Mark Jaccard is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Mark Jaccard rather than just read about it. In short: Mark Kenneth Jaccard (born April 12, 1955) is a Canadian energy economist and author. He develops and applies models that assess sustainability policies for energy and material.

Key takeaways

Mark Jaccard belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Mark Jaccard to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Mark Jaccard from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Mark Kenneth Jaccard (born April 12, 1955) is a Canadian energy economist and author. He develops and applies models that assess sustainability policies for energy and material. Jaccard is a professor of sustainable energy in the School of Resource and Environmental Management (REM) at Simon Fraser University.

Biography Jaccard was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. His PhD is from the Energy Economics and Policy Institute at the University of Grenoble (now called Université Grenoble Alpes). Jaccard has been a professor at Simon Fraser University since 1986, where he teaches courses in environment and resource economics, sustainable energy and materials, and energy and materials economic and policy modeling. His research focuses on the development and application of energy-economy-emissions models that simulate the likely effects of sustainable energy policies. He has over 100 academic publications. He advises governments, industry and non-government organizations around the world. Jaccard served as chair and CEO of the B.C. Utilities Commission (1992 to 1997), on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (1993–96, 2008–09), and on the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (1996–2001, 2008–09). In his latest work for the China Council, he was co-chair of a task force on sustainable use of coal, reporting to the Premier of China. In 2007-12 he served as convening lead author for energy policy in the production of the Global Energy Assessment. He served on Canada's National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy (2006–09) and since 2006 has been a research fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute. In 2005, his book, Sustainable Fossil Fuels won the Donner Prize for top policy book in Canada. In 2008, he was named Academic of the Year by the Association of British Columbia faculty members. In 2009, he was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada for his lifetime research. In 2012, Jaccard was a recipient of Canada's Clean16 and Clean 50 awards, in recognition of his contributions to sustainability education in Canada. In 2014, he received Simon Fraser University's first Professor Award for Sustainability, and in that year was also appointed to a distinguished chair as SFU University Professor. In 2025, he was named to the Order of British Columbia.

Education Ph.D.: University of Grenoble, Department of Economics / Institute of Energy Economics and Policy, 1987. Masters of Natural Resources Management: Simon Fraser University, 1983. Bachelor of Arts: Simon Fraser University, 1977.

Publications Books

Mark Jaccard. The Citizen's Guide to Climate Success, 2020. Cambridge University Press. Jeffrey Simpson, Mark Jaccard and Nic Rivers. Hot Air: Meeting Canada's Climate Change Challenge, 2007. McClelland and Stewart. Mark Jaccard. Sustainable Fossil Fuels: An Unusual Suspect in the Quest for Clean and Enduring Energy, 2005. Cambridge University Press. Mark Jaccard, John Nyboer and Bryn Sadownik. The Cost of Climate Policy, 2002. UBC Press. Winner of the Best Policy Book in Canada award of the National Policy Research Initiative, and shortlisted for the Donner award for best policy book in Canada. Recent publications

… excerpt ends here. Continue reading the full article.

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Mark Jaccard

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Mark Jaccard claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Mark Jaccard before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Mark Jaccard ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Mark Jaccard

In research: Mark Jaccard appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Mark Jaccard in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Mark Jaccard is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1955 births, Academic staff of Simon Fraser University, Canadian economists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Mark Jaccard outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

Ask Teacher Smith questions about this articleOpens your AI tutor with a question about “Mark Jaccard” →

Affiliate

Preply — study more efficiently by working with a personal tutor. 50% off.

How to study Mark Jaccard in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Mark Jaccard means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Mark Jaccard out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Mark Jaccard in simple terms?

Mark Kenneth Jaccard (born April 12, 1955) is a Canadian energy economist and author. He develops and applies models that assess sustainability policies for energy and material.

Why does Mark Jaccard matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Mark Jaccard?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Mark Jaccard.