Scientist · Author · Speaker
Climate, energy, and food futures — with realism and hope
How our food, energy and economic systems can change fast enough to avoid the worst of the climate crisis — told through evidence, honesty about the risks, and clarity about where real progress is already happening.
British Academy Global Professor, Oxford Martin School · Frontiers Planet Prize International Champion, 2023
Talks
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In the media
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How a ‘Godzilla’ El Niño could plunge the world into irreversible chaos
The climate is changing, and so too must Britain
Top climate scientists accuse the livestock industry of pushing fuzzy math
How the world can avoid millions going hungry when supply chains collapse
UK looks to relax planning rules for factory farms after industry lobbying
Food shock is inevitable due to the Iran war — and it could get bad
Books
The Best of Times, The Worst of Times
Futures from the frontiers of climate science, told in paired chapters of pessimism and hope. The Indigo Press, 2020.
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Food and Sustainability
The interdisciplinary textbook, edited and co-authored. Oxford University Press, 2020.
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Food systems
Environmental footprints of what we eat, from farm to fork.
Energy systems
Renewable energy, demand, and the low-carbon transition.
Climate mitigation
Where the leverage is — and where it isn’t.
Resilience
Keeping food and energy systems secure under shocks and stress.