I work as a press officer for Exeter University, writing about climate and the environment. I regularly get national and international media coverage for Exeter’s research.
The subjects I write about include:
- Climate change, mitigation and adaptation.
- “Tipping points” that could accelerate climate change, and “positive tipping points” that provide hope for a solution.
- The Global Carbon Budget, a major annual report on the latest emissions.
- Exeter Marine, a large network producing cutting-edge ocean research.
- Ecology and Conservation, biodiversity, animal behaviour.
- See my latest press releases here.
I worked on media outreach for three of Carbon Brief’s “most talked about” climate papers of 2022. My press releases for these papers included Amazon rainforest losing resilience and No sign of decrease in global CO2 emissions.
Here are some examples of my work and the resulting media coverage:
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would save billions from dangerously hot climate
Ozone treaty is delaying first ice-free Arctic summer
Pinker flamingos more aggressive
I camped at Davos in Switzerland (in -20C) as part of the Arctic Basecamp team, promoting the importance of climate science to politicians and business leaders.
Among the stories I worked on was the Breakthough Effect, which got media coverage including: CNN, the Guardian and the New Scientist.
Continuing the camping theme, I went the 2022 Glastonbury Festival (in +25C).
I promoted the launch of the new Science Futures area, as well as events and research involving Exeter University.