Assistant Professor of Energy and Environmental Change, Leiden University
Paul's work focuses on the environmental impact of human consumption, with a focus on climate change, energy, and food. He is passionate about science communication and his research has appeared in outlets such as The New York Times, the BBC, and Scientific American. Paul has recently finished a textbook on Food Sustainability, which will be out with Oxford University Press at the start of 2019.
Paul is a physicist by training, his Ph.D. is from the University of Auckland (New Zealand), where he developed techniques for improving wind energy generation in mountainous terrain. Paul has worked in industry, NGOs, and academia. He has worked at the Royal Society of New Zealand, providing expert scientific advice to the New Zealand Government.
Bioenergy carbon capture: climate snake oil or the 1.5-degree panacea?
Oct 20, 2018 05:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Science
With the release of the latest special report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, its time we talk frankly about Bioenergy Carbon Capture and Sequestration, known as BECCS. It is one of the key technologies...
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