Mark Lynas has worked
for nearly a decade as a specialist on climate change, and is author of
three books on the subject – High Tide: News from a warming world (2004),
Carbon Calculator (2007) and Six Degrees: Our future on a hotter planet
(2007). Six Degrees won the 2008 Royal Society Prize for Science Books.
He writes for various newspapers and magazines, recently including the
Guardian and the Independent, and is a frequent contributor to the New
Statesman. He also consults on climate issues for governments and other
clients.
Oliver Tickell is the
architect of the Kyoto2 proposals for an alternative framework for international
climate governance, highlighted as a Breakthrough Idea for the 21st Century
by the Sustainable Development Commission, and author of Kyoto2 (2008).
A former environment correspondent at the Independent, he writes for a
range of publications including the Guardian, New Scientist, and Resurgence.
In 2008 he opposed Bjorn Lomborg in the IQ2 debate in New York, televised
on BBC World, and is in frequent demand as a keynote speaker on climate
issues and environmental economics. He also advises widely on climate
policy, and consults on energy policy, climate governance and economic
reform.
Chris Goodall is the author of Ten Technologies to Save the Planet, listed as one of the Financial Times Science Books of the Year 2008. His previous book, How to Live a Low-Carbon Life, won the 2007 Clarion Award for non-fiction. His latest book is The Green Guide for Business. He is a columnist for the Independent on Sunday and the Guardian, and provides consulting advice on climate, energy, technology and related issues to governments, businesses and other institutions.