Dr Steve Smith

About me:

I am the Tipping Points Research Impact Fellow at the Global Systems Institute (GSI) and Green Futures Solutions (GFS), at the University of Exeter. I am also a Hoffmann Fellow at the World Economic Forum, Geneva. a Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP), University of Surrey, and a Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts (FRSA). I co-lead the research on positive social tipping points at GSI/GFS, and am a lead author of the Global Tipping Points Reports. I served as an expert reviewer to the UN IPCC’s Working Group III Sixth Assessment Report (AR6-WG3), and to the Swiss National Science Foundation. I have authored a number of peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, policy-papers, popular articles and blogs. I regularly give talks at public, corporate and academic conferences and other events.

Broad research specialisms:

Positive social tipping points, sustainability solutions, systems-thinking.

Qualifications:

Ph.D. Environment and Sustainability, University of Surrey. Thesis: towards an understanding of advocacy coalitions for rapid transition to net zero carbon in the United Kingdom. https://openresearch.surrey.ac.uk/esploro/outputs/doctoral/99705866502346

M.Sc. Environmental Technology, Imperial College, London.

B.Sc. (Hons) Geography, University of London

B.Sc. (Hons) Psychology, The Open University.