Tom Rivett-Carnac

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thomas Charles Rivett-Carnac (born 1977) is a political lobbyist for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and an author on climate change policy.

Early life[]

Rivett-Carnac was born in Hammersmith, London, England in November 1977.[1] He is the eldest son of Christopher Charles Rivett-Carnac, a descendant of Sir James Rivett-Carnac, 1st Baronet. His mother, Sara Catherine Hutchinson, a daughter of Dr. R. J. C. Hutchinson,[2] married his father in West Somerset in 1974.[3]

He was educated at the University of Bath, graduating BSc in Environmental Economics, and Schumacher College-Plymouth University, where he took a master's degree in Holistic Science.[4]

After graduating, Rivett-Carnac worked for Dyson Ltd and spent two years living as a Buddhist monk.[4]

Career[]

Rivett-Carnac joined CDP North America, a group working in financial markets for disclosure of climate change related risks and opportunities in listed companies, rising by 2005 to be its President and Chief Executive.[4]

In November 2006, he joined Antony Turner, Chief Executive of CarbonSense, in representing Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future at the twelfth session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference in Nairobi[5] and shortly afterwards was appointed as Senior Advisor to Christiana Figueres in her role as Executive Secretary to the Convention, with a focus on the political strategy towards achieving binding international agreements. He is seen as one of the architects of the Paris Climate Accord of December 2015.[4]

He writes on climate change policy and is the author of a book on the subject, The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis, jointly with Christiana Figueres.[6]

Rivett-Carnac is a director of Unknown Road Ltd and a founding director, with Christiana Figueres, of Global Optimism Ltd.[4]

Books[]

External links[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ “RIVETT-CARNAC, THOMAS CHARLES / HUTCHINSON” in Register of Births for Hammersmith Registration District, vol. 12 (1977), p. 2296
  2. ^ Burkes Peerage, vol. 3 (2003), p. 3354
  3. ^ “ Rivett-Carnac Christopher C & Hutchinson Sara C”, in Register of Marriages for West Somerset Registration District, vol. 23 (1974), p. 1,285
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Team profile at globaloptimism.com, accessed 20 February 2020
  5. ^ List of Participants dated 8 November 2006 at unfccc.int
  6. ^ The only uncertainty is how long we’ll last’: a worst case scenario for the climate in 2050 in The Guardian dated 15 February 2020
  7. ^ Staff, C. N. N. "Christiana Figueres on why women are vital to the climate fight". CNN. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
Retrieved from ""