About our Guests

Dr Anderson

Dr David Anderson

Dr Anderson has a background of environmental research, academic study, and practical experience. The substantial time he spent working in the petrochemical industry means he has a practical understanding of the scientific and technical aspects of the environmental debate. In addition, his focus during the past 12 years as an academic and researcher has been on how the increasing consumption of energy can be reconciled with sustainable development.

Dr Anderson’s areas of particular interest include:

• The complement of instruments for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and their respective equity, effectiveness, and efficiency;
• The potential of, and obstacles to, renewable energy options in the UK.
• Issues of transport and climate change - particularly in relation to aviation (freight and passenger).
• Electricity supply and demand, with respect to environmental, economic, and technical concerns.

Further information about the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research is available at http://www.tyndall.ac.uk/

Dr Larry Parker

Dr Larry Parker

Dr Larry Parker is a Specialist in Energy and Environmental Policy with the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. The mission of the CRS is to provide the US Congress with objective, unbiased research and policy analysis on any issue of interest to a Member of Congress or congressional committee.

Dr Parker’s areas of concentration include:

• air quality issues such as global warming, stratospheric ozone depletion, transported air pollutants;
• regional haze, tropospheric ozone, and acid rain;
• electric utility issues such as restructuring, environmental impacts, and electricity supply and demand;
• energy issues such as coal combustion technologies, environmental impacts, and future energy supply and demand; and
• the Clean Air Act.

During his 22 years at CRS, he has written an array of reports on these subjects and published several professional articles.

Doug Simpson

Doug Simpson

Doug Simpson is a policy analyst from the New Zealand Climate Change Office. Doug’s main areas of work include climate change education and awareness, and greenhouse gas inventory.http://www.climatechange.govt.nz.

Chris Arcus

Chris Arcus

Chris is formerly a primary school teacher and a College of Education lecturer, the latter for 12 years. While working as a lecturer, Chris was a curriculum area leader for Science and was Head of a Maths Science and Technology research group. He then brought this experience to the Curriculum Division of the Ministry of Education. Chris has professional interests in Environmental, Outdoor and Science Education.

Ministry of Education, National Office
Email: chris.arcus@minedu.govt.nz

Back to top