David Reay

FRSGS
Born
David S. Reay
EducationUniversity of Essex (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsClimate change
Nitrogen
Methane
Climate education
Net zero[1]
InstitutionsUniversity of Edinburgh
ThesisTemperature dependence of inorganic nitrogen utilisation by bacteria and microalgae (1999)
Doctoral studentsHannah Ritchie[2]
Websiteblogs.ed.ac.uk/davereay/ Edit this at Wikidata

David S. Reay FRSGS is a climate change scientist, author, and professor of carbon management and education at the University of Edinburgh.[1][3][4] He serves as co-chair of the Just Transition Commission, and served as executive director of the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute and policy director of ClimateXChange between January 2020 and January 2024.[5][6][7][8]

Education

Reay was educated at the University of Essex where he was awarded a PhD in 1999 for research on the utilisation of inorganic nitrogen by bacteria and microalgae.[9]

Research and career

Reay's research focuses on greenhouse gas fluxes and land use,[10] including national and international research projects such as CarboEurope and NitroEurope, and research council-funded work through the UK's Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). Reay's key peer reviewed publications include novel work on global carbon sinks, the soil methane sink, and nitrous oxide emissions from aquatic systems. His work on nitrous oxide featured in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth and Fifth Assessment Reports. In addition to his contributions to the understanding of greenhouse gas fluxes, Reay has written widely on climate change policy and society, particularly on individual and community action. He now[when?] advises the Scottish and UK Governments on climate action, especially around climate change skills and green jobs [11]

Climate change

Reay has authored several books on climate change, including the popular science books Climate-smart Food,[12] Nitrogen and Climate Change, Climate Change Begins at Home[13][14][15][16] published in 2005 by Macmillan and shortlisted for the Times Higher Young Academic Author of the Year Award, and Your Planet Needs You! published in 2009 by Macmillan Children's Books.[17] He is also lead editor of Greenhouse Gas Sinks [18] published in 2007 by CABI and creator and editor of the climate change science website Greenhouse Gas Online.[19][20]

Service and leadership

Reay chaired the Scottish Government's Climate Emergency Skills Implementation Group and the UK Climate Change Committee's Expert Advisory Panel on Workforce & Skills. He was also a member of the UK Government's Green Jobs Taskforce and was the creator of the award-winning Master of Science (MSc) course in carbon management at the University of Edinburgh.[21]

He is very active in climate change knowledge exchange, both nationally and internationally,[22][23][24][25] being a regular media commentator on climate change issues, advising on and appearing in the BBC's Can We Save Planet Earth Are We Changing Planet Earth? film with David Attenborough, and frequently providing expert evidence on climate change to select committees in the Westminster and Holyrood Parliaments.[26] Knowledge exchange information, University of Edinburgh.[26] His former doctoral students include Hannah Ritchie.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b David Reay publications indexed by Google Scholar Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b Ritchie, Hannah (2018). Global food systems : addressing malnutrition through sustainable system pathways. ed.ac.uk (PhD thesis). University of Edinburgh. hdl:1842/33270. OCLC 1085199475. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.764079. Open access icon
  3. ^ David Reay publications from Europe PubMed Central
  4. ^ Dave Reay's ORCID 0000-0001-5829-9007
  5. ^ "Just Transition Commission". Just Transition Commission. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Edinburgh Climate Change Institute". Edinburgh Climate Change Institute (ECCI). Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Home". climatexchange.org.uk. ClimateXChange. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  8. ^ David Reay on Twitter Edit this at Wikidata
  9. ^ Reay, David S. (1999). Temperature dependence of inorganic nitrogen utilisation by bacteria and microalgae. exlibrisgroup.com (PhD thesis). University of Essex. OCLC 556727590. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.265190.
  10. ^ "Welcome to nginx!". Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  11. ^ "Dave Reay – Dave Reay, University of Edinburgh".
  12. ^ https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030182052 [ISBN missing]
  13. ^ Chris Goodall. Book Review: Going in the right direction, Nature Reports Climate Change, doi:10.1038/climate.2007.45.
  14. ^ Brian Clegg. Review - Climate Change Begins at Home Popular Science.
  15. ^ Chew Hung Chang. BOOK REVIEW: "Climate Change Begins at Home" The Singapore Economic Review, 2008, vol. 53, issue 02, pages 337-338.
  16. ^ Irena Dingley. Cut Your Carbon BBC.
  17. ^ "Your Planet Needs You!". Archived from the original on 24 January 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
  18. ^ "Greenhouse Gas Sinks". Archived from the original on 19 October 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  19. ^ "Home". ghgonline.org.
  20. ^ "Dave Reay – Dave Reay, University of Edinburgh".
  21. ^ "University of Edinburgh Business School - Carbon Management". Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  22. ^ "The Royal Society of Edinburgh". Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
  23. ^ "ScienceLive - Climate Change Begins at Home with David Reay". Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
  24. ^ "The Royal Institution of Great Britain | Dr Dave Reay". Archived from the original on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
  25. ^ "Reap what we sow". Archived from the original on 5 July 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
  26. ^ a b "Dave Reay – Dave Reay, University of Edinburgh".


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