UCL academics appointed to UK’s Climate Change Committee

Two UCL academics are now part of the Adaptation Committee of the Climate Change Committee, providing governments with independent, expert advice on preparing for and adapting to climate change. Professor Kate Jones (UCL Biosciences) has been newly appointed as an expert adviser for a year, while Professor Michael Davies (UCL Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources) has been re-appointed to the committee for a further three years after joining in 2018. The Adaptation Committee, an advisory Non-Departmental Public Body created under the Climate Change Act (2008), advises the Government on how the UK can prepare for the changing climate to limit the risks to people and businesses across the UK. Davies is Professor of Building Physics and Environment at the UCL Institute for Environmental Design & Engineering. His research interests relate to the complex relationship between the built environment and human wellbeing. He is also Director of the Complex Built Environment Systems Group at UCL and a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of 'Healthy Polis' - the International Consortium for Urban Environmental Health & Sustainability. Jones is Professor of Ecology and Biodiversity in UCL's Department of Genetics, Evolution & Environment.