Mark Lynas — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Author of 'Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet' (2007), which won the Royal Society's science book of the year award in 2008.
Co-founder of the pro-science environmental network RePlanet.
Served as climate advisor to former President of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed between 2009 and 2011.
Holds a Visiting Fellow position at the Alliance for Science in Cornell University.
Co-authored peer-reviewed scientific publications, including a 2021 paper which found that the consensus on anthropogenic climate change now exceeds 99%.
Authored books including 'High Tide,' 'The God Species,' 'Nuclear 2.0,' and 'Seeds of Science: How we got it so wrong on GMOs'.
Holds a degree in history and politics from the University of Edinburgh.

Biography

Mark Lynas is a British author and journalist whose work focuses on environmentalism and climate change. He is the author of several books, including 'High Tide: The Truth About Our Climate Crisis,' 'Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet,' 'The God Species: Saving the Planet in the Age of Humans,' 'Nuclear 2.0,' and 'Seeds of Science: How we got it so wrong on GMOs.' His 2007 book, 'Six Degrees,' won the Royal Society's science book of the year award in 2008.