Tom Rivett-Carnac

At-a-Glance

Co-architect of the Paris Climate Accord (2015)
Founding Partner at Global Optimism (since 2017)
Co-founder of The Climate Pledge (since 2019) with Amazon
Co-host of the Outrage + Optimism podcast
Co-author of 'The Future we Choose: The Stubborn Optimist's Guide to the Climate Crisis'
Fellow, International Climate at Bezos Earth Fund (since 2021)
Holds an MSc and a BSc in Environment and Economics

Biography

Tom Rivett-Carnac is a founding partner at Global Optimism, an organization focused on climate solutions, and co-host of the "Outrage + Optimism" podcast. He also serves as a Co-Founder of The Climate Pledge, an initiative launched with Amazon, and is a Fellow, International Climate at the Bezos Earth Fund. Additionally, he is a Founding Partner for TED Countdown at TED Conferences.

Rivett-Carnac's career in climate policy began after positions at CarbonSense and Dyson.