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Ian Bailey

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Professor Ian Bailey

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6865-8306

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    Profile summary

    Role
    My role within the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences is Professor of Environmental Politics, specialising in climate and energy politics and other sustainability issues.
     Qualifications and Background
         I gained a BA (Hons) in Geography from the University of Birmingham in 1987, and an MSc in Social Research in 1996 and a PhD in 2000 (both University of Plymouth). I pursued a management career between 1987 and 1998 before returning to academia.
     Research and Teaching Interests
    My research and teaching interests span various aspects of environmental politics and sustainability, from climate change and the social dimensions of renewable energy to grassroots sustainability transitions, education for sustainable development, waste management, and societal engagement with marine environments. Geographically, my research focuses mainly, but not exclusively, on the EU, UK, Australia and New Zealand.
    These interests are strongly reflected in my undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, where I teach modules on Sustainable Futures, Environmental Politics and Governance, Global Environmental Solutions, Climate Science and Policy, and Sustainability: Science, Governance and Society.
    My recent work includes the politics of carbon markets, political strategising in national and international climate politics, the anchoring effect of climate change acts on national climate policies, and linkages between media coverage and governance activity on plastics and other environmental problems. General I am a member of the University of Plymouth's Sustainable Earth Institute Executive and have served on the Devon Net Zero Task Force and Climate Task Force since 2019.  I have been an expert reviewer for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth and Sixth Assessment Reports.

    Professional memberships

    Political Studies Association

    Roles on external bodies

    Editorial board member: Geography Compass
    Adjunct visiting fellow: Centre for Energy and Environmental Markets, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

    Teaching interests

    My research interests in environmental and sustainability issues are reflected across my contributions to teaching on the Geography and Environmental Science Undergraduate programmes and the MRes/MSc Sustainable Environmental Management.

    Undergraduate

    GGX1206 Sustainable Futures

    GGH3210 Environmental Politics and Governance

    GGX3200 Dissertation in Geography

    ENVS2003 Environmental Management and Sustainability

    ENVS3013 Global Environmental Solutions

    ENVS3016 Climate science and policy

     

    Postgraduate

    GEES516 Science, Society and Environmental Governance

    GEES519 From field to stakeholder

    GEES520 MSc Dissertation

    Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

    In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

    1. SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
      SDG 2 Zero Hunger
    2. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
      SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
    3. SDG 4 - Quality Education
      SDG 4 Quality Education
    4. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
      SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
    5. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
      SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
    6. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
      SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    7. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
      SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
    8. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
      SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
    9. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
      SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
    10. SDG 13 - Climate Action
      SDG 13 Climate Action
    11. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
      SDG 14 Life Below Water
    12. SDG 15 - Life on Land
      SDG 15 Life on Land
    13. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
      SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    14. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
      SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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