Research

Julie Bernard

Studies sustainable finance and responsible investment in relation to the climate-biodiversity-pollution triple crisis, including ESG integration and proxy voting. 

Amelia Clarke

Leads research on municipal net-zero action and implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, with a focus on climate action in communities and institutions. 

Neil Craik

Researches international environmental law and governance, including climate law, geoengineering governance, global commons, and environmental impact assessment. 

Goretty Dias

Applies life cycle assessment and other sustainability assessment tools to agricultural, food, and bio-based systems, with emphasis on lowering emissions and strengthening climate resilience. 

Amr ElAlfy

Studies ESG and sustainability disclosure, with a focus on how climate and net-zero reporting can support responsible investment, corporate accountability, and effective policy design. 

Komal Habib

Examines material and energy flows, waste systems, and resource dependency in clean energy technologies, clarifying the material dimensions of low-carbon transitions. 

Jennifer Lynes

Researches consumer behaviour, green marketing, and behaviour change, including household energy conservation and public engagement on climate action. 

Juan Moreno-Cruz

Examines the interaction of energy systems, technological change, and climate policy, including the governance implications of solar and carbon geoengineering. 

Simron Singh

Studies socio-metabolic risk in island economies and how resource-use patterns shape vulnerability and resilience under climate change. 

Steven B. Young 

Assesses raw material supplies, and social and environmental impacts, of metals and minerals needed for clean technologies like electric vehicle batteries and solar panels. 

Amelia Clarke

Research on SDG 11, cross-sector partnerships, and municipal net-zero action supports pathways to more resilient, low-carbon communities. 

Bruce Frayne

Studies urbanization, food security, and migration in cities of the Global South, with emphasis on how social systems adapt to shocks. 

Sean Geobey

Uses social innovation, complexity, and community-engaged research to examine governance, co-design, and collective action in resilient communities. 

Heather M. Hall

Studies innovation and economic development in rural and northern regions, including the effects of mobile work and large industrial projects. 

Jeffrey Wilson

Works at the interface of economic and environmental policy on low-carbon pathways, natural capital accounting, and sustainability strategy relevant to urban resilience. 

Julie Bernard

Studies sustainable finance, natural capital, and nature-based solutions, including how investors respond to biodiversity-related risks. 

Neil Craik

Researches law and governance for global commons and resource development, including deep seabed mining and environmental impact assessment. 

Goretty Dias

Uses life cycle assessment and related tools to assess agricultural and bio-based systems, including implications for land use, food systems, and biodiversity. 

Bruce Frayne

Examines how urbanization, migration, and food security reshape resource demand and human-environment relationships, especially in the Global South. 

Komal Habib

Investigates critical materials, waste systems, and circularity, including resource dependency in clean energy technologies and WEEE processing efficiencies. 

Heather M. Hall

Studies innovation and economic development in rural and northern regions, including the effects of mobile work and large industrial projects. 

Jessie Ma

Researches sustainable energy systems, including energy storage and distributed energy resources, with relevance for cleaner and more resource-efficient infrastructure. 

Steven B. Young

Researches impacts of metals and mineral production including industrial metals, cement, conflict minerals and critical raw materials like lithium, copper and nickel. 

Amelia Clarke

Researches implementation of sustainable development across business, communities, campuses, and youth-led innovation. 

Goretty Dias

Applies life cycle assessment and sustainability assessment to support transitions toward more sustainable agriculture, food, and bio-based product systems. 

Amr ElAlfy

Examines how firms and regulators navigate sustainability, climate, and net-zero disclosure as part of broader governance transitions. 

Sean Geobey

Examines social innovation, sustainable finance, and collective-action design through complexity and community-based research. 

Komal Habib

Studies resource dependency, critical materials, and waste recovery in clean energy technologies, informing more circular sustainability transitions. 

Heather M. Hall

Studies innovation and economic development in rural and northern regions, including the effects of mobile work and large industrial projects. 

Jennifer Lynes

Studies behaviour change, sustainable consumption, and public engagement, including household energy conservation and climate action. 

Jessie Ma

Researches energy storage, demand response, and grid optimization to improve electricity-system flexibility for the energy transition. 

Juan Moreno-Cruz

Studies energy transitions and the links among energy access, urban development, and environmental impacts. 

Jeffrey Wilson

Focuses on sustainability innovation, corporate sustainability, low-carbon pathways, and natural capital in the net-zero transition. 

Steven B. Young

Researches governance approaches like sustainability standards, responsible sourcing, certification and management systems that help industries implement sustainability transitions.