David Beerling
Plant scientist and professor
David Beerling is a professor at the University of Sheffield who researches plant biology and global change. He directs a center focused on climate change mitigation.
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British Born 1965 in Royal Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom
About David Beerling
David Beerling is Sorby Professor of Natural Sciences at the University of Sheffield in the UK, where he works in the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences. He also directs the Leverhulme Centre for Climate Change Mitigation. Beerling edits Biology Letters, a journal published by the Royal Society. He has authored two monographs along with numerous scientific papers, and Making Eden: How Plants Transformed a Barren Planet came out in 2019. He is also the author of The Emerald Planet.