Tom Rivett-Carnac
Climate strategist and author
Tom Rivett-Carnac writes on climate change policy and once worked as a political strategist at the UN climate convention. He co-wrote The Future We Choose with Christiana Figueres.
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British Born 1977
About Tom Rivett-Carnac
Tom Rivett-Carnac was born in 1977 and worked as a strategist on politics for the UN body that handles climate change talks. Between 2013 and 2016 he served as Senior Strategy Advisor to its Executive Secretary, Christiana Figueres, and led a strategy team in her office. That work continued through the Lima (COP 20) and Paris (COP 21) negotiations, which ended with the Paris Agreement being signed unanimously. He is a Founding Partner, with Christiana Figueres, at Global Optimism, an enterprise focused on social and environmental change. The two also co-host the podcast Outrage and Optimism. He advises corporations and governments on climate solutions. The Future We Choose is the first book he and Figueres have co-authored.