Paul Behrens

Paul Behrens is British Academy Global Professor at the University of Oxford, where explores how climate, energy, food, and the economy shape our future. He works on practical pathways to a fairer, more sustainable world. His popular science book The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: Futures from the Frontiers of Climate Science pairs stark warnings with hopeful possibilities and has been widely praised. A frequent public commentator, his research and commentary has been featured in The New York Times, the BBC, and The Guardian. Paul was awarded International Champion at the inaugural Frontiers Planet Prize. Q1: Why are you excited to be part of New Scientist Live this year? I'm so excited to join New Scientist Live for the 70th anniversary of the magazine and the 10th of the show. Seventy years of extraordinary change, and here we are asking whether Britain can still feed itself. That's a scary question, but it's also an exciting one, because the opportunities for building something