Face the Facts
Meet some of Scotland’s leading climate researchers talking about their work in the lead up to the UN Climate Change Conference COP26.
The UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties COP26 in Glasgow on 1 – 12 November 2021. The COP26 summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
The Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scottish Science Advisory Council and Scottish Alliance for Geoscience, Environment and Society, are collaborating to help highlight Scottish research and science and its contribution to understanding and tackling climate change. A broad range of researchers and practitioners in Scotland whose work relates to the Earth’s climate are being interviewed and we will publish new videos every month in the lead up to COP26.
Face the Facts - December 2020
Video 1 – Professor E Marian Scott OBE FRSE
Marian is Professor of Environmental Statistics in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Glasgow; an elected member of the International Statistical Institute (ISI), a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), a chartered statistician of the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) and a member of the SSAC.
Face the Facts | Professor Marian Scott OBE FRSE | COP26 - YouTube
Video 2 – Dr Sandro Carnicelli
Dr Sandro Carnicelli is the Marketing, Events and Tourism Unit Leader at the University of the West of Scotland, UK and is a member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Young Academy of Scotland (YAS).
Face the Facts | Dr. Sandro Carnicelli | COP26 - YouTube
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Face the Facts - January 2021
Video 3 - Dr Leslie Mabon
Dr Leslie Mabon is a Senior Lecturer in Social Science at the Scottish Association for Marine Science-University of the Highlands and Islands. He is a member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Young Academy of Scotland, and a Future Earth Coasts Fellow.
Face the Facts | Dr. Leslie Mabon | COP26 - YouTube
Video 4 - Dr Hermione Cockburn OBE FRSE FRSGS
Hermione is Scientific Director at Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh’s science centre dedicated to environmental science. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society.
Face the Facts | Dr. Hermione Cockburn OBE | COP26 - YouTube
Face the Facts - February 2021
Video 5 - Professor Lorna Dawson CBE, FRSE, FRSA
Professor Lorna Dawson is Head of the Soil Forensics Group within the Environmental and Biochemical Sciences group at the James Hutton Institute and honorary professor in Forensic Science at Robert Gordon University, and is SEFARI Advisor on the Scottish Government‘s (RESAS) strategic research programme 2016-2021.
Face the Facts | Professor Lorna Dawson FRSE | COP26 - YouTube
Video 6 - Dr Daniel Barreto
Dr Daniel Barreto is a Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering at Edinburgh Napier University. He is also the Head of the Research Centre for Civil Engineering and a member of the RSE Young Academy of Scotland. He completed his first degree in Civil Engineering at Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) in 2003.
Face the Facts | Dr Daniel Barreto | COP26 - YouTube
Face the Facts - March 2021
Video 7 - Dr Roxane Andersen
Dr Roxane Andersen is a Senior Research Fellow leading peatland research at the University of the Highlands and Islands from the Environmental Research Institute in Thurso, Scotland. As a member of Scotland’s National Peatland Group, Dr Andersen also supports the implementation of Scotland’s National Peatland Plan and its ambition to restore and protect peatlands for future generations.
Face the Facts | Dr Roxane Andersen | COP26 - YouTube
Video 8 - Dr Thomas Farrugia
Dr. Thomas Farrugia is Founder and CEO of Beta Bugs Limited, the insect genetics company, which he established in 2017. The company, headquartered at Easter Bush Campus, develops and distributes high-performance breeds of Black Soldier Fly for the insects-as-feed industry.
Face the Facts | Dr Thomas Farrugia | COP26 - YouTube
Face the Facts - April 2021
Video 9 - Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer (FRSE, FIChemE, FRSC, FRSA, FEI)
Professor Maroto-Valer is Associate Principal (Global Sustainability) and Director of the Research Centre for Carbon Solutions (RCCS) at Heriot-Watt University. Mercedes is leading the development of the UK Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) to accelerate the decarbonisation of industrial clusters.
Face the Facts | Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer | COP26 - YouTube
Video 10 - Professor Pete Smith, FRS, FRSE, FNA, FEurASc, FISoilSci, FRSB
Pete Smith is Professor of Soils and Global Change at the Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences at the University of Aberdeen (Scotland, UK) and Science Director of the Scottish Climate Change Centre of Expertise (ClimateXChange). His interests include climate change mitigation, soils, agriculture, food systems, ecosystem services and modelling. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, a Fellow of the Institute of Soil Scientists, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, a Foreign Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, a Fellow of the European Science Academy, and a Fellow of the Royal Society (London).
Face The Facts | Professor Pete Smith FRSE | COP26 - YouTube
Face the Facts - May 2021
Video 11 - Dr Kirsten Jenkins
Dr Kirsten Jenkins is an early career Lecturer in Energy, Environment and Society within the Science, Technology and Innovation Studies (STIS) group of the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. She is Programme Director for the cross-college Energy, Society and Sustainability MSc programme, which is run in partnership with the School of Geosciences. She serves as Managing Editor for the journal Energy Research & Social Science and associate fellow of the Durham Energy Institute at the University of Durham.
Face The Facts | Dr Kirsten Jenkins | COP26 - YouTube
Video 12 - Professor Sandy Tudhope
Sandy Tudhope is Professor of Climate Studies and the University of Edinburgh’s Lead on Climate Responsibility and Sustainability. He is also Co-Director of the Edinburgh Ocean Leaders Programme (https://oceanleaders.org ), a new initiative designed to support the leadership of exceptional early-mid-career ocean professionals working on solutions for the oceans. He was Head of School of GeoSciences for six years, was a member of University Court for three years, and is now a member of the University’s Executive. He is helping lead on the University’s engagement with COP26.
Face the Facts - June 2021
Face The Facts | Professor Sandy Tudhope | COP26 - YouTube
Video 13 - Professor Elise Cartmell FRSE
Elise Cartmell is the Chief Scientist at Scottish Water responsible for Research and Innovation, Management Systems and Scientific Services. Elise joined Scottish Water in April 2016 following a career in academia at Cranfield University where she was Professor of Water Technology and Director of Environmental Technology. Here she specialised in wastewater treatment with particular reference to trace contaminants, anaerobic processes and community sanitation. Prior to joining Cranfield in 2000 she was a research scientist at WRc plc. Elise is a chemist with a BSc (Hons) from The University of Edinburgh and a PhD from Imperial College, London. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Royal Society of Chemistry
How Scottish Water is tackling climate change | Professor Elise Cartmell FRSE - YouTube
Video 14 - Dr Ehsan Jorat
Ehsan is a senior lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering at Abertay University and Scottish Alliance for Geoscience, Environmental and Society (SAGES) research and innovation committee member and co-lead for Carbon and Biogeochemical Cycles theme. As a geotechnical engineer with experience in both industry and academia, he focused his practice on introducing engineering solutions for environmental challenges. Ehsan has been leading research on incorporating inorganic carbon sequestration function into urban and agricultural soils as a mechanism for carbon sequestration.
Could our gardens provide the answer to CO2 reduction? | Dr Ehsan Jorat - YouTube
Face the Facts - July 2021
Video 15 - Professor Gabi Hegerl
Gabi Hegerl is a professor of climate system science at the University of Edinburgh. She is a climate scientist who focuses on identifying the drivers and mechanisms of observed climate change. Gabi has been strongly involved in scientific assessments of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and is a fellow of the Royal Society, the American Geophysical Union, the Royal Society of Edinburgh and received the Hans Sigrist Prize awarded by Bern University.
Video 16 - Dr Heidi Burdett
Heidi Burdett is an Associate Professor of marine biology in the Lyell Centre, Heriot-Watt University, with expertise in coastal ecosystem function and the impact of human interaction (including climate change). Working with policymakers and charities, she uses this scientific understanding to improve conservation and management decisions to better protect these valuable ecosystems for future generations. She is also an Academic Lead for Public Engagement at Heriot-Watt, and a member of the Young Academy of Scotland.
How blue carbon could be Scotland's answer to combatting climate change | Dr Heidi Burdett - YouTube
Face the Facts - August 2021
Video 17 - Professor Andy Kerr
Andy leads EIT Climate-KIC – Europe’s largest public-private innovation partnership – in the UK and Ireland. Previously, Andy was the founding director of the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation (ECCI) – a leading low carbon innovation centre in Scotland - and co-directed ClimateXChange, which provided evidence and analysis to support Scottish Government policy development. Earlier in his career, Andy worked in business, developing renewable energy projects and trading carbon and green fuels in Europe and Asia. Andy is an Honorary Professor at the University of Edinburgh and has a PhD in climate change.
Video 18 - Dr Rebecca Wade
Dr Rebecca Wade is a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science at Abertay University in Dundee. Her research links blue/green infrastructure with society. She applies geoscience, engineering, and ecological knowledge to enhance the multiple benefits that can be gained for people and nature as we address climate change and biodiversity loss. She is Landscape theme co-leader at SAGES (the Scottish Alliance for Geoscience, Environmental and Society).
Are climate change solutions hidden within nature itself? | Dr Rebecca Wade - YouTube
Face the Facts - September 2021
Video 19 - Professor Wayne Powell
Professor Wayne Powell is Principal and Chief Executive of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC). His personal research interests are at the interface of plant genetics, genome science, plant breeding and conservation of genetic resources with a strong emphasis on the delivery of ‘public good’ outcomes. He is a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales and the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
NOTES FOR NEWS EDITORS
Media enquiries: Joanne Ward - 01412420202 / Joanne.Ward@scotland.gsi.gov.uk