Mark Turner (UK) is a senior communications consultant for the Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2G).
Turner has seen the world of international affairs from many sides, as a foreign correspondent, NGO activist, aid worker, and speechwriter.
He was the Financial Times' Africa correspondent, and later UN correspondent, with tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. After leaving newspapers he moved into public interest communications, including with the advocacy group Avaaz.org, IOM (after the Haiti earthquake), IRENA (renewable energy), UNHCR (refugees), and OCHA, as speechwriter for Valerie Amos, the UN's humanitarian aid chief. He lives in the Surrey hills of southern England, and loves games and long walks on the heath.
Featured Work
AUG 28, 2023 • Podcast
C2GTalk: How can young people in the Global South engage in the governance of solar radiation modification? with Nii Noi Omaboe
It is essential for young people in the Global South to become more involved in international climate discussions, says Ghanaian climate activist Nii Noi Omaboe.
JUL 31, 2023 • Podcast
C2GTalk: How can Global South civil society be engaged in deliberations about solar radiation modification? with Shuchi Talati
Consultation and engagement with civil society in the Global South is essential for inclusive SRM governance, says Dr. Shuchi Talati in this "C2GTalk."
JUL 17, 2023 • Podcast
C2GTalk: What can small islands bring to tackling the climate crisis? with Ronny Jumeau
Small island nations, like the Seychelles, face devastating impacts from climate change. Ronny Jumeau outlines the expertise these nations bring to tackling the climate crisis.
JUN 12, 2023 • Podcast
C2GTalk: How can solar radiation modification governance account for different political and ethical perspectives? with Maarten van Aalst
Solar radiation modification may one day be needed to reduce climate risks, but great uncertainties remain, and more research and inclusive governance is needed to ...
MAY 31, 2023 • Podcast
C2GTalk: How can the world put justice at the heart of governing climate-altering technologies? with Kumi Naidoo
Governing climate-altering technologies fairly will be very challenging, says Kumi Naidoo. Nonetheless, it will be crucial to put justice at the heart of these considerations.
MAY 15, 2023 • Podcast
C2GTalk: Should the Caribbean region be involved in solar radiation modification research? with Michael Taylor
Caribbean countries have led the global push to limit warming to 1.5°C because the impacts of going above that would be so severe for their ...
MAR 27, 2023 • Podcast
C2GTalk: How should policymakers address the risk of climate tipping points? with Jo Tyndall
Climate tipping points are points of no return, beyond which the Earth's systems would reorganize beyond the capacity of socioeconomic and ecological systems to adapt, ...
MAR 13, 2023 • Podcast
C2GTalk: How can companies ensure carbon dioxide removal has a positive impact? with Amy Luers
New thinking is needed to ensure high-quality nature-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) offers genuine and long-lasting benefits to the climate and biodiversity, says Amy Luers, ...
FEB 6, 2023 • Podcast
C2GTalk: How will global warming impact society, both economically and socially? with Paulo Artaxo
Research on solar radiation modification is needed, especially in the Global South, to understand whether it could be an option for reducing climate risk, says ...
DEC 12, 2022 • Podcast
C2GTalk: Why did the Saami Council oppose Harvard's SCoPEx experiment? with Åsa Larsson Blind
In 2021 the Saami Council effectively stopped Harvard University's Stratospheric Controlled Perturbation Experiment (SCoPEx), which aimed to examine the behavior of stratospheric aerosols which could potentially ...