Claire Fyson
Climate Policy Analyst
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Claire’s work bridges the climate policy and climate diplomacy teams at Climate Analytics. Her focus areas include NDC ambition, carbon dioxide removal and mitigation options in the land sector. She also provides scientific support to Small Island Developing States during negotiations under the IPCC and UNFCCC.
Before joining Climate Analytics, Claire worked for the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in the PRIMAP Emissions Team, where her work centred on analysing the mitigation components of the INDCs, with particular focus on the land-use sector. She has also worked as a policy analyst in a sustainability consultancy in London (the Carbon Trust), mainly focusing on renewable energy.
She holds an MSci in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge, with a specialty in geological sciences, and an MSc in Environmental Change and Management from the University of Oxford. Before joining PIK, she also did a traineeship in the European Commission, working in the energy and environment unit of the Secretariat General.
Blog posts
- Who should be responsible for removing CO2 from the atmosphere? Claire Fyson, 04 August 2020
- Understanding the complex relationship between land and climate Burcu Yesil, Mike Hegarty, Quentin Lejeune, Claire Fyson, Inga Menke, 10 July 2020
- Troubled land: a call for sustainable land use and rapid climate action Claire Fyson, Quentin Lejeune, Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, 28 August 2019
- Centred on science – how the IPCC can guide mitigation action Michiel Schaeffer, Ursula Fuentes Hutfilter, Robert Brecha, Claire Fyson, Bill Hare, 12 April 2019
- Livin' in the future - delaying climate action and intergenerational justice Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, Marina Andrijevic, Claire Fyson, 07 February 2019
- Setting the rules: can COP24 deliver on 1.5°C? Claire Fyson, 11 December 2018
- Beyond offsets? Market mechanisms under the Paris agreement Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, Claire Fyson, Bill Hare, 07 December 2018
- Good news! Loss & damage in the IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C Olivia Serdeczny, Claire Fyson, 25 October 2018
- Stayin' alive: heatwave makes searing case for 1.5°C Claire Fyson, Fahad Saeed, Robert Brecha, Peter Pfleiderer, Quentin Lejeune, Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, 15 August 2018
- Taking stock of the Global Stocktake Claire Fyson, 08 May 2018
- IPCC special reports on land, oceans and ice Claire Fyson, 07 May 2017
- The IPCC’s 1.5°C Special Report Claire Fyson, 02 November 2016
- Moving forward with implementing climate plans under the Paris Agreement Dr. Bill Hare, Claire Fyson, 19 May 2016
Publications
- Peer reviewed
- Governing large-scale carbon dioxide removal: are we ready? - an update Mace, M.J., Fyson, C.L., Schaeffer, M., Hare, W.L. Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2G), February 2021, New York, US., (2021)
- Fair-share carbon dioxide removal increases major emitter responsibility Claire Fyson, Susanne Baur, Matthew Gidden, Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, Nature Climate Change, (2020)
- Briefing papers
- Are the G7 pulling their weight on climate? Claire Fyson, Dr Matthew Gidden, Dr Andreas Geiges, Marie-Camille Attard (2021)
- Long-term strategies in SIDS: blueprints for decarbonised and resilient 1.5°C compatible economies Marie-Camille Attard, Robert Brecha, Claire Fyson, Jae Kim, Jan Sindt, Frances Fuller, Damon Jones (2021)
- Background Paper: Key mitigation options to close the global 2030 ambition and action gap Ursula Fuentes, Marie-Camille Attard, Ryan Wilson, Gaurav Ganti, Claire Fyson, Matthias Duwe, Hannes Böttcher (2020)
- Scenarios science needed in UNFCCC periodic review Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, Claire Fyson, Nature Climate Change, (2020)
- The dangers of blue carbon offsets: from hot air to hot water? Claire Fyson, Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, Bill Hare (2019)
- Sustainable development through climate leadership - Opportunities for LDCs Anne Zimmer, Claire Fyson, Emily Theokritoff, Ziaul Haque and Tenzin Wangmo (2019)
- Towards a solid science base: loss and damage in the IPCC special reports Emily Theokritoff, Claire Fyson, Adelle Thomas, Olivia Serdeczny, Carl-Friedrich Schleussner (2019)
- The dangers of Blue Carbon offsets: from hot air to hot water? Climate Analytics (2017)
- Reports
- Closing the gap: the impact of G20 climate commitments on limiting temperature rise to 1.5°C Claire Fyson, Andreas Geiges, Matthew Gidden, Jamal Srouji and Clea Schumer (2021)
- Analysis of options for determining OMGE, SOP and Transition within Article 6: implications of policy decisions for international crediting under the Paris Agreement Harry Fearnehough (NewClimate Institute) Lambert Schneider (Öko-Institut) Claire Fyson (Climate Analytics) Carsten Warnecke (NewClimate Institute) Kristin Qui (Climate Analytics) Matthew Gidden (Climate Analytics) (2021)
- Global update: Paris Agreement Turning Point Claire Fyson, Andreas Geiges, Matthew Gidden, Bill Hare, Deborah Ramalope, Claire Stockwell (Climate Analytics), Sofia Gonzales Zuñiga, Frederic Hans, Niklas Höhne, Louise Jeffery, Silke Mooldijk, Leonardo Nascimento (NewClimate Institute) (2020)
- How can Paris Agreement commitments be improved now to close the gap to 1.5°C Andreas Geiges, Paola Yanguas Parra, Claire Fyson, Annika Günther, Bill Hare, Michiel Schaeffer, Ursula Fuentes Hutfilter (2019)
- Insights from the IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C for preparation of long-term strategies Michiel Schaeffer, Ursula Fuentes Hutfilter, Robert Brecha, Claire Fyson, Bill Hare (2019)
- Governing Large-Scale Carbon Dioxide Removal: Are We Ready? M.J. Mace, Claire Fyson, Michiel Schaeffer, Bill Hare (2018)
- Climate Action Tracker Reports and Updates
- What’s on the table? Mitigating agricultural emissions while achieving food security Sebastian Sterl, Sofia Gonzales-Zuñiga, Hanna Fekete, Claire Fyson, Jasmin Cantzler, Ursula Fuentes, Matt Beer, Yvonne Deng Lindee Wong, Daan Peters, Climate Action Tracker, (2018)