Ian Higham

Background

About Ian Higham

Dr. Ian Higham is a political scientist based at the London School of Economics in the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. He has broad expertise on global governance, sustainable development, climate change, Net Zero, and business & human rights. His current research focuses on environmental and human rights policy integration, the global governance of Net Zero emissions, UN reform and the Sustainable Development Goals, and climate change litigation. Ian has regularly commented in media, including BBC, CNN, Dagens Industri, Dagens Nyheter, Expressen, PA Media, Public Radio International, Svenska Dagbladet, Sveriges Radio, SVT, TT, and TV4. He has extensive experience in public policy and sustainability consulting. He was previously a Senior Consultant at Crimson Clarke, a boutique public affairs agency, where he advised businesses on engaging international stakeholders and led the agency's sustainability advisory practice. Before that, Ian worked as an environmental, social and governance (ESG) research analyst.