Robert McSweeney

Background

About Robert McSweeney

I look after the climate science coverage at Carbon Brief, a multiple award-winning website focused on climate and energy journalism. My role involves writing, commissioning and editing everything from in-depth explainers and guest articles to rapid factchecks and newsletters. I previously worked as an environmental scientist at the consultancy firm Atkins, where I focused on climate change impacts and adaptation (particularly regarding water resources). I hold an MEng in mechanical engineering from the University of Warwick and an MSc in climate change from the University of East Anglia. I am a Chartered Scientist (C.Sci), Chartered Water and Environment Manager (C.WEM) and member of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Managers (MCIWEM). I am also a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society (FRMetS). In 2019, I was part of a team that won Innovation of the Year at the Association of British Science Writers (ABSW) awards for this interactive article exploring the potential impacts of climate change at different warming levels: https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/impacts-climate-change-one-point-five-degrees-two-degrees/