BIOGRAPHY

Sir Crispin Tickell is an international authority on climate change and environmental issues. The holder of over twenty honorary doctorates, a senior government advisor, and member of numerous committees and working parties, his areas of expertise range from Global Warming to Potentially Hazardous Near-Earth Objects.

Businesses, scientists and academic institutions throughout the world have benefited from his wisdom and practical analysis. A strong advocate of sustainable development, his view is that the world is heading for a major crisis, unless we all change the way we live.

Sir Crispin served at the British embassies in The Hague, Mexico and Paris. He worked with the European Commission and completed his Foreign Office career with a four-year stint as Britain's Ambassador to the United Nations and Permanent Representative on the Security Council.

Having worked extensively on projects concerned with climate change, population, and biodiversity, Sir Crispin has advised Margaret Thatcher, John Major and Tony Blair, for whom he served on an Urban Regeneration task force.

A contributor to many papers and articles, Sir Crispin has also written reviews for The Financial Times, Nature and The Literary Review. His numerous radio and tv appearances include The Today Programme, Desert Island Discs and Radio 4's The Commission. His published works include Climatic Change And World Affairs.

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