Ian Burton (He / Him)

Ian is a PhD student at the University of Exeter as part of the UKRI Environmental Intelligence CDT. His transdisciplinary research focuses on energy-economy modelling, with a specific interest in power system transitions, uncertainty quantification in climate policy modelling and the politics of knowledge production in transitions research. He has completed a 6 month Postdoctoral Research Associate postion for the DECIPHER Horizon EU project focusing on holistic decision-making for climate and environment. He works with the E3ME-FTT energy-economy-environment model family, especially FTT: Power, developed by the University of Exeter and Cambridge Econometrics. He seeks to understand the different forms and sources of uncertainty in the science-policy interface, how these are subject to technical as well as socio-political dynamics and use these insights to contribute towards more responsible modelling practices. Associate of Exeter Climate Policy, Radical Ecology, the Centre for Responsible Innovation and the Odyssean Institute. 

Keywords: energy-economy modelling, uncertainty quantification, post-growth, climate justice, just transitions, politics of uncertainty, integrated assessment modelling, climate change mitigation, science and technology studies, philosophy of science, sociology of science.

Supervisors: Dr. Femke Nijsse, Dr James Salter, Professor Sarah Hartley.