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'''Mike Berners-Lee''' is an English researcher and writer on [[carbon footprint]]ing. He is a professor and fellow of the Institute for Social Futures at [[Lancaster University]]<ref name="isf">{{cite web |title=Our people |url=https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/social-futures/our-people/ |website=Institute for Social Futures |publisher=Lancaster University |accessdate=1 January 2019}}</ref> and director and principal consultant of Small World Consulting, based in the [[Lancaster Environment Centre]] at the university.<ref name="swc">{{cite web |title=People |url=http://www.sw-consulting.co.uk/people/ |publisher=Small World Consulting |accessdate=1 January 2019}}</ref> His book publications are ''How Bad Are Bananas: The Carbon Footprint of Everything'',<ref name="pw">{{cite news |title=How Bad Are Bananas? The Carbon Footprint of Everything |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-55365-831-3 |accessdate=1 January 2019 |work=Publishers Weekly}}</ref><ref name="csm">{{cite news |last1=Couch |first1=Aaron |title=How Bad are Bananas (review) |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/Book-Reviews/2011/0613/How-Bad-Are-Bananas-The-Carbon-Footprint-of-Everything |accessdate=1 January 2019 |work=Christian Science Monitor |date=13 June 2011}}</ref> ''The Burning Question: We Can't Burn Half the World's Oil, Coal and Gas. So How Do We Quit?''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Forbes|first=Peter|date=31 May 2013|title=The Burning Question by Mike Berners-Lee and Duncan Clark – review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/may/31/burning-question-berners-lee-review|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-08|website=}}</ref> and ''There Is No Planet B: A Handbook for the Make or Break Years''. He is considered an expert on [[carbon footprint]]s.<ref name="bbc-mag">{{cite news |title=A bad reputation |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8726794.stm |accessdate=1 January 2019 |work=BBC News: Magazine |date=8 June 2010}}</ref> He is the son of [[Mary Lee Woods]] and [[Conway Berners-Lee]]; one of his brothers is computer scientist Sir [[Tim Berners-Lee]].<ref name="tring">{{cite news |title=Author – and brother of world wide web inventor – to talk about threat of carbon emissions |url=https://www.berkhamstedtoday.co.uk/news/author-and-brother-of-world-wide-web-inventor-to-talk-about-threat-of-carbon-emissions-1-6306829 |accessdate=1 January 2019 |work=Berkhamsted and Tring Gazette |date=21 September 2014}}</ref>
'''Mike Berners-Lee''' is an English researcher and writer on [[carbon footprint]]ing. He is primarily a professor and fellow of the Institute for Social Futures at [[Lancaster University]]<ref name="isf">{{cite web |title=Our people |url=https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/social-futures/our-people/ |website=Institute for Social Futures |publisher=Lancaster University |accessdate=1 January 2019}}</ref> and founder, <ref>{{cite web |title=How Bad Are Bananas:The Carbon Footprint of Everything |url=https://howbadarebananas.com/ |website=How Bad Are Bananas:The Carbon Footprint of Everything |publisher=WordPress |accessdate=6 February 2021}}</ref> director and principal consultant of Small World Consulting, based in the [[Lancaster Environment Centre]] at the university.<ref name="swc">{{cite web |title=People |url=http://www.sw-consulting.co.uk/people/ |publisher=Small World Consulting |accessdate=1 January 2019}}</ref> His book publications are ''How Bad Are Bananas: The Carbon Footprint of Everything'',<ref name="pw">{{cite news |title=How Bad Are Bananas? The Carbon Footprint of Everything |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-55365-831-3 |accessdate=1 January 2019 |work=Publishers Weekly}}</ref><ref name="csm">{{cite news |last1=Couch |first1=Aaron |title=How Bad are Bananas (review) |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/Book-Reviews/2011/0613/How-Bad-Are-Bananas-The-Carbon-Footprint-of-Everything |accessdate=1 January 2019 |work=Christian Science Monitor |date=13 June 2011}}</ref> ''The Burning Question: We Can't Burn Half the World's Oil, Coal and Gas. So How Do We Quit?''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Forbes|first=Peter|date=31 May 2013|title=The Burning Question by Mike Berners-Lee and Duncan Clark – review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/may/31/burning-question-berners-lee-review|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-08|website=}}</ref> and ''There Is No Planet B: A Handbook for the Make or Break Years''. He is considered an expert on [[carbon footprint]]s.<ref name="bbc-mag">{{cite news |title=A bad reputation |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8726794.stm |accessdate=1 January 2019 |work=BBC News: Magazine |date=8 June 2010}}</ref> He is the son of [[Mary Lee Woods]] and [[Conway Berners-Lee]]; one of his brothers is computer scientist Sir [[Tim Berners-Lee]].<ref name="tring">{{cite news |title=Author – and brother of world wide web inventor – to talk about threat of carbon emissions |url=https://www.berkhamstedtoday.co.uk/news/author-and-brother-of-world-wide-web-inventor-to-talk-about-threat-of-carbon-emissions-1-6306829 |accessdate=1 January 2019 |work=Berkhamsted and Tring Gazette |date=21 September 2014}}</ref>


He graduated in Physics from [[University of Oxford]] in 1986, gained a [[Postgraduate Certificate in Education|PGCE]] in Physics and Outdoor Education at [[Bangor University]] in 1988, and has a Masters in Organisation Development and Consulting from [[Sheffield Hallam University]] (2001).<ref name="linkedin">{{cite web |title=Mike Berners-Lee |url=https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mikebernerslee |publisher=LinkedIn |accessdate=25 January 2019}}</ref>
He graduated in Physics from [[University of Oxford]] in 1986, gained a [[Postgraduate Certificate in Education|PGCE]] in Physics and Outdoor Education at [[Bangor University]] in 1988, and has a Masters in Organisation Development and Consulting from [[Sheffield Hallam University]] (2001).<ref name="linkedin">{{cite web |title=Mike Berners-Lee |url=https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mikebernerslee |publisher=LinkedIn |accessdate=25 January 2019}}</ref>

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Mike Berners-Lee is an English researcher and writer on carbon footprinting. He is primarily a professor and fellow of the Institute for Social Futures at Lancaster University[1] and founder, [2] director and principal consultant of Small World Consulting, based in the Lancaster Environment Centre at the university.[3] His book publications are How Bad Are Bananas: The Carbon Footprint of Everything,[4][5] The Burning Question: We Can't Burn Half the World's Oil, Coal and Gas. So How Do We Quit?[6] and There Is No Planet B: A Handbook for the Make or Break Years. He is considered an expert on carbon footprints.[7] He is the son of Mary Lee Woods and Conway Berners-Lee; one of his brothers is computer scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee.[8]

He graduated in Physics from University of Oxford in 1986, gained a PGCE in Physics and Outdoor Education at Bangor University in 1988, and has a Masters in Organisation Development and Consulting from Sheffield Hallam University (2001).[9]

Selected publications

Articles

Taken from:

  • www.research.lancs.ac.uk
  • www.theguardian.com
  • www.independent.co.uk

2021

2020

2019

2018

2016

2015

2013

2012

2011

Blogs @ www.theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com is https://www.theguardian.com, the online site of the Guardian newspaper

2010

November
October
September
August
July
June

Books

  • Berners-Lee, Mike (2010). How Bad Are Bananas: The Carbon Footprint of Everything. Profile. ISBN 9781846688911.
  • Berners-Lee, Mike; Clark, Duncan (2013). The Burning Question: We Can't Burn Half the World's Oil, Coal and Gas. So How Do We Quit?. Profile. ISBN 9781781250457.
  • Berners-Lee, Mike (2019). There Is No Planet B: A Handbook for the Make or Break Years. Cambridge UP. ISBN 9781108545969.

Video recording

2010

Berners-Lee discusses his book: How Bad Are Bananas: The Carbon Footprint of Everything. 13th May (duration: 31 minutes 12 seconds), Vision, RSA channel of the Royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce, Youtube 20th of May

References

  1. ^ "Our people". Institute for Social Futures. Lancaster University. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. ^ "How Bad Are Bananas:The Carbon Footprint of Everything". How Bad Are Bananas:The Carbon Footprint of Everything. WordPress. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  3. ^ "People". Small World Consulting. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. ^ "How Bad Are Bananas? The Carbon Footprint of Everything". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  5. ^ Couch, Aaron (13 June 2011). "How Bad are Bananas (review)". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  6. ^ Forbes, Peter (31 May 2013). "The Burning Question by Mike Berners-Lee and Duncan Clark – review". Retrieved 2021-02-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "A bad reputation". BBC News: Magazine. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Author – and brother of world wide web inventor – to talk about threat of carbon emissions". Berkhamsted and Tring Gazette. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Mike Berners-Lee". LinkedIn. Retrieved 25 January 2019.

Sources

https://www.thersa.org/about

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