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Tim Rayner is a Research Fellow at the University of East Anglia's School of Environmental Sciences, affiliated with the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and ClimateUEA. His work focuses on European Union climate policy and governance, policy appraisal, and evaluating the roles of policy processes in climate change mitigation and adaptation. He has participated in major EU-funded projects like COP 21-RIPPLES and Adapt Lock-in, analyzing international climate governance post-Paris Agreement and climate policy adaptation in the UK, Netherlands, and Germany.
Key research interests include EU climate policy frameworks, the role of policy evaluation in governance, and the socio-technical dimensions of climate engineering. He has contributed to influential publications such as the 2023 Handbook on European Union Climate Change Policy and Politics and co-authored studies on carbon dioxide removal controversies and climate policy innovation. His work has been recognized with awards like the 2011 Harold Lasswell Prize for policy analysis.
- Current projects: The European Green Deal governance, climate and health policy ecosystems, and climate adaptation policy lock-ins.
- Collaborations: Jean Monnet Network (GOVTRAN), Norwegian Research Council (REMIX project).
- Teaching and supervision: While no students are explicitly listed, his research contributes to training the next generation of climate policy analysts through project involvement and academic publishing.
Rayner’s work bridges academic research and policy practice, emphasizing the EU’s role in global climate governance and the challenges of transforming policy sectors in response to climate impacts.
