
Dr Erica Russell
About
Biography
I have worked for more than 30 years in industry and the public sector. I undertook my Masters in Sustainable Development at CES whilst working as a Sustainability Lead for the UK Governments Business Link; aligning my dissertation to SME behavioural change. My PhD was undertaken as part of the Centre for Environment and Sustainability PDS Industry/academic partnership and it considered the role of key construction sector actors and their role in carbon reduction with the supply chain. Today I continue to undertake academic research alongside consultancy work in both the public and private sector.
Affiliations and memberships
ResearchResearch interests
Whilst primarily working on embodied carbon in organisations and their supply chains, I also explore top down or bottom up place based approaches to climate action. I am currently working on a Placed-based Climate Action Network (PCAN) ESRC funded project assessing county based multi-level governance in the UK. A report is shortly to be published and two papers are in development, one considering the impact of climate networks on place-based carbon emissions reduction and the other examining climate change driven institutional remaking.
Research projects
The Place-based Climate Action Network (PCAN) is about translating climate policy into action ‘on the ground’ to bring about transformative change. This ESRC-supported network brings together the research community and decision-makers in the public, private and third sectors through five innovative platforms: three city-based climate commissions (in Leeds, Belfast and Edinburgh) and two theme-based platforms on finance and climate adaptation, with business engagement integrated into the working of each climate commission.
Research interests
Whilst primarily working on embodied carbon in organisations and their supply chains, I also explore top down or bottom up place based approaches to climate action. I am currently working on a Placed-based Climate Action Network (PCAN) ESRC funded project assessing county based multi-level governance in the UK. A report is shortly to be published and two papers are in development, one considering the impact of climate networks on place-based carbon emissions reduction and the other examining climate change driven institutional remaking.
Research projects
The Place-based Climate Action Network (PCAN) is about translating climate policy into action ‘on the ground’ to bring about transformative change. This ESRC-supported network brings together the research community and decision-makers in the public, private and third sectors through five innovative platforms: three city-based climate commissions (in Leeds, Belfast and Edinburgh) and two theme-based platforms on finance and climate adaptation, with business engagement integrated into the working of each climate commission.