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Biography
Alice Larkin is Head of the School of Engineering and a Professor in Climate Science & Energy Policy as part of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. Alice trained as an astrophysicist at the University of Leeds, did her PhD in climate modelling at Imperial College, then worked in science communication. She returned to academia in 2003 joining the interdisciplinary Tyndall Centre to research conflicts between climate change and aviation. In 2008 she was appointed as a lecturer to direct projects on international transport and food supply scenarios within a climate change context, and was Director of Tyndall Manchester between 2013 and 2016. Alice was the lead Manchester investigator on a large consortium project funded by the EPSRC entitled 'Shipping in Changing Climates'. She was also PI on a large EPSRC consortium project on the Water-Food-Energy Nexus and a Co-I on the UKERC project RACER.
Research interests
- Shipping and aviation emissions and climate policy
- Water-Food-Energy nexus
- Climate change mitigation pathways
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Tyndall Council Member, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
UKERC Research Committee Member, UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC)
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Energy
- Sustainable Futures
- Manchester Environmental Research Institute
- Creative Manchester
Keywords
- aviation
- shipping
- nexus
- climate change
- carbon
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Course to Zero Consultation: UK domestic maritime decarbonisation. Response from the Tyndall Centre, University of Manchester
Bullock, S., Larkin, A. & Mason, J., 5 Oct 2022, 9 p.Research output: Other contribution
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Decarbonising shipping - Policy briefing
Bullock, S., Larkin, A., Ap Dafydd Tomos, B., Gallego-Schmid, A. & Mason, J., Jun 2022, 4 p.Research output: Other contribution
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Implications of large hydro dams for decarbonising Ghana’s energy consistent with Paris climate objectives
Kuriakose, J., Anderson, K., Darkod, D., Obuobie, E., Larkin, A. & Addo, S., 3 Nov 2022, In: Energy for Sustainable Development.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Decarbonising the critical sectors of aviation, shipping, road freight and industry to limit warming to 1.5-2 degrees C
Sharmina, M., Edelenbosch, O. Y., Wilson, C., Freeman, R., Gernaat, D. E. H. J., Gilbert, P., Larkin, A., Littleton, E. W., Traut, M., Vuuren, D. P. V., Vaughan, N. E., Wood, R. & Le Quéré, C., 24 Jan 2021, In: Climate Policy. 21, 4, p. 455-474 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Responding to the climate emergency: how are UK universities establishing sustainable workplace routines for flying and food?
Hoolohan, C., McLachlan, C., Jones, C., Larkin, A., Birch, C., Mander, S. & Broderick, J., 21 Jan 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Climate Policy.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Decarbonising international transport
Pennington, L., Cutajar, A., Gallego Schmid, A., Larkin, A., Welfle, A., Ap Dafydd Tomos, B., Mason, J., Mander, S. & Bullock, S.
22/06/21 → …
Project: Research
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Tyndall Manchester
McLachlan, C., Abi Ghanem, D., Anderson, K., Broderick, J., Kuriakose, J., Lea-Langton, A., Larkin, A., Gallego Schmid, A., Sharmina, M., Wood, R. & Jones, C.
Project: Research
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RACER - Rapid Acceleration of Car Emission Reductions
Anderson, K., Gilbert, P., Larkin, A. & McLachlan, C.
1/11/17 → 30/04/19
Project: Research
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GCRF: DAMS 2.0: Design and assessment of resilient and sustainable interventions in water-energy-food-environment Mega-Systems
Hulme, D., Anderson, K., Bottacin Busolin, A., Dimova, R., Foster, T., Harou, J., Imai, K., Larkin, A., Lavers, T., Mancarella, P., Mutale, J., Panteli, M., Sen, K. & Whittington, D.
1/10/17 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
Prizes
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University of Manchester Researcher of the Year
Larkin, Alice (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Net Zero All Party Parliamentary Group Event.
Alice Larkin (Participant)
6 Jul 2022Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc
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Aviation, shipping and the climate change challenge
Alice Larkin (Speaker)
23 Mar 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Aviation, shipping and COP26
Alice Larkin (Speaker)
11 May 2021 → 12 May 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Greenhouse Gas Removal Demonstrator Research Panel (Event)
Alice Larkin (Academic expert member)
29 Jan 2020Activity: Membership › Membership of grants peer review panel
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What does a climate emergency mean for us?
Alice Larkin (Speaker)
26 Nov 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Impacts
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Aviation, Policy and Climate Change
Alice Larkin (Participant), Kevin Anderson (Participant), Sarah Mander (Participant), Paul Upham (Participant) & Ruth Wood (Participant)
Impact: Economic, Environmental, Society and culture, Technological, Policy
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Empowering local climate change action and shaping local authority policy through adoption of carbon budgets
Carly McLachlan (Participant), Alice Larkin (Participant), Kevin Anderson (Participant), Jaise Kuriakose (Participant), John Broderick (Participant), Christopher Jones (Participant), Sarah Mander (Participant) & Ruth Wood (Participant)
Impact: Policy, Environmental
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Reducing climate change caused by shipping and aviation
Alice Larkin (Participant), Kevin Anderson (Participant), Sarah Mander (Participant), Ruth Wood (Participant), John Broderick (Participant), Conor Walsh (Participant), Paul Gilbert (Participant) & Michael Traut (Participant)
Impact: Policy, Environmental
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Reframing climate change: from long-term targets to stringent and inclusive carbon budgets
Kevin Anderson (Participant), Alice Larkin (Participant), Sarah Mander (Participant), Carly McLachlan (Participant), Clair Gough (Participant) & Simon Shackley (Participant)
Impact: Environmental, Policy
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Specifying the emission reduction and carbon intensity targets of the IMO’s short-term measures
Alice Larkin (Participant)
Impact: Policy
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What if negative emission technologies fail at scale? Implications of the Paris Agreement for big emitting nations
Larkin, A. (Contributor), Kuriakose, J. (Contributor), Sharmina, M. (Contributor) & Anderson, K. (Contributor), figshare , 3 Aug 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5271886.v1, https://figshare.com/articles/What_if_negative_emission_technologies_fail_at_scale_Implications_of_the_Paris_Agreement_for_big_emitting_nations/5271886/1 and one more link, https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/9020512 (show fewer)
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Press/Media
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International Chamber of Shipping and Suez Canal Authority commit to continue open communication
Alice Larkin, Christopher Jones, Simon Bullock, Branwen Ap Dafydd Tomos & Andrew Welfle
2/03/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
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Shipping emissions must fall by a third by 2030 and reach zero before 2050 - new research
Alice Larkin, Simon Bullock & James Mason
6/11/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
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BBC Radio 4 World Tonight: France and domestic flight ban
28/04/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
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BBC Radio 4 World Tonight: aviation, pandemic and climate change
12/02/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment