Geoff McCarney is a professor of environment and development in the School of International Development and Global Studies, associate director (research) for the Institute of the Environment, and senior director of research for the Smart Prosperity Institute. McCarney’s research expertise includes areas of environmental, natural resource and development economics, with specific focus on a range of issues at the interface of climate change, the circular economy and natural resource development. Geoff holds a PhD in sustainable development (with a focus on economics and climate science) from Columbia University.