Chris Stark

A head and shoulders photo of Chris StarkChris Stark is Chief Executive of the UK’s Climate Change Committee (UKCCC).

In that role he has led the UKCCC in playing a critical and statutory role in monitoring and advising governments as they progress (or not) towards Net Zero and adapt to climate change.

He was previously Director of Energy and Climate Change at the Scottish Government leading the development of Scotland’s approach to emissions reduction and the accompanying energy system transition.

"I’m honoured to join the new Centre for Public Policy to explore the challenges of addressing climate change and the implications of the net-zero transition, and helping to reflect on progress since COP26 and on the emerging fractures in the politics of climate."

He is an alumnus of the University of Glasgow, having graduated in 2002 with a degree in Finance and Law.