Oliver Morton
Briefings Editor, The Economist
Oliver Morton is The Economist's briefings editor. Before coming to The Economist as energy and environment editor in 2009, he was the chief news and features editor of Nature, the international scientific journal. He specializes in the energy business, climate science and policy, and other green issues. He is the author of Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet, a study of photosynthesis, its meanings and its implications, and Mapping Mars: Science, Imagination and the Birth of a World. Most recently he wrote The Planet Remade: How Geoengineering Could Change the World.
Recordings
Geo-Engineering Climate Solutions
April 20, 2018
In an emergency, we’re told to “break the glass” and reach for the fire extinguisher. Some would argue we’re in the midst of a climate...
Remaking the Planet
February 28, 2016
Geoengineering may sound like science fiction, but there are many who believe we can — and should — be taking drastic measures to cool our...
C1 Revue: Climate Control
June 30, 2016
When talking about the natural world, we often refer to the beauty that we see around us. But what do we smell, touch, taste – and most...
REWIND: Remaking the Planet
June 5, 2016
Geoengineering may sound like science fiction, but there are many who believe we can — and should — be taking drastic measures to cool our...