Christopher Frank William Goodall (born 29 December 1955) is an

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businessman, author and expert on new energy technologies. He is an alumnus of

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, and Harvard Business School (

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Biography

His début book '' How to Live a Low-Carbon Life'', won the 2007 Clarion Award for non-fiction. His second book, '' Ten Technologies to Fix Energy and Climate'', was one of the Financial Times' Books of the Year, first published in 2008 it was revised and updated in 2010. His third book, ''The Green Guide For Business'', was published in 2010 by

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. Goodall also wrote ''Sustainability: All That Matters'', which was published in 2012 by Hodder & Stoughton. In July 2016, ''The Switch'' was published by

, focusing on solar, storage and new energy technologies. Goodall's ''What We Need To Do Now: For a Zero Carbon Future'' (2020, Profile Books: ) was short-listed for the 2020 Wainwright Prize for writing on global conservation. Goodall was the

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parliamentary candidate for

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in the 2010 general election. On the issue of UK's energy mix, Goodall used to consider that nuclear power had a role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Goodall once said ''"Including nuclear power in this mix will make a low-carbon and energy-secure future easier to achieve."'' However, he opposed the construction of the Hinkley C nuclear power plant. More recently, Goodall has changed his position on nuclear and his analysis has focused on how the UK can move to a future powered by 100% renewables. This is evident from his Carbon Commentary blog and his 2020 book,''What we Need to Do Now'' (Page 17: 'My proposal for our route to zero carbon emissions is for a twenty-fold expansion of renewable energy', page 37: 'A few years ago, we might have thought that new nuclear generators might fill the role of renewables today. But the experience around the world of building new power stations has been almost uniformly disastrous' and page 37: 'At today's expected price levels, nuclear power would be at least twice the cost of offshore wind or solar'). Goodall helped develop the UK's first employee-owned solar PV installation in 2011 at the Eden Project. He is now a trustee of the project partner, The Ebico Trust for Sustainable Development. The website ''Carbon Commentary'', which is part of ''

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'' Environment Network, is owned and operated by Goodall. Through ''Carbon Commentary'' he publishes a free weekly newsletter on clean energy around the world. Goodall has also contributed a number of articles to ''The Guardian'',

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, and

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among others. He has also spoken at literary festivals around the UK, at the

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, the

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and many universities.

Bibliography

* '' How to Live a Low-Carbon Life'' (2007, Earthscan, ) * '' Ten Technologies to Save the Planet'' (2008,

, ) * ''The Green Guide For Business'' (2010,

, ) * ''Sustainability: All That Matters'' (2012, Hodder & Stoughton/

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, ) * ''The Switch'' (2016,

, ) * ''What We Need To Do Now: For a Zero Carbon Future'' (2020,

, )

References

External links

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