Timothy Carter is a UK-trained geographer, who also spent time at IIASA, Austria before moving to Finland. His research focuses on impact modelling, assessment methods, scenarios, cross-border impacts, and adaptation. A Lead Author in the first five IPCC Assessments, he also served in the IPCC Data and Scenarios Task Group.

Her research focuses on the human dimensions of global environmental change, especially climate justice, vulnerability, and adaptation, climate governance, women and climate, climate and the arts, planetary boundaries, carbon offsets, and the causes and consequences of earth systems change.

Luísa has an MSc in Biological Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico in Portugal and is currently pursuing her PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Canterbury. Her research focuses on the expansion of cropland area during a sun-obscuring and production of leaf protein concentrate during a catastrophe.

Jeet has deep public policy experience - having worked in public policy in different fields for a number of years. Jeet is currently studying a masters in climate change science and policy. This paper is a result of research in both complexity, climate change and his policy experience.

Sociologist with a master's degree in Applied Systemic Analysis. He has researched topics such as climate change impacts, water and energy security, as well as futures studies and innovation. His interest lies in sustainable transitions and transformation. He currently coordinates efforts to build anticipatory capacity at the University of Chile.

Jeremy Webb has over 30 years experience on issues of climate change and development, including 10 years with the United Nations and a PhD from University College London.