Kathryn Brown (climate policy advisor)

{{Short description|British scientist}}

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Kathryn Brown OBE is Director of Climate Change and Evidence at The Wildlife Trusts.{{Cite web|title=Kathryn Brown appointed director for climate action at The Wildlife Trusts {{!}} The Wildlife Trusts|url=https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/appointed-director-climate-action|access-date=2022-01-20|website=www.wildlifetrusts.org}}

Brown has a degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge and a masters in International Development from University College London and was a research fellow at Imperial College London.{{Cite web|title=Grantham fellow Kathryn Brown receives OBE for services to climate change research|url=https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/news/grantham-fellow-kathryn-brown-receives-obe-for-services-to-climate-change-research/|access-date=2022-01-20|website=Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment|language=en-GB}} She worked for 10 years at Defra as a Senior Scientific Officer on climate change adaptation evidence and carbon budgets .  She worked for The Climate Change Committee (CCC) advising the UK Government.{{Cite web|title=Kathryn Brown – Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy|url=https://www.cccep.ac.uk/profile/kathryn-brown/|access-date=2022-01-20|language=en-GB}} She led the production of progress reports to Parliament and government, on topics of health, biodiversity, climate emergency planning, agriculture, water and forestry including the Independent Assessment of UK Climate Risk {{Cite web|title=Independent Assessment of UK Climate Risk|url=https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/independent-assessment-of-uk-climate-risk/|access-date=2022-01-20|website=Climate Change Committee|language=en-GB}} which includes extensive analysis of evidence gathered by the Committee from 130 organisations.{{Cite web|last=Republic|first=Studio|title=New Year Honours List 2022 recognises environmental leaders from Defra, the EA and more|url=https://www.ciwem.org/news/new-year-honours-list-2022|access-date=2022-01-20|website=CIWEM|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2018-07-24|title=Kathryn Brown, Committee on Climate Change: ‘We expect heatwaves to become more frequent and intense’|url=https://www.channel4.com/news/kathryn-brown-committee-on-climate-change-we-expect-heatwaves-to-become-more-frequent-and-intense|access-date=2022-01-20|website=Channel 4 News|language=en-GB}}

She was awarded an OBE for her services to climate change research in the New Year's Honours list in 2022.{{Cite web|date=2021-12-31|title=Kathryn Brown awarded OBE for pivotal work on climate adaptation|url=https://www.theccc.org.uk/2021/12/31/kathryn-brown-awarded-obe-for-pivotal-work-on-climate-adaptation/|access-date=2022-01-20|website=Climate Change Committee|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|title=New Years Honours 2022: The sustainability leaders on the Queen's list|url=https://www.edie.net/news/9/New-Years-Honours-2022--The-sustainability-leaders-on-the-Queen-s-list/|access-date=2022-01-20|website=edie.net|language=en}}