Tim Benton

Distinguished Fellow | Chatham House

My preferred location(s)

  • London
  • Yorkshire and the Humber

My background

  • Academia
  • Government or policy

My field of interest and expertise

  • Biodiversity, ecology, conservation
  • Consumers and diets
  • Crop production
  • Food security and trade
  • GHG measurement, accounting and markets
  • Land strategy and sequestration
  • Livestock farming
  • Policy and economics
  • Power, inequality and just transition
  • Supply chains, retail and hospitality
  • Systems thinking and modelling

I am interested in working with other members on

Food system transformation in the face of future uncertainty, to build resilience, sustainability and healthier diets.

About me

Long history of working on sustainable farming and food system transformation within academia, as a civil servant and most recently at Chatham House. Lots of experience working with governments and a range of institutions (like the IPCC), as well as industry and civil society.

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