John was formerly a Senior Research Associate at SEI York. His work concerned  issues related to Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP). John was also a theme leader for rethinking development.

Key roles and achievements include:

- Leader of the Future Sustainability Programme for the York Centre. He managed a large programme of work on Sustainable Consumption and Production. He built an academic reputation through the publication of a number of peer-reviewed papers.

John headed the research on one of the UK’s largest projects on resource flows and modelling techniques for SCP. This involved developing a number of approaches to measure and monitor SCP including: the Ecological Footprint, the use of Physical Input-Output Tables, household expenditure models and using carbon dioxide emissions as a consumption indicator.

These approaches lead to the development of the Resources and Energy Analysis Programme (REAP), a scenario modelling tool for evidence based policy in the UK.

John has written numerous policy reports on SCP issues for a wide range of audiences including several Government Departments, the Welsh Assembly, the European Environment Agency, regional development agencies and over 40 local authorities.

Publications

• Identification of ‘Carbon Hot-Spots’ and Quantification of GHG Intensities in the Biodiesel Supply Chain Using Hybrid LCA and Structural Path Analysis (Journal article - 2011)

• Introducing the Resources and Energy Analysis Programme (REAP) (Paper - 2010)

• A review of the ecological footprint indicator - perceptions and methods (Journal article - 2010)

• Securing the future – The role of resource efficiency (Report - 2010)

• The Need for Sound Carbon Accounting in Scotland (Policy brief - 2009)

• Companies on the Scale - Comparing and Benchmarking the Footprints of Businesses (Proceedings - 2009)

• A research agenda for improving national Ecological Footprint accounts (Journal article - 2009)

• Evaluating Sweden’s emissions: at home and abroad (Policy brief - 2009)

• Environmental implications of urbanization and lifestyle change in China: Ecological and Water Footprints (Journal article - 2009)

• A research agenda for improving national Ecological Footprints accounts (Journal article - 2009)

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Projects

• Carbon Footprint of the NHS in England

  
  

• York Ecological Footprint

  
  

• UK Schools Carbon Footprint Scoping Study

  
  

• TravelCal

  
  

• Scotland’s Global Footprint

  
  

• Reducing carbon emissions in schools tool

  
  

• Environmental assessment of Leeds city region housing policy

  
  

• Ecological Budget

  
  

• Eco-Region North West