Olaf Corry

Olaf Corry is Lecturer in International Relations at The Open University. His research interests are at the intersection between security, risk and environmental politics. He is the author of Construc

Geoengineering won’t unlock the politics of climate change

It is not merely a matter of learning from scientists and modellers, but of generating new forms of knowledge informed by political understanding as much as by scientific understanding.

By Duncan McLaren, Olaf Corry and Nikolaj Kornbech

/ 20 Apr 2020

Geoengineering won’t unlock the politics of climate change

Cross-party pledges mask deep divisions on climate policy ahead of the general election

With less than 8 weeks until the drama of the next UK parliamentary election culminates, Olaf Corry asks what role will climate change play.

By Olaf Corry

/ 2 Apr 2015

Voting for the climate?

Climate policy should be a major consideration for voters heading for the polls in May’s European parliamentary elections.

By Olaf Corry

/ 5 Mar 2014

Voting for the climate?

Climate policy should be a major consideration for voters heading for the polls in May’s European parliamentary elections.

By Olaf Corry

/ 5 Mar 2014

Four reasons why Conservatives should back PR

What should be asked, loud and clear, is why are supposedly modern Conservatives defending the First Past the Post-system (FPTP) when it flies in the face of at least four core Tory values:

By Olaf Corry

/ 17 Sep 2010