Chris Goodall

Chris Goodall, in 2006.

Christopher Frank William Goodall (born 29 December 1955)[citation needed] is an English businessman, author and expert on new energy technologies. He was the Green Party candidate for Oxford West and Abingdon in the 2024 general election, having run in the same constituency in 2010. He writes Carbon Commentary, a newsletter on global advances in clean energy. His latest book, Possible: Ways to Net Zero, was published by Profile Books in March 2024.

Education

Goodall attended St Dunstan's College, University of Cambridge, and Harvard Business School (MBA).

Writing

Goodall's first book How to Live a Low-Carbon Life, won the 2007 Clarion Award for non-fiction. His second book, Ten Technologies to Fix Energy and Climate, was one of the Financial Times' Books of the Year. First published in 2008, it was revised and updated in 2010. His third book, The Green Guide For Business, was published in 2010 by Profile Books. Goodall also wrote Sustainability: All That Matters, which was published in 2012 by Hodder & Stoughton.

In July 2016, The Switch was published by Profile Books, focusing on solar, storage and new energy technologies.

Goodall's What We Need To Do Now: For a Zero Carbon Future (2020, Profile Books: ISBN 978-1788164719) was short-listed for the 2020 Wainwright Prize for writing on global conservation.

Goodall has written for The Guardian, the Independent, and The Ecologist among others. He has spoken at literary festivals around the UK, at the British Library, the Science Museum and many universities.

Stance on nuclear energy

On the issue of UK's energy mix, Goodall used to consider that nuclear power had a role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Goodall said "Including nuclear power in this mix will make a low-carbon and energy-secure future easier to achieve". However, he opposed the construction of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station.

More recently, Goodall has changed his position on nuclear and his analysis has focused on how the UK can move to a future powered by 100% renewables. This is evident from his Carbon Commentary blog and his 2020 book, What we Need to Do Now.

Trusteeships and advisory roles

Goodall helped develop the UK's first employee-owned solar PV installation in 2011 at the Eden Project.

Personal life

Goodall is married to the academic Charlotte Brewer; they live in Oxford and have three children. Goodall is a Christian.

Books

References

  1. ↑ "Our Candidates". The Green Party.
  2. ↑ "Carbon Commentary | Chris Goodall". Carbon Commentary. 4 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Possible: Ways to Net Zero". Carbon Commentary.
  4. ↑ Acknowledgments, Ten Technologies to Fix Energy and Climate
  5. ↑ Back cover, How to Live a Low-Carbon Life
  6. ↑ "Chris Goodall". Profile Books. 2013. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  7. ↑ Goodall, Chris (27 November 2008). "The 10 big energy myths". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "Ten Technologies to Fix Energy and Climate". Profile Books. 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "The Green Guide For Business". Profile Books. 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. ↑ Goodall, Chris (2012). Sustainability: All That Matters. London: Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 9781444174403. OCLC 1131675073.
  11. ↑ "The Switch". Profile Books. 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "2020 Writing on Global Conservation shortlist". The Wainwright Prize. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  13. ↑ "Chris Goodall". The Guardian. 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  14. 1 2 Goodall, Chris (23 February 2009). "The green movement must learn to love nuclear power - Commentators - Voices -". The Independent. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  15. ↑ Goodall, Chris (15 July 2016). "Solar on the best UK sites is competitive with cheap coal". The Ecologist. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  16. ↑ "Chris Goodall". A-Speakers. 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  17. ↑ Monbiot, George; Lynas, Mark; Goodall, Chris (18 September 2015). "We are pro-nuclear, but Hinkley C must be scrapped". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  18. ↑ "How much space will a 100% renewables UK require?".
  19. ↑ Page 17: 'My proposal for our route to zero carbon emissions is for a twenty-fold expansion of renewable energy.' Page 37: 'A few years ago, we might have thought that new nuclear generators might fill the role of renewables today. But the experience around the world of building new power stations has been almost uniformly disastrous.' Page 37: 'At today's expected price levels, nuclear power would be at least twice the cost of offshore wind or solar.'
  20. ↑ "Eden Project and Ebico team up to launch UK's first staff-owned solar programme". Eden Project. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  21. ↑ "Chris Goodall". Oak Lawn Library Friends. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  22. ↑ "Britain's top earners are worst climate offenders, says Christian author". Christian Today. 10 April 2008. Retrieved 2 March 2026.