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Personal details
Name	Dr Jo House
Job title	Leverhulme Fellow
Department	School of Geographical Sciences University of Bristol
Contact details	This expert can be contacted via the University of Bristol Public Relations Office. To help us deal with your request, please mention the Directory of Experts when contacting the Public Relations Office. work+44 (0)117 928 7777 email: public-relations@bristol.ac.uk
Qualifications	PhD, BSc hons
Professional details
Keywords	the Earth global environment environment carbon cycle land use change greenhouse gas emissions climate climate change
Areas of expertise	As Science and Policy Officer for the QUEST program (Quantifying Earth system processes and feedbacks for better informed assessments of alternative futures of the global environment) I liaise with policy makers, industry, NGOs, etc to make sure the work QUEST funds meets the needs of users, and that information exchange is timely and high impact. I also synthesise the science produced within the program, in response to policy questions and consultations. My own research focuses on the carbon cycle; land use change and greenhouse gas emissions; climate impacts on forests; mitigation of climate change through avoided deforestation, forestry and bioenergy; climate mitigation scenarios, emissions pathways and policy implications.