Dr Tara Shine is co-Founder and CEO of the award-winning sustainability business, Change by Degrees. Change by Degrees is a B Corp company with a learning platform that builds organisational skills to deliver sustainability goals.      

She has advised world leaders, governments and civil society organisations on climate change, environmental policy and development assistance. Tara was formerly a climate negotiator at the UN and Special Advisor to the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice and Adviser to the Elders. 

Tara is Chair of the Board of Trustees of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and co-facilitator of a science-policy dialogue under the UN Climate Convention.  She is a member of faculty of the Global Leadership Programme for Women in Science, Homeward Bound.     

Tara’s book ‘How To Save Your Planet One Object At A Time’ was published by Simon and Schuster in April 2020, and is a guide to sustainable living told through everyday objects.  Tara is a regular contributor to TV and radio and has presented TV programmes for the BBC, Channel 4 and RTE.