Graduate Student, Political Science
PhD Candidate
Thesis Title: Regional Development and the Embedding of Liberal Environmentalism: the carbon market and land governance
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Steven Bernstein
Antoinette Handley Grace Skogstad |
About
Mark Purdon is completing a PhD in political science at the University of Toronto on the performance of the carbon market in least developed countries. He investigated over ten forest and bioenergy projects operating in Tanzania, Uganda and Moldova under the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in order to assess their impact on sustainable development and whether the carbon credits are genuine. His research also draws on international relations theory to place these results within the political debate on climate change and international development. I have been a lecturer on environmental politics at the McGill School of Environment and have also held a number of TAships at the University of Toronto in Political Science. My research and teaching draw on my professional knowledge of climate change policy gained from consultations with UNDP, CIDA, the Government of Cameroon and the private sector as well as active involvement in environmental circles. My long-term goal is an academic career that permits me to continue to teach, research and advocate for environmental policy—both domestic and international—that is equitable, sustainable and realistic.
