Naomi Hicks

Public Communications Manager

Naomi is based at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment| at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

She heads up the public engagement programme on climate change within the communications team.

Background

Naomi has a background in environment and development. Prior to joining the Institute, Naomi was a Project Director at social change communications consultancy Forster, where she led a range of NGO, government and private sector campaigns, research and strategic consultancy projects.

She has also completed a number of international work placements, including a research placement at a leading coastal management centre in Australia and at the United Nations Environment Programme in Washington DC.

Naomi holds a masters with distinction from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in Population and Development, and a first class Geography degree from the University of Southampton.

Policy articles

Hicks, N., Ward, B., and Lester, S. April 2013. Climate change in the National Curriculum in England: Submission to a consultation by the Department for Education. Policy paper, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London, UK. External link to full report |(PDF, 101KB)

Media articles

2012

What's Redd and will it help tackle climate change?
|Murray Collins and Naomi Hicks, The Guardian, 19 December

Onshore wind energy: what are the pros and cons?
|Samuela Bassi and Naomi Hicks, The Guardian, 25 September

What is the 'polluter pays' principle?
|Bob Ward and Naomi Hicks, The Guardian, 2 July

Why do economists describe climate change as a 'market failure'?
|Alex Bowen, Simon Dietz and Naomi Hicks, The Guardian, 21 May

Why does climate change get described as a 'stock-flow' problem?
|Naomi Hicks and Simon Dietz, The Guardian, 20 February