Caspar Henderson
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Caspar Henderson is a journalist
and writer
living in Oxford
, England
.
He was educated at Westminster School
and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
.
After working as a film script reader in Los Angeles
, an aid worker in Uganda
, and a research assistant and junior journalist working on issues including human rights
and the arming Iraq
by foreign powers, he became co-ordinator of the Green College Centre at Oxford University from 1992 to 1994, which focussed on climate change and other environmental issues. In 1995 and 1996 he worked on Costing the Earth, the flagship environment program on BBC Radio 4
.
From 1996 to 2002 he wrote on topics such as: energy, science, environment and human rights for The Financial Times, The Independent, New Scientist, The Ecologist, Environmental Finance, Green Futures (as senior correspondent) and other newspapers, magazines, and broadcast media. In 1999 he won the IUCN-Reuters
award for best environmental writing in western and central Europe
. From 1996 to 2002 he was also a consultant, analyst and writer for government, commercial and non-profit organisations.
From 2002 to 2005 he was a senior editor at OpenDemocracy
, a project for open global politics
, where he commissioned, edited and contributed to analysis and debate on globalisation, security, the environment, and the politics of climate change.
Recent publications include: A Pacific Odyssey, Debating Globalisation (with David Held and Anthony Barnett), Fragile Earth (with Troth Wells) and Heat and Light - UK energy and climate policy in context, and Potential Energy for the Institute of Physics (with Kat Arney and Gia Milinovich), and a background paper for the 2007 United Nations Human Development Report.
He is a contributing editor and member of the editorial advisory board at chinadialogue, and a member of the advisory group for Artists' Project Earth. He is writing a Book of Barely Imagined Beings, and keeps an occasional blog called Grains of Sand . He received the Roger Deakin Award from the Society of Authors in 2009, and the Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award in 2010.
One of his favourite sayings comes from Franz Kafka
: "There is hope; but not for you".
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
living in Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
He was educated at Westminster School
Westminster School
The Royal College of St. Peter in Westminster, almost always known as Westminster School, is one of Britain's leading independent schools, with the highest Oxford and Cambridge acceptance rate of any secondary school or college in Britain...
and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Corpus Christi College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It is notable as the only college founded by Cambridge townspeople: it was established in 1352 by the Guilds of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary...
.
After working as a film script reader in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, an aid worker in Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
, and a research assistant and junior journalist working on issues including human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
and the arming Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
by foreign powers, he became co-ordinator of the Green College Centre at Oxford University from 1992 to 1994, which focussed on climate change and other environmental issues. In 1995 and 1996 he worked on Costing the Earth, the flagship environment program on BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
.
From 1996 to 2002 he wrote on topics such as: energy, science, environment and human rights for The Financial Times, The Independent, New Scientist, The Ecologist, Environmental Finance, Green Futures (as senior correspondent) and other newspapers, magazines, and broadcast media. In 1999 he won the IUCN-Reuters
Reuters
Reuters is a news agency headquartered in New York City. Until 2008 the Reuters news agency formed part of a British independent company, Reuters Group plc, which was also a provider of financial market data...
award for best environmental writing in western and central Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. From 1996 to 2002 he was also a consultant, analyst and writer for government, commercial and non-profit organisations.
From 2002 to 2005 he was a senior editor at OpenDemocracy
OpenDemocracy
openDemocracy is a website for debate about international politics and culture, offering news and opinion articles from established academics, journalists and policymakers covering current issues in world affairs. openDemocracy was founded in 2000 by Anthony Barnett, David Hayes, Susan Richards and...
, a project for open global politics
Global politics
Global politics is the discipline that studies the political and economical patterns of the world. It studies the relationships between cities, nation-states, shell-states, multinational corporations, non-governmental organizations and international organizations.It has been argued that global...
, where he commissioned, edited and contributed to analysis and debate on globalisation, security, the environment, and the politics of climate change.
Recent publications include: A Pacific Odyssey, Debating Globalisation (with David Held and Anthony Barnett), Fragile Earth (with Troth Wells) and Heat and Light - UK energy and climate policy in context, and Potential Energy for the Institute of Physics (with Kat Arney and Gia Milinovich), and a background paper for the 2007 United Nations Human Development Report.
He is a contributing editor and member of the editorial advisory board at chinadialogue, and a member of the advisory group for Artists' Project Earth. He is writing a Book of Barely Imagined Beings, and keeps an occasional blog called Grains of Sand . He received the Roger Deakin Award from the Society of Authors in 2009, and the Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award in 2010.
One of his favourite sayings comes from Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka was a culturally influential German-language author of short stories and novels. Contemporary critics and academics, including Vladimir Nabokov, regard Kafka as one of the best writers of the 20th century...
: "There is hope; but not for you".