PhD scholar researching the approach of key state actors in the international climate negotiations.(College of Asia and the Pacific)

Professional Background

Christian holds a Bachelor of Economics (social sciences) with first class honours from the University of Sydney. He has spent time teaching or researching at the AustralianNationalUniversity, University of Sydney, University of New South Wales, the London School of Economics and Political Science and the University of Chulalongkorn.

Between 2006 and 2008 Christian worked as a research fellow at the Australia Institute in Canberra, where he published widely on the economics and politics of climate change.

Christian is currently a PhD scholar at the Australian National University where his research is focussing on the approach of key state actors in the international climate negotiations.

Research and Teaching Interests

Multilateral negotiations, international climate policy, the politics of climate change.

Notable publications

Macintosh, A and Downie, C (2008) Aviation and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the ACT, Research Paper, The Australia Institute, Canberra, January.

Macintosh, A and Downie, C (2007) A Flight Risk? Aviation and climate change in Australia, Discussion Paper No. 94, The Australia Institute, Canberra, May.

Downie, C (2007) Carbon Offsets: Saviour or cop-out?, Research Paper, The Australia Institute, Canberra, July.