
Tara Shine
- Climate Policy Expert: Advises leaders worldwide on sustainability and climate change.
- Dynamic Speaker: Engages audiences by connecting science with practical change.
- Author & Social Entrepreneur: Co-founded Change by Degrees, promoting everyday sustainability solutions.
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What Tara Shine's clients say
"She was fantastic, the talk went very well, there were lots of questions and she’s such a lovely lady!"
"As an advisor and thought leader Tara is committed to shaping lasting and transformative solutions on climate, sustainability and development that are fair and accessible to everyone"
"Tara was fabulous. Her performance was just perfect. And the chemistry with our partner was spot on. The first of all our speakers to hit all the right notes. She made the topic so interesting and accessible. She spoke as a scientist and as an individual that wants to make a difference. We have has so much positive feedback"
"Tara delivered on all of the above and exceeded our expectations. Tara is a highly engaging and thought provoking host. She has a unique ability to be both authoritative and compellingly empathetic at the same time. Tara also proved herself to be adept at working within the very challenging online conference medium. I would highly recommend Tara to anyone looking for a host, speaker or presenter on the environment, sustainability and climate change"
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Tara Shine's 2025 biography
Tara Shine: Leading Voice in Climate Science and Sustainable Development
Dr Tara Shine Tara’s accessible messaging around climate change have inspired people across the globe, from world leaders to local communities and individuals, to act.
If you want to put sustainability on your agenda, there’s no better speaker than Dr Tara Shine: a leading environmental scientist, international climate change negotiator and broadcaster. She’s dynamic, and charismatic but most importantly, she’s well-informed, and speaks with authority about the impact we’re having on the planet and each other.
Background
For over two decades, Dr Tara Shine has worked as a climate change negotiator for the United Nations, most recently facilitating a dialogue between scientists and policymakers to assess progress towards the goals of the Paris Agreement. She has also been attending the annual climate summit (COP) since 2003.
Tara chairs the Board of Trustees at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) – one of the world’s leading independent policy and research organisations with a mission to build a fairer more sustainable world.
Television
In 2023, Tara presented two separate episodes of the BBC One What they really mean for you series. In the Electric Cars episode, she questions the cost of electric cars and in Heat Pumps she investigates controversial plans to change how we heat our homes and produce electricity.
Business
Tara is co-founder and CEO of Change by Degrees, an award-winning B Corp certified business that builds sustainability skills to empower people to achieve sustainability goals.