Breaking Boundaries, The Science of Our Planet

Owen Gaffney was born at 324 parts per million carbon dioxide. He is a global sustainability writer, analyst, and strategist, based at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Stockholm Resilience Centre. He is a Future Earth Senior Fellow and an Edmund Hillary Fellow (New Zealand), and also sits on the faculty of Singularity University. He cofounded the Exponential Roadmap Initiative and the film company Gaiaxia and advises organizations such as the Global Commons Alliance. Owen trained in astronautic engineering, filmmaking, and journalism. His work has appeared in academic journals such as Nature and Science, and he has contributed to New Scientist and the WWF’s Living Planet Report. He cofounded the Future Earth Media Lab and Rethink magazine and sits on the editorial board of the Anthropocene magazine. Owen lives in a forest on the Stockholm archipelago.