Dr. Neil Gunningham

Biography

Neil Gunningham holds degrees in law and criminology from Sheffield University, UK, and is a Barrister and Solicitor in the ACT. He completed his PhD at the Australian National University (ANU) and has thirty years of applied training mainly in safety, health, and environmental regulation and governance. Currently, he is a Professor at the RegNet School of Regulation and Global Governance at ANU. Previously, he served as a Professor at the Fenner School of Environment and Society and was the Co-Director of the National Research Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, as well as the Foundation Director of the Australian Centre for Environmental Law, all at ANU. His career also includes a distinguished role at Cardiff University and being a Visiting Senior Fulbright Scholar at the Center for the Study of Law and Society at the University of California, Berkeley. Gunningham's research primarily focuses on the role of innovative regulatory frameworks in advancing safety, health, and environmental policy. His work on regulatory mixes demonstrates how different regulatory strategies can be integrated to optimize public policy outcomes. He is particularly interested in the governance of energy transitions necessary for a low-carbon economy, exploring non-state governance and the influence of financial markets in climate change mitigation.

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