About Joe

Joe is a PhD researcher from Manchester. His PhD is in Human Geography, funded by the Sustainable Consumption Institute at The University of Manchester.

I work on the relation between politics and accounting, principally through the lenses of carbon accounting and smart cities. I have a theoretical interest in the political, post-democracy, post-foundational thinking and political ecology. 

My Research

Global greenhouse gas emissions are on the rise. However, many western nations are declaring that their emissions have stabilised.

As our economies become increasingly global and interconnected there is an increasing separation between producers and consumers. Complicated, international supply chains often underpin our consumption, prompting many perspectives on who is responsible for carbon emissions.

Accordingly, carbon footprints may be measured in many ways. However, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) defines the main way by which we account for our carbon footprints. My research does not seek to advocate or critique any metric, but investigates the consequences of standardisation for climate change politics and mitigation.