Professor Andrew Macintosh

Professor Andrew Macintosh is an environmental law and policy expert at The Australian National University (ANU). He is one of Australia’s preeminent experts on climate change mitigation and adaptation, particularly in relation to the land and forest sectors and the management of the elevated risks of bushfires and coastal hazards associated with climate change.

His research is widely published in respected international journals including Nature Climate Change, Global Change Biology, Climatic Change and the Journal of Environmental Law. In 2012, Professor Macintosh was awarded the Schlamadinger Prize for Climate Change Research.

Professor Macintosh is currently the Director of Research at the ANU Law School. His previous roles include being the Chair of the Domestic Offsets Integrity Committee, an Associate Member of the Climate Change Authority, a member of the Emissions Reduction Fund Expert Reference Group and a director of the Port of Newcastle.