Thomas Charles Rivett-Carnac (born 1977) is a former political strategist for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. He is also an author on climate change policy, a podcaster, and an advisor to corporations and governments on climate solutions.
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Early life
Rivett-Carnac was born in Hammersmith, London, England in November 1977. He is the eldest son of Christopher Charles Rivett-Carnac, a descendant of Sir James Rivett-Carnac, 1st Baronet. His mother, Sara Catherine Hutchinson, a daughter of Dr. R. J. C. Hutchinson, married his father in West Somerset in 1974.
Growing up he travelled widely, living in Indonesia, Tunisia, UAE and Australia and went to Allhallows College at the age of 13. He attended Bath Spa University, graduating with a BSc in Environment and Economics, and Schumacher College-Plymouth University, where he took a master's degree in Holistic Science and graduated in the same class as Nigel Topping, who went on to become the UK's High Level Champion for Climate Action for COP26.
After graduating, Rivett-Carnac spent three years living as a Buddhist monk in Thailand and Myanmar.