Dr Jean-Francois Mercure

Jean-Francois Mercure is Professor of Climate Policy at the University of Exeter Business School (Finance & Accounting) and director of Exeter Climate Policy. During 2022-2024, he was Senior Climate Economist at the World Bank. He is also Chief Economist at the startup TREX, has been Principal Economist at Cambridge Econometrics and part-time consultant for the World Bank. His work focuses on research, application and communication on the economics of low-carbon transitions, climate related risk and climate policy design. Prior to 2022, he was faculty member of Exeter's Geography department.