Professor Jean-François 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. 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. He authored the books 'Rethinking Climate Policy: Innovation and the economics of resource creation' (2026) and ‘Complexity Economics for Environmental Governance’ (2022).