Dr Mehri Khosravi
Energy And Carbon Senior Research Fellow
Research Fellow
Environmental science, climate adaptation, behavioural adaptation.
Research, Innovation and Enterprise
Dr Mehri Khosravi is a Senior Research Fellow, and her interests can be described as stakeholders engagement, changing behaviours, and risk communication.
Qualifications
- PhD, Environmental Science (2015-2019), University of Liverpool, UK
- PhD, Environmental Management (2010-2014), Tehran, Iran
OVERVIEW
Mehri holds two PhDs in environmental social science with over 17 years of combined academic and industry experience working across the UK, Europe, China, Iran, and India, bridging academic research, consultancy, and policy engagement. Her research integrates mixed methods to explore critical social dimensions of climate change adaptation.
Her work focuses on how individuals, communities, and governance systems respond to climate extremes, particularly urban heat and how inclusive risk communication can drive behavioural change and equitable adaptation. Her research on overheating risk in the UK has been featured in various national and international media outlets, including BBC London, BBC Radio, Arte TV, and The Guardian. In addition to her strong track record of high-impact academic publications, she excels at translating academic insights into actionable policy recommendations on climate adaptation, particularly around overheating risk.
CURRENT RESEARCH
- British Academy Innovation Fellowship: Residential cooling in a changing climate (2022-23)
- Overheating Risk and Adaptation (2025)
- Greenhouse Gas Removal by Accelerated Peat Formation, UKRI-funded.
Publications
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Publications
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Full publications list
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- A Nation Unprepared: Extreme heat and the need for adaptation in the United Kingdom Energy Research & Social Science. 124 (Art. 104065). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2025.104065
- Policy Recommendations to Enhance Small-to-Medium-Sized Enterprise Support for Achieving the UK’s Net Zero Targets Sustainability. 16 (Art. 10116). https://doi.org/10.3390/su162210116
- Hot and cold: Policy perspectives on overheating and cooling in United Kingdom homes Energy Research & Social Science. 118, p. 103803. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2024.103803
- Assessing the usability and value of a climate service in the wine sector Climate Services. 34 (Art. 100496). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2024.100496
- SMEs’ Drivers and Barriers to Decarbonisation in the East of England European Journal of Sustainable Development. 12 (4), pp. 247-259. https://doi.org/10.14207/ejsd.2023.v12n4p247
- Cooling is hotting up in the UK Energy Policy. 174 (Art. 113456). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2023.113456