Reay's research focuses on
greenhouse gas fluxes and
land use, including national and international research projects such as CarboEurope and NitroEurope, and research council-funded work through the UK's
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). Reay's key peer reviewed publications include novel work on global
carbon sinks, the soil
methane sink, and
nitrous oxide emissions from aquatic systems. His work on nitrous oxide featured in the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth and Fifth Assessment Reports. In addition to his contributions to the understanding of greenhouse gas fluxes, Reay has written widely on climate change policy and society, particularly on individual and community action. He now advises the Scottish and
UK Governments on climate action, especially around climate change skills and green jobs
Climate change Reay has authored several books on
climate change, including the popular science books
Climate-smart Food,
Nitrogen and Climate Change,
Climate Change Begins at Home published in 2005 by
Macmillan and shortlisted for the Times Higher Young Academic Author of the Year Award, and
Your Planet Needs You! published in 2009 by
Macmillan Children's Books. He is also lead editor of
Greenhouse Gas Sinks published in 2007 by CABI and creator and editor of the climate change science website Greenhouse Gas Online.
Service and leadership Reay chaired the Scottish Government's Climate Emergency Skills Implementation Group and the UK Climate Change Committee's Expert Advisory Panel on Workforce & Skills. He was also a member of the UK Government's Green Jobs Taskforce and was the creator of the award-winning
Master of Science (MSc) course in carbon management at the University of Edinburgh. He is very active in climate change knowledge exchange, both nationally and internationally, being a regular media commentator on climate change issues, advising on and appearing in the BBC's
Can We Save Planet Earth Are We Changing Planet Earth? film with
David Attenborough, and frequently providing expert evidence on climate change to select committees in the Westminster and Holyrood Parliaments. Knowledge exchange information, University of Edinburgh. ==References==