Dr. Tara Shine

Dr Tara Shine is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Change by Degrees, a B Corp certified company committed to creating benefits for people and the planet. Since 2018 Change by Degrees has been supporting public, private and semi state organisations to develop the skills and competencies to act more sustainably and have a positive impact.  

A specialist in climate change, the environment and development, Dr Shine has 20 years’ experience advising leaders, governments, multilateral agencies and civil society.  An experienced policy adviser and climate negotiator, Dr Shine has worked with organisations including Irish Aid, the Irish government’s programme for overseas development; the Swedish Development Agency (Sida); the OECD; the World Bank; The Elders and the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice.   

Tara is Chair of the Board of Trustees of the International Institute for Environment and Development and a member of faculty of Homeward Bound, a global leadership programme for women in science.  She is a board member of Enterprise Ireland.  She co-facilitated the Structured Expert Dialogue (SED) of the 2nd Periodic Review under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, a process to monitor progress and enhance delivery on Paris Agreement goals.  Tara is a science communicator, TV presenter and author of ‘How to Save Your Planet One Object At A Time’ published by Simon and Schuster.