Burgess Langshaw Power is a PhD candidate at the Balsillie School of International Affairs – University of Waterloo, studying the governance of solar geoengineering from the perspective of path dependent political decision making and polycentric governance – and in particular, the governance possibilities by nation-states like Canada.

He is also the Cadieux-Léger Fellow at Global Affairs Canada, providing briefings and presentations on solar geoengineering, with special focus on climate security and Arctic issues. He previously held a fellowship with the Climate Security Association of Canada examining the arctic implications of solar geoengineering.

Burgess is an Affiliate Researcher with the United Nations World Climate Research Program, a member of the ISC Global Roster of Experts at the International Science Council, a researcher with The Waterloo Climate Intervention Strategies Lab, and a graduate of the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex.

Prior to his PhD, Burgess was a Policy Analyst with Natural Resources Canada, working on project management and regulatory approval of energy infrastructure, next generation energy technologies, and Indigenous consultation. Burgess also held a United Nations Association of Canada Internship, studying climate change and the mining sector in Mongolia.