Purdie Bowden

Purdie Bowden

Purdie Bowden was a lead negotiator for Australia in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in the lead up to and following the Paris Agreement. In 2016 she co-led development of the "Climate Finance Roadmap" on how developed countries will meet the goal of delivering US$100bn per year in climate finance to developing countries by 2020. Purdie Bowden has a Master's degree from University of Melbourne (Environmental Studies) and Law degree from Flinders University. She practised as a solicitor at King & Wood Mallesons before joining the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency in 2012, followed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. She is currently on leave from DFAT. 

Web tools and Projects we developed

  • Open-NEM

    The live tracker of the Australian electricity market.

  • Paris Equity Check

    This website is based on a Nature Climate Change study that compares Nationally Determined Contributions with equitable national emissions trajectories in line with the five categories of equity outlined by the IPCC.

  • liveMAGICC Climate Model

    Run one of the most popular reduced-complexity climate carbon cycle models online. Used by IPCC, UNEP GAP reports and numerous scientific publications.

  • NDC & INDC Factsheets

    Check out our analysis of all the post-2020 targets that countries announced under the Paris Agreement.