Christopher David West

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• 2024

  The European Union and United Kingdom's deforestation-free supply chains regulations: implications for Brazil

  Cesar de Oliveira, S. E. M., Nakagawa, L., Lopes, G. R., Visentin, J. C., Couto, M., Silva, D. E., d'Albertas, F., Pavani, B. F., Loyola, R. & West, C., Mar 2024, In: Ecological Economics. 217, 12 p., 108053.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• 2023

  A spatially explicit approach to assessing commodity-driven fertilizer use and its impact on biodiversity

  Eliasson, K., West, C. D., Croft, S. & Green, J. M. H., 1 Jan 2023, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 382, 135195, 12 p., 135195.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Assessing the value of biodiversity-specific footprinting metrics linked to South American soy trade

  Molotoks, A., Green, J. M. H., Ribeiro, V., Wang, Y. & West, C. D., 9 Feb 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: People and Nature. 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Climate change mitigation in Zimbabwe and links to sustainable development

  Sithole, D., Tagwireyi, C., Marowa, T., Muwidzi, F., Mapanda, F., Svinurai, W., Gotore, T., Ngarize, S., Muchawona, A., Chigoverah, S., Takavingofa, G., Ndidzano, K., Mashungu, L., Zhakata, W., Dhlakama, T., Malley, C. S., Slater, J., Palmer, E., Molotoks, A., West, C., & 1 othersVeysey, J., Sept 2023, In: Environmental Development. 47, 30 p., 100891.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Demand-Side Actors in Agricultural Supply Chain Sustainability: An Assessment of Motivations for Action, Implementation Challenges, and Research Frontiers

  Mueller, C., West, C. D., Bastos Lima, M. & Doherty, B., 7 Sept 2023, In: World. 4, 3, p. 569-588 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• High-resolution maps show that rubber causes substantial deforestation

  Wang, Y., Hollingsworth, P. J., Zhai, D., West, C. D., Green, J. M. H., Chen, H., Hurni, K., Warren-Thomas, E. M., Xu, J. & Ahrends, A., 18 Oct 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Nature. 23 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Stakeholder perspectives on cross-border climate risks in the Brazil-Europe soy supply chain

  Stokeld, E. C. M., Croft, S., Reis, T., Stringer, L. C. & West, C. D., 20 Nov 2023, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 428, 11 p., 139292.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• 2022

  Disentangling the numbers behind agriculture-driven tropical deforestation

  Pendrill, F., Gardner, T. A., Meyfroidt, P., Persson, U. M., Adams, J., Azevedo, T., Bastos Lima, M., Baumann, M., Curtis, P., De Sy, V., Garrett, R., Godar, J., Goldman, E., Hansen, M., Helmayr, R., Herold, M., Kuemmerle, T., Lathuilliere, M., Ribeiro, V., Tyukavina, A., & 2 othersWeisse, M. & West, C. D., 9 Sept 2022, In: Science. 377, 6611, 13 p., 1168.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Impacts of climate change on global food trade networks

  Hedlund, J., Carlsen, H., Croft, S., West, C. D., Bodin, O., Stokeld, E. C. M., Jagermeyr, J. & Muller, C., 9 Dec 2022, In: Environmental Research Letters. 17, 14 p., 124040.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Lessons from COVID-19 for managing transboundary climate risks and building resilience

  Ringsmuth, A., Otto, I., van den Hurk, B., Lahn, G., Reyer, C., Carter, T., Magnuszewski, P., Monasterolo, I., Aerts, J., Benzie, M., Campiglio, E., Fronzek, S., Gaupp, F., Jarzabek, L., Klein, R., Knaepen, H., Mechler, R., Mysiak, J., Sillmann, J., Stuparu, D., & 1 othersWest, C. D., 1 Feb 2022, In: Climate Risk Management. 35, 14 p., 100395.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• 2021

  A Commodity Supply Mix for More Regionalized Life Cycle Assessments

  Lathuilliere, M., Patouillard, L., Margni, M., Ayre, B., Lofgren, P., Ribeiro, V., West, C. D., Gardner, T. A. & Suavet, C., 7 Sept 2021, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 55, 17, p. 12054–12065 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• A conceptual framework for cross-border impacts of climate change

  Carter, T., Benzie, M., Campiglio, E., Carlsen, H., Fronzek, S., Hilden, M., Reyer, C. & West, C. D., 1 Jul 2021, In: Global Environmental Change. 69, 14 p., 102307.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• A framework for analysing cross-border climate change impacts, responses and their propagation

  Carter, T., Benzie, M., Campiglio, E., Carlsen, H., Fronzek, S., Hilden, M., Reyer, C. & West, C. D., 2021.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

• Europe's cross-border trade, human security and financial connections: A climate risk perspective

  West, C. D., Stokeld, E. C. M., Campiglio, E., Croft, S., Detges, A., Duranovic, A., von Jagow, A., Jarzabek, L., Knaepen, H., Magnuszewski, P., Monasterolo, I. & Reyer, C., 23 Nov 2021, In: Climate Risk Management. 34, 20 p., 100382.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Technical documentation for an experimental statistic estimating the global environmental impacts of UK consumption

  Croft, S., West, C. D., Harris, M., Green, J. M. H., Molotoks, A., Harris, V. & Way, L., 28 Oct 2021, JNCC.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

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• Towards indicators of the global environmental impacts of UK consumption: Embedded Deforestation

  Croft, S., West, C. D., Harris, M., Otley, A. L. & Way, L., 1 May 2021, JNCC.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

• Trading deforestation - Why the legality of forest-risk commodities is insufficient

  Reis, T., de Faria, V. G., Russo Lopes, G., Sparovek, G., West, C. D., Rajão, R. G., Ferreira, M. N., Elvira, M. & Valle, R., 23 Nov 2021, In: Environmental Research Letters. 16, 8 p., 124025.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• 2020

  A practical approach to measuring the biodiversity impacts of land conversion

  Duran, A. P., Green, J. M. H., West, C. D., Visconti, P., Burgess, N., Virah-Sawmy, M. & Balmford, A., 26 Jun 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Methods in ecology and evolution.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Citizen participation in food systems policy making: A case study of a citizens’ assembly

  Doherty, B., Sidhu, Y., Heron, T., West, C. D., Seaton, A., Gulec, J., Prado, P. & Flores Martínez, P., 7 May 2020, In: Emerald Open Research. 2, 22, p. 1-11 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Climate change, crops and commodity traders: subnational trade analysis highlights differentiated risk exposure

  Stokeld, E. C. M., Croft, S., Green, J. M. H. & West, C. D., 15 Sept 2020, In: Climatic change. 162, p. 175–192 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Understanding the Stickiness of Commodity Supply Chains Is Key to Improving Their Sustainability

  Reis, T., Meyfroidt, P., zu Ermgassen, E., West, C. D., Gardner, T. A., Bager, S., Croft, S., Lathuilliere, M. & Godar, J., 24 Jul 2020, In: One Earth. 3, 1, p. 1-17 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Using supply chain data to monitor zero deforestation commitments: an assessment of progress in the Brazilian soy sector

  zu Ermgassen, E., Ayre, B., Godar, J., Bastos Lima, M., Bauch, S., Garrett, R., Green, J. M. H., Lathuilliere, M., Lofgren, P., Macfarquhar, C., Meyfroidt, P., Suavet, C., West, C. D. & Gardner, T. A., 18 Feb 2020, In: Environmental Research Letters. 15, 3, 12 p., 035003.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• What can COVID-19 teach us about preparing for climate risks in Europe?

  van den Hurk, B., Otto, I., Reyer, C., Aerts, J., Benzie, M., Campiglio, E., Carter, T., Fronzek, S., Guapp, F., Jarzabek, L., Klein, R., Knaepen, H., Lahn, G., Mechler, R., Monasterolo, I., Mysiak, J., Shephard, T., Sillmann, J., Stuparu, D. & West, C. D., Nov 2020, 17 p. CASCADES.

  Research output: Other contribution

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• 2019

  Economic and agronomic impact assessment of wheat straw based alkyl polyglucoside produced using green chemical approaches

  Lokesh, K., West, C., Kuylenstierna, J. CI., Fan, J., Budarin, V., Priecel, P., Lopez-Sanchez, J. A. & Clark, J. H., 1 Feb 2019, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 209, p. 283-296 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Improving consumption based accounting for global capture fisheries

  West, C. D., Hobbs, E., Croft, S., Green, J. M. H., Schmidt, S. & Wood, R., 1 Mar 2019, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 212, p. 1396-1408 13 p.

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• Linking global drivers of agricultural trade to on-the-ground impacts on biodiversity

  Green, J. M. H., Croft, S., Durán, A. P., Balmford, A., Burgess, N., Fick, S., Gardner, T., Godar, J., Suavet, C., Virah-Sawmy, M., Young, L. & West, C. D., 12 Nov 2019, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 116, 46, p. 23202-23208 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Sustainability gridlock in a global agricultural commodity chain: Reframing thesoy–meat food system

  Virah-Sawmy, M., P. Durán, A., Green, J. M. H., M. Guerrero, A., Biggs, D. & West, C. D., 1 Apr 2019, In: Sustainable Production and Consumption. 18, p. 210-223 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Transparency and sustainability in global commodity supply chains

  Gardner, T. A., Benzie, M., Börner, J., Dawkins, E., Fick, S., Garrett, C. R., Godar, J., Grimard, A., Lake, S., Larsen, R. K., Mardas, N., McDermott, C. L., Meyfroidt, P., Osbeck, M., Persson, C. M., Sembres, T., Suavet, C., Strassburg, B. B. N., Trevisan, A., West, C., & 1 othersWolvekamp, P., Sept 2019, In: World Development . 121, p. 163-177 15 p., 121.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• 2018

  Capturing the heterogeneity of sub-national production in global trade flows

  Croft, S., West, C. D. & Green, J. M. H., 1 Dec 2018, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 203, p. 1106-1118

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• Global Value Chains and the Governance of ‘Embedded’ Food Commodities: The Case of Soy

  Heron, T., Prado, P. & West, C., 1 Oct 2018, In: Global Policy. 9, p. 29-37 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Integrating data to connect consumers to their impacts

  Croft, S., Green, J. M. H. & West, C. D., 2018, WWF Living Planet Report 2018: Aiming Higher. WWF, p. 34-36 3 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

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• Trase Yearbook 2018: Sustainability in forest-risk supply chains: Spotlight on Brazilian soy

  Trase, 2018, Stockholm Environment Institute. 68 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

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• 2017

  Environmental impact assessment of wheat straw based alkyl polyglucosides produced using novel chemical approaches

  Lokesh, K., West, C. D., Kuylenstierna, J. C. I., Fan, J., Budarin, V. L., Priecel, P., Lopez-Sanchez, J. A. & Clark, J. H., 18 Aug 2017, In: Green Chemistry. 19, p. 4380-4395

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• 2016

  Linking consumption to production: the case of soy

  West, C. D. & Croft, S., 2016, Living Planet Report 2016: Risk and resilience in a new era. WWF

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

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• 2015

  Evaluating the Use of a Carbon Footprint Calculator: Communicating Impacts of Consumption at Household Level and Exploring Mitigation Options

  West, S. E., Owen, A., Axelsson, K. & West, C. D., 16 Nov 2015, In: Journal of Industrial Ecology. 20, 3, p. 396-409 14 p.

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• Hydrologically driven ecosystem processes determine the distribution and persistence of ecosystem-specialist predators under climate change

  Carroll, M. J., Heinemeyer, A., Pearce-Higgins, J. W., Dennis, P., West, C. D., Holden, J., Wallage, Z. E. & Thomas, C. D., 31 Jul 2015, In: Nature Communications. 6, p. 1-10 10 p., 7851.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Identifying and exploring key commodity chains at risk from climate impacts

  West, C. D., Croft, S., Dawkins, E., Warren, R. & Price, J., 2015, N/A.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
• 2014

  Assessing physical trade flows of materials of biological origin to and from Scotland

  Croft, S., Dawkins, E. & West, C. D., 2014, JNCC.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

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• 2013

  Improving the policy application of footprint indicators to support Europe's transition to a one planet economy: The development of the EUREAPA tool

  Roelich, K., Owen, A., Thompson, D., Dawkins, E. & West, C., 1 Jan 2013, In: Science of the Total Environment. 481, p. 662-667

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Measuring the impacts on global biodiversity of goods and services imported into the UK: Methodology report

  Croft, S., West, C. D., Dawkins, E., Brugere, C., Sheate, W. & Raffaelli, D. G., Feb 2013, Defra. 21 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

• Measuring the impacts on global biodiversity of goods and services imported into the UK

  West, C. D., Dawkins, E., Croft, S., Raffaelli, D. G., Brugere, C. & Sheate, W., 2013, Defra. 54 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
• 2011

  Modelling migration and aggregation: Applications in fisheries, environmental change, and evolution

  West, C. D., 16 Mar 2011

  Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis

• OPEN:EU Scenario Quantification Report: Scenarios for a One Planet Economy

  Roelich, K. E., Owen, A., West, C. D. & Moore, D., 2011, EU.

  Research output: Working paper

• 2009

  Preventing overexploitation of migratory fish stocks: the efficacy of marine protected areas in a stochastic environment

  West, C. D., Dytham, C., Righton, D. & Pitchford, J. W., Oct 2009, In: ICES Journal of Marine Science. 66, 9, p. 1919-1930 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review