Tom Andrew is the Head of Health System Carbon Analytics at the Centre for Sustainable Medicine. He specialises in translating complex and uncertain carbon data into clear recommendations for sustainable healthcare policy.

He previously led the ‘Net Zero Modelling, Research and Evaluation’ team for the National Health Service (NHS) in England. His team created a new carbon footprint model that is capable of calculating and forecasting NHS emissions at a sub-national level for the first time. Tom also provided analytic support to the NHS international partnerships programme. He worked closely with the World Health Organisation to develop new guidance on setting carbon targets in health systems, and is a contributor to the Lancet Commission on Sustainable Healthcare.

Prior to joining the NHS, Tom worked for the UK’s Climate Change Committee, providing independent advice to the government on setting carbon targets and progress towards meeting them. He specialised in cross-economy pathway modelling, cost-benefit analysis, and devolved environmental legislation. He convened a Health Expert Group led by Sir Michael Marmot, which focused on the public health co-impacts of decarbonisation pathways to meet the UK’s climate targets.

Tom graduated from Selwyn College, University of Cambridge with a degree in Chemical Engineering and Management.