At Essentials, we place great value on the opinions of industry experts. As such, our content is sourced from the networks of industry influencers, to make sure we provide our readers with the most trusted and reliable sources on any topic. To celebrate, we’re bringing you five leading sustainability experts to follow.

Ed Crooks: Vice-chair, Americas at Wood Mackenzie.

*"Attacks on Saudi Arabia underline its importance to world energy; Chevron keeps on full steam ahead in the Permian; Democrats propose climate legislation; the booming market for EV chargers, Tesla's Texas battery, and more, in the latest Energy Pulse.”*

As Vice-chair of Americas at Wood Mackenzie, Ed Crooks covers all technological and industry developments within the energy sector worldwide. His industry experience is impressive-- prior to his current role he worked as Energy Editor for the Financial Times in both New York and London, as well as BBC News and Investors Chronicle Magazine.

@Ed_Crooks : "Vice-chair, Americas @woodmackenzie . All things energy, plus some random miscellanea. Opinions my own, unless they are someone else's. RTs, likes ≠ endorsements."

Rachel Kyte: Dean at The Fletcher School. Member of the U.N. secretary-general’s advisory group on climate action.

“A relic of a world where there was no commitments to #NetZero this is one piece of the deeply embedded fossil fuel economy that needs unpicking.”

Prior to her role as dean, Rachel Kyte was special representative of the U.N. secretary-general, as well as CEO of Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), where she promoted the financing of clean and affordable energy as part of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. She also was the vice president of the World Bank Group where she advocated for climate change, as well as co-chair of U.N. Energy.

@rkyte365 : "CMG. Dean @FletcherSchool . Advisor: climate, finance, energy, #SDGs. Working for #ClimateAction by investing in tomorrow's leaders today. Activist at heart."

Mark Bittman: Journalist. Bestselling cookbook author. TV personality.

“Local food should put marginalized people in positions of power, but in the U.S., it hasn’t happened – yet.”

With experience writing about food and cooking since 1980, Mark is very much the man about food. Starting in 1997, Bittman wrote a food column for the New York Times which ran for 13 years.

In 2011, he later became an opinion columnist and the lead food writer for The Times Magazine. His writings cover everything from tasty eats, health, diets and trends, as well as how food plays a role in sustainability.

@bittman : "Cookbook author (How to Cook Everything, VB6, etc.), member of the faculty of Columbia's School of Public Health, team player @bittmanproject , grandpa!”

Reed Landberg: U.K. Economy team leader for Bloomberg News in London.

“Are electric vehicles more expensive than conventional cars? Yes, but not by much.”

As the U.K. economy team leader for Bloomberg News in London, Reed Landberg is an active presence on social media, tweeting about post-pandemic forecasts, Brexit implications, clean energy developments, and whatever else is important for people to know about.

@rvlandberg : "U.K. Economy team leader for Bloomberg News in London tweeting about that, the energy transition and whatever else seems interesting."

Heidi Cullen: Director of Communications and Strategic Initiatives and Director of the Information and Technology Dissemination (ITD) Division at MBARI.

“The Pacific Ocean is the deepest and largest ocean on the planet. Yet even the mighty Pacific is in peril -- facing threats from climate change, overfishing & pollution.”

As Director of Communications and Strategic Initiatives at Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), Heidi Cullen has amounted over 15 years’ experience within the scientific research field. In 2008, she helped found Climate Central, and served as Chief Scientist for this non-profit science outreach organization.

@HeidiCullen : "Comms Director @MBARI_News & climate scientist. Ocean science, extreme weather attribution, #scicomm. Author of The Weather of the Future. Lover of Labs. (she)"

Take a look at some of our other top industry experts, and more on who to follow, here: https://essentials.news/sustainability/mobility/influencers