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 was the 2024/2025 Cadieux-Léger Fellow at Global Affairs Canada, providing briefings and presentations on solar geoengineering, with special focus on climate security and Arctic issues.

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.

His research is funded by the Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Canada Graduate Scholarships – Doctoral program, the Ontario Graduate Scholarship, Department of National Defence MINDS Scholarship Initiative, the Climate Security Association of Canada Research Fellowship, the Balsillie Doctoral Fellowship, and the University of Waterloo’s President’s Graduate Scholarship.