He studied ecology and environmental science at Australia’s James Cook University and he has a master’s degree in business. Upton reported for newspapers and online media in California, freelanced in India, then moved to New York, where he joined the editorial team at Climate Central. During a decade of international reporting, he has written for the New York Times, Pacific Standard, VICE, Slate, Grist, Nautilus, Modern Farmer, 7×7, SF Weekly and Audubon Magazine.