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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.Expert Reviewer of the First Order Draft (FOD) of the Working Group III (Mitigation) contribution to the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report (AR5).

Responsibilities and duties:- Expert analysis of energy and climate change policy.- Writing clear policy briefings and questions for legislators to use during evidence sessions.- Writing concise, evidence-based reports making policy recommendations to the executive.- Ability to communicate effectively with politicians from a wide range of backgrounds.- Building and maintaining a network of contacts across government, business, industry, academia, media and the NGO community.- Management of multiple projects to tight deadlines, both individually and in teams.Highlights: - Briefing legislators in preparation for an evidence session with BP’s then-CEO Tony Hayward on the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon spill for UK drilling regulations.- Leading legislators on a visit to Texas and Washington D.C. in order to learn from the US experience of shale gas; meeting prominent state and federal officials.Major Inquiries:- ‘UK Energy Supplies—Security or Independence?’ Seventh Report of House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Select Committee.- ‘Shale Gas’, Fifth Report of House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Select Committee.- ‘UK Deepwater Drilling—Implications of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill’, Second Report of the House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Select Committee.

Responsibilities and duties:- Horizon scanning and undertaking research into energy science and technologies.- Writing objective and accessible policy briefs for legislators in both Houses of Parliament.- Interviewing experts, policy-makers and stakeholders.- Managing interns and mentoring them on written communication skills.- Speaking at events and communicating research to a broad range of audiences.Highlights: - Briefing the British-American Parliamentary Group on its 2009 visit to the Pacific Northwest to discuss energy and climate change mitigation policies with regional officials.- Chairing a debate at the Royal Society on the financing and feasibility of carbon capture and storage.- Co-directing a three-day workshop in Uganda on climate science and policy for parliamentary researchers that dispelled many misconceptions about global warming.Publications:- ‘EU Science and Technology Funding’, 2010. www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn359-eu-science-funding.pdf- ‘Global Carbon Trading’, 2010. www.parliament.uk/documents/documents/upload/postpn354.pdf- ‘Renewable Heating’, 2010. www.parliament.uk/documents/documents/upload/postpn353.pdf- ‘CO2 Capture, Transport and Storage’, 2009. www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/postpn335.pdf- ‘Marine Renewables’, 2009. www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/postpn324.pdf- ‘The Transition to a Low Carbon Economy’, 2008. www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/postpn318.pdf- ‘Renewable Energy in a Changing Climate’, 2008. www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/postpn315.pdf- ‘Future Nuclear Technologies’, 2008. www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/postpn317.pdf

European Regional Project: Energy Security for the Future—Clean Energy and Alternative Fuels