International Advisory Council

Our International Advisory Council (IAC) is a forum through which key governments, foundations and businesses can develop a shared vision of the future design of climate change responses, based upon the in-depth insights arising from Climate Strategies research. The diverse perspectives of IAC Members inform the direction of Climate Strategies research, enhance its impact, and in return gain insight into the emerging research findings and thinking of the senior researchers in the organisation. 

Members of the IAC comprise a mix business and government stakeholders, including but not restricted to core sponsoring organisations. 

Current IAC Members:

Ian Christmas – IAC Chair, Climate Strategies

Jusen Asuka - Director of the IGES Climate Change Group, IGES

Christopher Beauman - Senior Adviser, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Giovanni Bertolino - Director, Head of Carbon Regulation, Enel SpA

Blair Comley - Deputy Secretary, Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Australia

John Drexhage – Director, The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)

Jozsef Feiler – Director, Ekologika

Steven Fries - Chief Economist, The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)

Anne Cathrine Gjørde – Director, Nordic Energy Research

Ian Goldsmith - UK Public Affairs Manager, Tata Steel

Chris Holland - Head of Economics Team, Climate Change and Energy Group, UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Ulrika Raab - Head, International Climate Policy Section, Swedish Energy Agency

Chris Staples - Partner, Environment and Climate Change, Linklaters LLP

Bruno Vanderborght - Vice President, Holcim Group Support Ltd

Delia Villagrasa - Senior Adviser, Climate Change Diplomacy, European Climate Foundation (ECF)

Paul Watkinson - Head of Climate Negotiation Team, Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing, European Union

Laszlo Varro - Head of Gas Coal and Electricity Markets, International Energy Agency