His understanding of government process, policy and action has led him to advise corporates, industry associations and governments around the world on how they can tackle the climate problem.
From March 2004 to January 2006, Nick worked at 10 Downing Street as Senior Policy Advisor to Prime Minister Tony Blair. He was part of a small team advising the Prime Minister on climate change prior to the G8 Summit at Gleneagles in July 2005 working closely with the likes of Sir Nicholas Stern and the Prime Ministers Chief Scientific Advisor, Sir David King. Nick also contributed to the 2005 Labour manifesto and was one of three policy advisors asked to work on the Labour campaign prior to the May 2005 General Election. From 1995 to 2004 Nick was advisor to Bob Carr, Premier of NSW, working primarily on policy on the environment, urban development and medical research.
Nick was recently appointed Strategic Director to the Copenhagen Climate Council - a global initiative working with some of the world’s largest businesses and climate experts to help achieve a new global climate treaty at the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen in December 2009.
Nick is a regular commentator on climate issues in the Australian and international media. He is on the Advisory Board of The Climate Group, is a Director of SpinalCure Australia and a Fellow of the Australian New Zealand School of Government. |
