Members

Peter’s career is in corporate social responsibility working for the Confederation of British Industry, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Business in the Community. He was awarded the OBE in 1995 for work in establishing links between business and education under the DTI’s Enterprise Initi ...

Paul joined the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) in 1988.

Dave currently works at Dow Corning and has held positions in plant management and project management.

Clive Walmsley is Environmental Impacts Advisor at Countryside Council for Wales (CCW). He leads CCW’s work on climate change and related environmental change issues.

Helen is a senior manager at the Energy Saving Trust with over a decade of experience working in public and political life in Wales. She has been leading the Energy Saving Trust’s programmes and profile in Wales since 2006, ensuring effective working links with many Welsh organisations.

Chris Mills has been Director of Environment Agency Wales since February 2006. Chris is responsible for the overall leadership and management of the Agency in Wales.

Non Rhys is the Wales Policy Manager for the Federation of Small Businesses. She represents the organisation on Welsh Government committees including the Climate Change Commission and the Council for Economic Renewal.

Funky Dragon is the children and young people’s assembly for Wales.  Its mission is to enable children and young people in Wales to get their voices heard by government and others who make decisions about policies and services that affect their lives.

Professor Hywel Thomas is Pro Vice-Chancellor (Engagement and International), Professor of Civil Engineering, and Founder Director of the Geoenvironmental Research Centre (GRC) at the School of Engineering, Cardiff University.

Professor Gareth Wyn Jones is an Honorary Fellow of Centre for Arid Zone Studies, University of Wales Bangor.

Simon became Chief Executive at Velindre NHS Trust in October 2010 following three years as a director in the Directorate General of Health and Social Services (DGHSS) at Welsh Government.

Janet was a member of the National Assembly for 8 years (1999-2007).

As Manager of Carbon Trust Wales, Mike has over 30 years experience in the energy sector.  He leads the Carbon Trust Wales team in providing commercially viable solutions to help organisations throughout Wales reduce their carbon emissions.

The Met Office is the UK's National Weather Service and attends the Commission as a specialist advisor. They have a long history of weather forecasting and have been working on climate change for more than two decades.

Kevin is Professor of Energy and Climate Change. He has just completed a two year position as Director of the Tyndall Centre, the UK’s leading academic climate change centre.

Lorraine is an environmental psychologist, specialising in perceptions and behaviour in relation to climate change, energy and transport.

Peter is the Ecosystems Policy Officer for Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Cymru. He works both on climate change and the natural environment, including wildlife adaptation strategies, and also on ecosystem services and their valuation.

Graham Benfield is the Chief Executive of WCVA.

Russell was elected Assembly Member for Montgomeryshire and appointed as Shadow Minister for Environment and Sustainability in 2011.

John Griffiths is the Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development.

Peter is a senior lecturer in the School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, with a long-standing interest in biomass crops and their use in renewable energy generation.

The UKCCC are not officially members of the Commission but do support the Commission and provide specialist advice to members.