Joel Kenrick
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Joel Kenrick is a former Special Adviser to the UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Chris Huhne until his resignation in February 2012.[1]
Kenrick is now a freelance climate consultant, and previously worked as a climate change policy adviser for the CBI. [2] More recently, he has worked for lobbying firm Tetra Strategy, Adam Smith International in Nigeria, Greenpeace and WWF-UK.
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Background
Edinburgh-born Kenrick attended the United Word College of the Atlantic in south Wales before studying International Relations at the London School of Economics.[3]
As a student, Kenrick was involved in a variety of social and political activism. While at Atlantic College, he organised a protest at an RAF base in South Wales. Interviewed by the BBC, he commented: "We think that if America and Britain are serious about getting rid of weapons of mass destruction then they should start at home".[4] At LSE, Kenrick was a member of student environmental and anti-poverty organisation People and Planet: he ran the Edinburgh Marathon in 2007 to fundraise for the group.[5]
Kenrick was parliamentary researcher to Huhne while the latter was Shadow Environment and Home Secretary, and during the 2007 leadership election campaign. He went on to work as a climate change policy adviser at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).[6]
In 2009 he was granted an award by the Fulbright Commission to read for a Masters in Public Policy at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.[7]
In favour of nuclear power
At the Lib Dems annual party conference in September 2013 Kenrick argued in favour of allowing nuclear power to tackle climate change albeit without public subsidies, while his former DECC special adviser colleague Duncan Brack argued against its use, claiming even this was a "chimera". [8]
However Kenrick later maintained via Twitter to Guardian journalist Rowena Mason that he was not so at odds with Brack's stance.
- @rowenamason we're actually not far apart, I'm sceptical but think shouldn't rule out, Duncan that we know they can't do it. Time will tell! Joel Kenrick @joelkenrick 15 Sep Cite error: Closing
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Contact, Resources, Notes
Contact
Twitter: http://twitter.com/joelkenrick
Notes
- ↑ Department of Information Services, "Parliamentary Information List", accessed 07.09.10
- ↑ Joel Kenrick, LinkedIn, accessed 25 April 2012
- ↑ Fulbright Commission, "Joel Kenrick", accessed 13.09.10
- ↑ BBC, "Peace protesters march on RAF base", 25.01.03, accessed 13.09.10
- ↑ People & Planet, "News", 24.05.07, accessed 13.09.10
- ↑ Fulbright Commission, "Joel Kenrick", accessed 13.09.10
- ↑ Fulbright Commission, "Joel Kenrick", accessed 13.09.10
- ↑ Lib Dems vote to accept nuclear power, theguardian.com, 15 Sept 2013, acc 16 Sept 2013
- ↑ Alec Mattinson, Sargas awards Tetra Strategy 'carbon capture' brief, PRWeek.com, 12 July 2012, acc November 2012
- ↑ Joel Kenrick, Twitter, acc 26 November 2012
