The Climatico team is made up almost entirely of current and former masters and doctoral students from the University of Oxford and London School of Economics.

Executive Committee

Paige Andrews - Director of Research (Posts by Paige)
Paige holds an MSc in International Political Economy from the London School of Economics. Within this program, she studied the IPE of the Environment which focused on the role of politics and markets within environmental policy and governance. Paige’s interests lay in carbon trading, sustainability, renewable energy and social corporate responsibility. A former USA analyst, Paige oversees the online research at Climatico, logistics and content production, and managed Climatico’s team at COP15.

Marie Karaisl - Editor (Posts by Marie)
Marie works for the recently established consulting company Thelos in Mexico, developing an environmental evaluation tool for infrastructure projects. Previously, she worked as Natural Resource Economist with the Namibia Nature Foundation and the Ministry of Environment and Tourism in Namibia and for the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin). She holds an MPhil in Development Studies and wrote her thesis on eco-tourism in Russia. A former Mexico Analyst, Marie is Climatico’s editor and reviews all of Climatico’s research.

Regularly Contributing Analysts

Ian Ross - Adaptation Analyst (Posts by Ian)
Ian works in policy research at WaterAid, a development INGO dedicated to safe domestic water, sanitation and hygiene education. He has a particular interest in climate change and water resources. Ian studied classics at Oxford University and graduated in 2007. As a student, Ian co-chaired Oxford People and Planet and was heavily involved in campaigning for global justice. He is also a trustee of Oxford Development Abroad. Within Climatico, Ian analyses adaptation.

Ruth Brandt - USA Analyst (Posts by Ruth)
Ruth is currently working on her MSc by research at Oxford University’s Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU). She has been working with environmental non-governmental organisations for many years, both in the UK and in her native Israel, and is co-founder of the Oxford Routs & Shoots student society. Her interests currently lay mainly the USA’s role in global climate negotiations, its transition to a low-carbon economy and global adaptation to climate change.

Derek Pieper - Canada Analyst (Posts by Derek)
Derek is studying for an MSc in Environmental Change and Management in the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford. His research interests include international climate negotiations, climate change representation in the media, and environmental politics. Through his work with the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition, Derek has participated in UNFCCC COPs in Bali and Poznan. Previously, he studied biological sciences and conducted field research in botany and evolution in Belize, Peru, and Iceland.

Nyla Sarwar - UK Analyst (Posts by Nyla)
Nyla is studying for an MSc in Environmental Change and Management in the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on the impacts of policy instruments like the Carbon Reduction Commitment on the UK water sector. Nyla investigates the role of climate and energy policy in the development of new, renewable technologies. Previously, she has interned with the Environmental Technology team in Yorkshire’s regional development agency and completed several projects with environmental consultancies - ranging from the creation of a Forum/network for the water industry supply chain to producing a CSR and sustainability implementation strategy.

Adeline Dontenville - Australia Analyst (Posts be Adeline)
Adeline is currently studying for an MSc Risk Analysis at King’s College London, focusing on the governance, management and communication of environmental, societal and health risks. She graduated last year from the Institute of Political Sciences (”Sciences Po”) Strasbourg, France. She spent one year studying on exchange in Australia during which she deepened her understanding of Australian politics and Aboriginal Affairs. She has a particular interest in energy policies since having interned at EDF.

Takashi Sagara - Japan Analyst (Posts by Takashi)
Takashi is a policy analyst and his interests include environmental policy and regulation, deliberative policy-making, demand-side management and sustainable consumption, and business, environment and corporate responsibility. Takashi has a Masters degree in Environmental Assessment and Evaluation and a PhD in environmental policy from the London School of Economics.

Jennifer Helgeson - France Analyst (Posts by Jennifer)
Jennifer is currently an environmental economist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the USA where she focuses on Green Building metrics. Following the completion of her BA Economics at Brandeis University in 2005, Jennifer spent a year researching Environmental Economics issues on a Fulbright Grant to Norway. She earned her MS Environmental Change and Management with a focus on Environmental Economics at the University of Oxford, UK in 2007. In the past, she has done work for the Centre for International Climate and Environmental Research, Norway and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, France. She is also a science committee member on the UN Human Dimension’s “Integrated Risk Governance” project.

Sabrina Chesterman - South Africa Analyst (Posts by Sabrina)
Sabrina has previously worked at the European Investment Bank, in the Environment and Social office on climate adaptation. She has studied zoology and environmental science at Rhodes University in South Africa and graduated in 2009 from the MSc in Environmental Change and Management at Oxford University. She helped found the Oxford Business and Environment Network and is now involved in developing the Nature Services Network, a global network of professionals and academics involved in ecosystem services. She has worked as an environmental consultant in the UK and South Africa and is passionate about sustainable growth and practical climate policy in Africa.

Advisors

Niel Bowerman - (Posts by Niel)
Niel is currently studying for a Masters in Physics at Keble College, University of Oxford. His research focus is on simulating anthropogenic climate change using zero-dimensional models. Niel sat on President-elect Obama’s Energy and Environment Policy Committee during the 2008 presidential election. In 2006, he founded the Climate Justice Project, a national NGO promoting Contraction and Convergence. Niel has interned with the UK Department for International Development, the UK Atomic Energy Authority fusion department, the International Association for Human Values, and the World Bank. In 2007-08, Niel sat on the Executive Committee of the G8 Research Group Oxford/LSE, attended the 2008 G8 Summit, and delivered a speech at the European Parliament. As Executive Director of Climatico, Niel oversees all aspects of the group.