PIRC is small, independent and free thinking. With a compact, flexible team, PIRC can pursue avenues not always addressed by larger organisations. PIRC now has its main office in Mid Wales, with staff:
Guy Shrubsole
Director
Guy is a researcher, writer and activist. Before joining PIRC, he worked for the UK Department of the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), and the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture (MAF).
Guy was a member of the UK Youth Delegation to the Copenhagen climate talks in 2009. He has been involved in the anti-food waste campaign This Is Rubbish, helped set up the Carbon Rationing network, and has written for the Guardian, the Ecologist, and Left Foot Forward.
He has a BA in Modern History from Merton College, Oxford and a Masters in Sustainable Development from Middlesex University.
Interests & skills:
- renewable energy
- sustainable agriculture
- environmental history
- political cartoons
Richard Hawkins
Director
Richard is a researcher, communicator and designer. He has a degree in Law, specialising in International Environmental Law, from the University of Nottingham and a MSc in Energy and Environmental Studies. Before joining PIRC in 2007, he founded The Green Shed, an ethical and environmental web design company.
Richard was lead author of the Climate Safety report and oversaw its design & production. He now coordinates PIRC’s climate workstream, bridging between the research community and campaigning NGOs.
He has significant expertise in visual communication, having worked with leading information designers and run several climate communication projects with London Design Colleges.
Interests & skills:
- communication of climate science
- risk & uncertainty in society
- information design & data visualisation
- ultimate frisbee
Alice Hooker-Stroud
Climate Officer
Alice broadened a background in Physics by complementing her degree with a MSc in Earth Systems Science from the University of Bristol. She has contributed to research modelling anthropogenic fossil fuel CO2 emissions, and has worked for the first dedicated climate science research institute in Spain.
Having always fascinated by the communication of science, her interest lies mostly in the dissemination, distribution and availability of knowledge and information.
Interests & skills:
- Climate science and climate feedbacks
- The interpretation and presentation of science by the media
- The translation of scientific developments into policy and governance
- Information organisation and dissemination
Anton West
Business Development Officer
Anton is a freelance consultant and lecturer working in the fields of renewable energy, and environmental management of business. He has a degree in Environmental science specialising in climate science from the University of Plymouth, UK. He studies an MBA in Renewable Energy majoring in Corporate Environmental Management at Jyvaskyla University, Finland.
Interests & skills:
- Techno-economic-environmental project analysis
- Electricity markets & renewable integration
- Carbon & energy management
- Environmental law & policy
- Mountain biking, climbing and surfing