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Dave joined as ECCI's Executive Director in January 2020. He is also Professor of Carbon Management at the University of Edinburgh and Director of Policy at ClimateXChange.

Kate is a Lecturer in Climate Risk and Resilience at the University of Edinburgh and joined the ECCI team in August 2020.

Dan leads ClimateXChange, based at ECCI. He oversees its work to inform and underpin the policies required to deliver Scotland's low carbon ambitions.

Philippa manages the Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage (SCCS) project and team and the strategic delivery of key outputs.

Ruth is MD of Sniffer - an independent charity based at ECCI that brings people and ideas together to create a sustainable and resilient society.

Rebecca is responsible for policy and advocacy for the SCCS research partnership, monitoring and analysing Scottish, UK, EU and international CCS policy formulation.

Anne Marte manages the work ClimateXChange does on adapting to the impacts of climate change. She is also responsible for communications and improving knowledge exchange.

Anna manages the Adaptation Scotland and TalX programmes on behalf of Sniffer - an independent charity based at ECCI.

Jamie develops and leads a portfolio of partnership projects aiming to deliver impact at scale.

Lee keeps track of all ClimateXChange’s projects, finances and whereabouts. She also manages the organisation’s procurement and events.

Annabel supports the delivery of ECCI’s communications strategy across media, digital, events and stakeholder engagement.

Alice is an Analyst for the Place-based Climate Action Network (PCAN), providing research and project management support.

Lucy supports SSN programme delivery, including delivering SSN communications, supporting member events and administration.

Andy promotes the wide range of external impact from research across the University of Edinburgh’s School of GeoSciences. He also builds links between geosciences researchers and ECCI’s networks.

Kit manages the Climate Ready Clyde initiative on behalf of Sniffer - an independent charity based at ECCI.

Jenny joined the Sustainable Scotland Network team in August 2018. Before joining the team, Jenny was a Senior Policy Officer at the City of Edinburgh Council.

Declan manages ClimateXChange projects across energy, transport, and the built environment.

Sarah manages ClimateXChange’s land use, agriculture and forestry research projects.

June joined ECCI in May 2018 to hep drive public sector action on climate change for the Sustainable Scotland Network.

Alex is part of the Climate Partnerships team at ECCI, delivering low carbon change in public and private sector environments.

Kristin supports ECCI’s climate partnerships and administration teams.

Gillian handles the finances for ECCI's EIT Climate-KIC projects, including monitoring, reporting, and audit preparation.

Richard is responsible for providing data management, analysis and dissemination and knowledge exchange support across the SCCS partnership

Richard Lo Bianco is responsible for managing and delivering digital media communications for the SCCS partnership and partners.

Indira is responsible for delivering communications for the SCCS research partnership, promoting its expertise and strengthening relationships.

Virginia helps edit ClimateXChange’s research reports, their newsletter and monthly updates on climate change around the world.

In her role at Sniffer, Ellie supports resource development for organisations to better adapt to climate change.

Kira works in the Climate Partnerships team, helping ECCI to be part of delivering ambitious climate targets in Edinburgh and Scotland through partnership projects and programmes.

Jamies is Programme Director for the ECCI-hosted online Carbon Management MSc and PGCerts postgraduate courses at the University of Edinburgh.

Catherine has extensive experience of working on climate and energy policy with governments and parliaments around the world.

Through her role at Sniffer, Eleanor brings organisations and people together to find solutions to environmental challenges.

Laura's role is focused on providing administrative support, in particular supporting ECCI's partnerships and those associated with the School of Geosciences' Knowledge Exchange Hub.

Africa joins ECCI on a short term secondment to help with the organisation and co-ordination of key events related to COP26.

Stuart is the primary point of contact for commercial engagement at the University of Edinburgh’s School of GeoSciences.

Kristina supports the University of Edinburgh's School of GeoSciences with commercial activity related to space, data and satellites.

George joined ECCI in May 2018 to lead the Sustainable Scotland Network, Scotland's network for public sector action on climate change and sustainable development.

Clare works in the Climate Partnerships team at ECCI, focusing on developing tools and training for both the public and private sectors.

Romain provides the SCCS partnership with industry engagement and identifies research and commercial opportunities.