Alan Strange

Alan Strange

Alan Strange is an award-winning journalist with more than two decades in the newsroom leading TV and Digital news teams. 

He started out at an independent production company in Belfast before joining Sky News in 2002, first as a producer covering global stories including conflicts and natural disasters, then as programme editor across Sky’s live and rolling television output. 

From 2016 until 2024 he was responsible for all Sky News journalism on social and digital video platforms, helping transform Sky into one of the world’s biggest digital news publishers.

In 2021 he was asked to launch Sky’s cross-platform environmental programming, including the first ever daily climate news TV programme, the ClimateCast podcast, and The Climate Show with Tom Heap, a weekend magazine show examining solutions to the crisis.

Advisory Board

Our advisory board includes those with many years experience leading public service news rooms, as well as experts in climate science, policy and communications.

Dr. Travis Coan

Dr. Travis Coan

Computational Science, University of Exeter
Lord Deben

Lord Deben

Former Chair of the UK’s Independent Climate Change Committee
Mary Hockaday

Mary Hockaday

Former Head of the BBC Newsroom and acting Director, BBC World Service
Professor Saffron O’Neill

Professor Saffron O’Neill

Climate & Society, University of Exeter
John Ryley

John Ryley

Former Editor-in-Chief of Sky News
Chris Shaw

Chris Shaw

Former Editorial Director of ITN

Team

We are a group of former news journalists, managers, communications specialists and academics, united by a desire to support and promote excellence in public service climate journalism on the UK’s main TV, radio and online news bulletins.

Dr Sylvia Hayes

Dr Sylvia Hayes

Research Fellow
Dr Sarwat Qureshi

Dr Sarwat Qureshi

Research Fellow
Mark Smalley

Mark Smalley

Co-Founder
Claire Stocks

Claire Stocks

Co-Founder
David Weiland

David Weiland

Co-Founder
Phoebe Wollocombe

Phoebe Wollocombe

Co-Founder
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