Phoebe Wollocombe

Phoebe Wollocombe

Phoebe spent 20 years working in PR and corporate communications. After a period in PR agencies with clients such as The Royal Mail, Nuclear Electric and the NSPCC, she managed communications for the International Diabetes Federation, based in Brussels, before joining the corporate communications department for the Seagram Spirits & Wine Group – a Canadian multinational that expanded with the acquisition of EMI Records and Universal Studios. She has experience in reputation management, media relations and brand communications.

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
Alan Strange

Alan Strange

Managing Editor
David Weiland

David Weiland

Co-Founder
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