James Heappey joins ECIU Advisory Board
The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit welcomes James Heappey, Member of Parliament for Wells, to its Advisory Board.
By Pippa Henderson
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The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) is delighted to welcome James Heappey, Member of Parliament for Wells, to its Advisory Board.
James entered Parliament at the 2015 General Election, winning the Wells constituency for the Conservative Party. Prior to entering politics he served in the British Army for 10 years, on operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Northern Ireland, rising to the rank of Major. In Parliament, he sits on the House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee.
James Heappey said: “The debates on energy and climate change are at a fascinating and important stage in the UK, and it’s crucial that politicians, journalists and the public base their positions on sound evidence.
“The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit has a key role to play in stimulating evidence-based debate, and I look forward to working with it in the important years ahead.”
ECIU Director Richard Black said: “I’m delighted to welcome James Heappey to our Advisory Board.
“He has quickly become an important voice on the Conservative backbenches regarding the UK’s energy choices, and his background as an Army officer serving in difficult parts of the world gives him real expertise at the conjunction between climate change and conflict.
“I’m looking forward very much to working with James on national and international issues in the years to come.”