Britain appoints climate diplomat
The BBC is running a story, Britain appoints climate diplomat.
The UK has appointed a special representative on climate change.
John Ashton, a career diplomat and government adviser, will be charged with building new international partnerships to tackle climate change.
A science graduate, Mr Ashton has spent most of his career in the diplomatic service and the Foreign Office (FCO).
More recently Mr Ashton headed the FCO’s Environment, Science and Energy department, before leaving to form a totally new scheme called E3G, a “change agency”, which has brokered deals on climate and energy between developed and developing countries.
There is a lot of detail in the full article. — DS
