About the author

Brendan has a background in economics and climate change consulting. He has managed a number of strategic research projects including the Sustainability Assessment of Global Financial Centres for the City of London, determining climate change risks and economic impacts for Defra and the Environment Agency, and identifying London’s low carbon economic opportunities for the London Development Agency - subsequently presented at the Copenhagen Conference He currently works as an energy consultant at powerPerfector, helping private and public sector clients to save energy and carbon emissions. He holds a bachelor degree in Economics and Finance from the University of Western Australia and an MA Policy Studies in Energy & Environment. He recently performed spoken word poetry at the Bestival and Secret Garden fesitvals.