Benedict McAleenan

Senior Adviser, Energy and Environment

Benedict McAleenan is a Senior Adviser to Policy Exchange’s Energy and Environment Unit. He is a public policy advisor with over 13 years’ experience advising on policy development, political risk and thought leadership in the Energy, FMCG, Manufacturing and Engineering sectors. His private sector clients have included National Grid, Centrica Energy, the Renewable Energy Association, Shell, Centrica, Sainsbury’s, Endurance Wind Power and Balfour Beatty.

Good moves in the Government’s Trees Action Plan

by Benedict McAleenan | May 21, 2021

Related Content The Government’s new plan for addressing England’s sparse tree cover echo several of Policy Exchange’s recommendations. The Government’s tree strategy for England arrived this week, setting out a range of welcome measures designed to meet its...

Capital Shift

by Benedict McAleenan | Mar 2, 2021

Related Content Using the UK’s COP26 and G7 presidencies to green the financial system In 2021, the UK will host the G7 and COP26 and take a key part in other major summits, giving it a unique opportunity to lead the global diplomatic agenda. This report argues that...

Powering Net Zero

by Benedict McAleenan | Dec 7, 2020

Related Content Why local electricity pricing holds the key to a Net Zero energy system. The UK Government’s commitment to quadruple offshore wind capacity by 2030 will transform Great Britain’s electricity system. However, it poses serious challenges for the...

The Future of the North Sea

by Benedict McAleenan | Nov 3, 2020

Related Content Maximising the contribution of the North Sea to Net Zero and Levelling Up The North Sea is strategically central to meeting the UK’s target of Net Zero emissions by 2050. By fully developing offshore wind, the North Sea could provide one-third of the...

Outbreaks and Spillovers

by Benedict McAleenan | May 8, 2020

Related Content How the UK and international community can lower the risks of zoonotic disease Zoonotic pathogens (those that originate in animals) are a growing risk to human populations. There were three times as many outbreaks in the 1990s as in the 1940s, and...