
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.

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Policy Exchange and the PM’s 10-Point Plan
by Benedict McAleenan | Dec 1, 2020
Related Content The Prime Minister’s green announcement reflects several policies that we’ve championed over more than a decade. After some key personnel changes at the top, the Prime Minister has begun his administration’s ‘reset’ with a long-awaited 10-Point Plan...
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...
California dreaming: A plan to phase out petrol and diesel cars that might actually work
by Benedict McAleenan | Jul 30, 2020
Related Content Transport is now the UK’s biggest source of climate-warming greenhouse gases. While other sectors slash their carbon footprint, our cars alone continue to produce 15 per cent of annual emissions — and the figure is still rising. To tackle this, earlier...
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...Support Us
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