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Dr Jane McCullough

Climate NI Manager

Stephen Jones

Resilience Co-ordinator, Climate NI

Amy Bell

Climate NI Officer

Connor McLean

Policy & IT Officer

Climate NI Manager

Dr Jane McCullough

Jane manages the Climate NI programme. Much of her recent work has focused on supporting organisations to take strategic climate action. Additionally, she co-authored the Climate Change Risk Assessment Summary Report for Northern Ireland and sectoral briefings. She also led development of the first Civil Society and Local Government Climate Change adaptation programme for NI. Other projects include development of tools, resources and peer support mechanisms to support a variety of sectors to build understanding and awareness and take climate action. Jane’s background is in architecture and prior to her time at Climate NI she completed a PhD in the area of the building performance gap in social housing.

Resilience Co-ordinator, Climate NI

Stephen Jones

Stephen has 9 years’ experience co–ordinating climate adaptation in Northern Ireland, driving engagement under UK and NI climate policy. From 2017-20, he supported Derry City and Strabane District Council through development of the first climate change adaptation plan in the region, and now leads the Local Government Climate Action Network which has membership of all 11 councils and other agencies, enabling creation of climate adaptation plans across NI.

Stephen has delivered bespoke climate resources and communication tools for public, private and academic partners across a diverse range of sectors, from Health to Agriculture. In November 2021, he led a session on Local Government Climate Action in the Green Zone at the International COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow. He is a Visiting Fellow of the Centre for Sustainability, Equality and Climate Action (SECA) at Queen’s University Belfast, and now works part-time as an Adaptation Analyst for the UK Climate Change Committee (CCC).

Climate NI Officer

Amy Bell

Amy is a graduate of Queen’s University Belfast, where she gained a BSc in Geography and an MSc in Leadership for Sustainable Development. Amy went on to work for a business consultancy, co–ordinating business growth programmes for SMEs with local councils. Amy joined Climate NI in August 2019 in the role of Climate NI Project Assistant. Amy is responsible for communicating climate change with a range of sectors, co–ordinating the steering group and contributing to policy development.

Policy & IT Officer

Connor McLean

Connor graduated from Queen’s University Belfast in 2012 with a BSc in Environmental Planning and joined NIEL team in June 2012 as a volunteer, assisting on a range of projects. In January 2013, Connor began working part–time as a Website Assistant, developing NIEL’s social media and online presence. In August 2013, he secured the position of Communications Assistant. Connor also manages events, provides IT support and works on a number of projects including Climate Northern Ireland, the HLF Catalyst Umbrella Programme and the Northern Ireland Open Government Network.