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Matthew Lockwood is Head of Climate Change at the Institute of Development Studies, at the University of Sussex, an associate of Agulhas, and a partner at Ecologika. From 2006 to 2011 he was at the Institute for Public Policy Research, and before that was an adviser to the previous Deputy Mayor of London, Nicky Gavron and worked at the London Climate Change Agency. He has also worked in senior policy and research positions at several international development organisations, for the UK Government, and as a consultant. Matthew is author of The State They’re In which was described by Oxfam’s Duncan Green as ‘essential reading for anyone interested in Africa’s future.’

Andrew Pendleton is Head of Campaigns at Friends of the Earth UK. Until 2011 he was Associate Director for Climate Change, Transport and Energy at the Institute for Public Policy Research and convenor of the Global Climate Network. He previously worked at Christian Aid, where he led policy and research on climate issues, worked on World Trade Organisation negotiations and wrote the agency’s landmark Behind the Mask report debunking the myth of corporate social responsibility. Andrew spent ten years as a reporter and producer in BBC local and network radio and is the winner of two Sony Radio Awards.

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