Principle investigator and director: Dr Annela Anger-Kraavi
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Dr Annela Anger-Kraavi
Dr Annela Anger-Kraavi takes on many roles, both here at Cambridge and in the wider climate community.
Annela has a PhD in Climate Change Economies and an MPhil in Environmental Policy from the University of Cambridge, as well as a Diploma in Business Administration, a BSc and MA in Biology and a BSc in Economics. Until June of 2016, Annela was a lecturer in Macroeconomics of Ecosystems and the Director of the MSc Environmental Science at the University of East Anglia, UK. Here at the University of Cambridge, Annela is project lead of the CCPG and a College Lecturer in Economics. However, her influence doesn't stop here.
From 2017 to 2020, Annela was vice-chair of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and co-chair of the Katowice Committee of Experts on Impacts of Implementation of Response Measures (KCI) from 2019 to 2021. Currently, Annela also works as a UNFCCC negotiator, represents Estonia in the IPCC, is vice-chair of the Climate Policy Advisors of the World Meteorological Organisation's (WMO) Climate Coordination Panel, serves on advisory boards of academic bodies and institutions, advises developing and developed country governments and UN bodies, is a visiting progressor at universities across the globe, and a Member of the Estonian Association for the Club of Rome. Annela is also a Chief Executive of The Cambridge Trust for New Thinking in Economics, an educational charity that promotes new developments in the economic discipline, centred in the Institute for New Economic Thinking, as well as being one of the founders of the Women Climate Leaders' Network (WCL).
It was Annela's experience with the SBTSA that led her to initiate the WCL. Annela noted that there was a lack of guidance and support for women taking up leadership positions in the UNFCCC, and that women only account for about 25% of the speaking time in the UNFCCC plenary. She initiated the WCL to encourage more women to take up leadership positions in UNFCCC processes. The network provides a much-needed support system to women in similar positions, creating an environment where they can ask questions openly, share experiences, and support one another.
Annela has been an active researcher in the field of climate change economics and policy for nearly 20 years. Her research interests revolve around macroeconomic analysis of the impacts of climate change (and other environmental) policies on national economies, the social implications of a low-carbon transition (including gender, age and inequality impacts), green growth, and applied macroeconomics. You can read more about Annela and her research in the Spring 2022 issue of chem@cam magazine (p. 13).
Watch: The WCL side event at COP26.
Elin May
Elin is a Research Assistant with the Climate Change Policy Group. Elin is the newest addition here at the Centre of Atmospheric Science, and is in the early stages of her career.
Elin has a BSc in Zoology and MSc in Conservation Science and Policy from the University of Exeter. During her studies, Elin investigated the effects of climate change on aquatic microbes, the effects of parasitism on the survival costs of reproduction in Sable Island's feral horse population, and participated in numerous field courses both in the UK and abroad.
Prior to beginning her research career at Cambridge, Elin has held many different roles - from a barista and hospitality manager, to an animal carer and sustainability & environmental economics intern at a leading environmental consultancy. Currently, Elin is also the Project Officer for The Cambridge Trust for New Thinking in Economics.
As a Research Assistant with the CCPG, Elin investigates climate change policy and how countries across the world can enhance their emission reductions and reduce the negative impacts of climate change and climate change policy. Her research interests revolve around the climate crisis - including pathways to emissions abatement, the impacts of climate change on biodiversity and the natural environment, and the socioenvironmental implications of a low-carbon transition.
