Stephen Tindale

Stephen Tindale has 26 years of experience working in various roles within the energy and climate sectors. He is currently the Director of the Alvin Weinberg Foundation, advocating innovation and delivery of safe, secure and sustainable nuclear power. He does consultancy work for Tidal Lagoon Power and for the ReEnergise Group, and is an adviser to the Shale Gas Task Force. Stephen also runs the website Climate Answers (www.climateanswers.info), which tries to present information on climate issues in an accessible way, and to identify what should be supported rather than simply what should be opposed, as most NGOs do. He tweets @STindale. Stephen has long been in favour of community energy having co-authored, with Prashant Vaze, „Repowering commmunties: Small scale solutions to large scale problems“ (Earthscan, June 2011). Previous roles have included: Head of Communications and Public Affairs for RWE npower renewables; Executive Director of Greenpeace UK and Chairman of the Greenpeace European Unit; adviser to Environment Minister Michael Meacher; founder of IPPR Environment Group; adviser to Shadow Environment Secretary Chris Smith, diplomat at UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.