Ben Caldecott

Ben Caldecott is Head of Policy. He directs the CCC ThinkTank and advises CCC clients and funds on the development of policy-driven markets. During his time at CCC he has worked on secondment at a senior level in the Strategy Directorate of the UK's Department of Energy and Climate Change and as a Sherpa to the Green Investment Bank Commission.

In addition to his role at CCC, Ben is a Trustee of the Green Alliance and a Visiting Fellow at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at Oxford University. He also has a number of other board and advisory level appointments with organisations working on environment policy and is a regular peer reviewer.

Prior to joining CCC, Ben was a Research Director and Head of the Environment & Energy Unit at Policy Exchange, a leading UK based think tank. Ben read economics and specialised in development and China at London, Peking and Cambridge universities. He is a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society, Royal Geographical Society and LEAD International.

Ben is a regular commentator who has authored and edited numerous publications. His media experience includes: Associated Press, BBC News, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC World Service, Bloomberg, Business Week, ENDS, International Herald Tribune, Investors Chronicle, ITV, Metro, Platts, Point Carbon, Press Association, Reuters, Sky News, The Economist, The Evening Standard, The Financial Times, The Guardian, The Huffington Post, The Independent, The New York Times, The Scotsman, The Telegraph and The Times.