About

I am a freelance writer and a strategic communications, climate policy & editorial management consultant for a large variety of international clients which have included Chatham House, the Powering Past Coal Alliance, ICF (working for the European Commission’s DG Clima), the European Climate Foundation and many others

My background: I came to the U.K. from my native Italy for an MSc at the London School of Economics in the late nineties, and then I worked as a financial and energy reporter, covering natural gas and electricity markets. Yet, feeling unsatisfied with the way the media under-reported climate change (already then) I decided to work for NGOs, think tanks and non profits to improve the quality of information and campaigns on climate change and energy policy. In 2005-06 I was chair of the policy working group and member of the steering committee for The Big Ask campaign, which eventually led to the UK 2008 Climate Change Act.

I am particularly passionate about making technical issues accessible to a broader audience outside the usual “bubbles”. With this aim, I have now also started making short films about environmental issues, which have been screened at film festivals.

I am also keen on supporting civil society participation in policy making: as a founding board member of the3million, organisation set up to represent EU nationals in the UK, I found myself leading a citizen delegation to meetings with EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier and various MPs and MEPs during Brexit negotiations. 

I am now mainly active on Brexit matters and other community issues as an elected member (unpaid) of the official Committee of Italians Abroad for the southern England and Wales constituency – liaising between the community, official institutions and MPs.

For more information and my daily rates, please contact me at mail [AT] germanacanzi.eu