Stephen Hale

Stephen Hale OBE is the Chief Executive of Climate Catalyst, a new organisation established in March 2021 to accelerate action on climate change through building diverse coalitions of businesses, investors, civil society groups and other champions of climate action to influence national governments.

During his time at Refugee Action he blogged regularly on how the UK could meet its responsibilities to support those fleeing war and persecution including for HuffPost.

[5][6] He worked previously at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, as special adviser to Secretary of State Margaret Beckett MP from 2003 to 2006, and before that, as adviser to environment minister Michael Meacher from 2002 to 2003.

He was also active in SERA (the environmental socialist society affiliated to the Labour Party), serving as chair in 2001-02 and as vice-chair from 1999 to 2001.

[7] He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to the environment.