Isabel Dedring
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Isabel Dedring is the Mayor of London
’s Environment Advisor. She is responsible for developing policies and delivering programmes to improve London’s environment.
Programmes overseen by Dedring include:
Dedring previously worked as the Director of the Policy Unit at Transport for London
where her work had a strong focus on climate change. Previous roles include Chief of Staff to London’s Transport Commissioner, 4 years at McKinsey & Company in London and 2 years running the inward investment team in Ernst and Young’s Kazakhstan office.
Dedring has a law degree from Harvard and is a qualified U.S. lawyer. She speaks German, French and Russian.
Mayor of London
The Mayor of London is an elected politician who, along with the London Assembly of 25 members, is accountable for the strategic government of Greater London. Conservative Boris Johnson has held the position since 4 May 2008...
’s Environment Advisor. She is responsible for developing policies and delivering programmes to improve London’s environment.
Programmes overseen by Dedring include:
- Re:New, a London-wide programme of home retrofit to help Londoners cut their energy bills carbon emissions (reaching 200,000 homes from late 2010)
- The Mayor’s Electric Vehicle Delivery Plan, including installation of 7,500 charge points across London in the next 3 years
- New investment in green infrastructure including 10,000 new street trees and the ‘Help a London Park’ programme
- The £114m London Green Fund, which uses public sector investment to catalyse private investment in London’s low carbon economy
- Low Carbon Zones, 10 communities across London committed to deliver 20.12% carbon reductions by 2012
- Re:Fit, a programme to retrofit London’s public sector buildings
- Delivery of the Mayor’s four statutory environment strategies (energy, waste, adaptation, air quality).
Dedring previously worked as the Director of the Policy Unit at Transport for London
Transport for London
Transport for London is the local government body responsible for most aspects of the transport system in Greater London in England. Its role is to implement the transport strategy and to manage transport services across London...
where her work had a strong focus on climate change. Previous roles include Chief of Staff to London’s Transport Commissioner, 4 years at McKinsey & Company in London and 2 years running the inward investment team in Ernst and Young’s Kazakhstan office.
Dedring has a law degree from Harvard and is a qualified U.S. lawyer. She speaks German, French and Russian.