Charles Secrett Explained

Charles Secrett is an environmental activist and was head of Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 1993–2003. He is an author and broadcaster on environmental topics.

Secrett was a member of the Labour Government's Commission for Sustainable Development, and sits on the Advisory Boards for The Ecologist magazine, the Environmental Law Foundation in Britain and the Environment Programme of the University of North Carolina in the United States.

In 1999, The Observer newspaper ranked him the 36th most influential person in Britain in its annual Power 300 List and in 2000, he was ranked 200th.

Secrett has also campaigned against nuclear power^[1] and prior to the 2015 general election, he was one of several celebrities who endorsed the parliamentary candidacy of the Green Party's Caroline Lucas.^[2]

Positions held

• Vice President – London Wildlife Trust (2006 – current)
• Member – London Development Agency Board; Chair – LDA Health and Sustainability Advisory Group (2004 – current)
• Chair – Triodos Bank Renewable Energy Fund Board (2004 – current)
• Member – Environmental Law Foundation Advisory Board (2002 – current)
• Trustee – The Building Exploratory Board, Hackney (2004 – current)
• Ambassador – Renewable World (2015 – current)
• Executive Director – Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland (1993 – 2003)^[3]
• Member – UK Roundtable on Sustainable Development and UK Sustainable Development Commission (1993 – 2003)
• University of North Carolina, John Motley Morehead Scholarship; B.A. English and American Literature – Hons. (1972 – 77)

See also

• Environmentalism
• Individual and political action on climate change

External links

• "Environmental activism needs its own revolution to regain its teeth" The Guardian 13 June 2011

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vicious words mark the war between pro and anti-nuclear environmentalists . John Vidal . 10 April 2012 . The Guardian .
2. News: Celebrities sign statement of support for Caroline Lucas – but not the Greens . The Guardian . London . Jessica . Elgot . 24 April 2015 . 22 July 2015.
3. News: Eco Soundings: Green there, done that. Vidal. Josh. 31 October 2007. The Guardian. 13 January 2011.