Helen Joan Plume CNZM is a climate change expert and senior New Zealand public servant in the Ministry for the Environment. She has represented New Zealand as a negotiator at many United Nations Climate Change Conferences.
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.jpg) Plume at her investiture in October 2020 | |
| Employer | Ministry for the Environment |
Career
editPlume joined the Ministry for the Environment in the mid-1980s.[1] She has represented New Zealand as a negotiator and contributed to climate change agreements, such as the Kyoto Protocol[1] and COP 26.[2]
In 2008 Plume was elected to serve a two-year term as chair of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change's Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice and was the first New Zealander to fill this position. The then minister for climate change, David Parker, acknowledged her "exceptional ability" when he announced her appointment.[3]
In the 2020 New Year Honours, Plume was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the environment.[4]
As of October 2020 she was chair of the Climate Change Experts Group, a collaboration between the OECD and the International Energy Agency.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Citations for Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit: Plume, Ms Helen Joan". Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "How New Zealand could lead the world on climate transparency". FedsNews. 25 October 2021. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "NZ expert to chair international climate group". Scoop News. 30 January 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "New Year honours list 2020". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Helen Plume, of Porirua, CNZM, for services to the environment". The Governor-General of New Zealand. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
External links
edit- Helen Plume interviewed by Ben Abraham, Tea with the High Commission podcast on "Behind the scenes at COP26
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