Environmental Defense Fund Europe said Monday that Baroness Bryony Worthington has been selected as the first executive director for the European branch international nonprofit environmental group. “Under Bryony’s leadership, Environmental Defense Fund will bring a fresh voice to the European environmental debate — a voice for practical solutions grounded in science and harnessing the power of markets,” board Chairman Carl Ferenbach said in a release. “We are honored and delighted that Bryony has chosen to join us and bring her considerable skills to bear as a champion for effective environmental policy.”
Worthington has spent her career campaigning for environmental solutions in a range of organizations, including U.K. energy firm Scottish and Southern Energy and Friends of the Earth. She is the founder and managing director of the Sandbag Climate Campaign. She was appointed a member of the House of Lords in 2010 and served as a shadow minister for the Department of Energy and Climate Change until 2015, according to the release.
