The Secretariat team supports co-chairs Canada and the UK and members in their efforts to advance the objectives of the Powering Past Coal Alliance, through the administration and management of PPCA outreach, engagement of members and partners, and communications.
The PPCA Secretariat team is hosted by two of its partners, E3G and Pembina.
Julia Skorupska joined the PPCA Secretariat in November 2022. Her background is in diplomacy. She worked for the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office from 2008-2022. Her most recent posting was as Political Counsellor and Development Director in the British Embassy in Cairo. She has also been posted to China and worked on South Asia and the Middle East.
Programme Advisor, Chris Radojewski joined the PPCA secretariat team in February 2021 to deepen the Alliance's cooperation with sub-national members. Chris has significant experience working in intergovernmental and international relations across a variety of areas including trade, energy, and climate change. From 2016-2019, Chris worked for the Province of Alberta’s Washington DC Office, engaging extensively with subnational governments. Most recently, he worked on the development of Alberta’s revised investment attraction strategy. Chris is based in London, UK.
Fiona Lavroff joined the PPCA as the Communications Officer in October 2021 with the aim of increasing membership visibility and providing support for comms activities and events, such as COP26 and 27. Previous to this, Fiona worked in communications for Eurocontrol, an international aviation agency, and in the entertainment industry for Motion Picture Association. Fiona holds a BA in Chinese & History from The University of Edinburgh and is working towards an MA in Journalism. In her spare time, Fiona enjoys cooking, photograph and live music events.
Helena joined as the PPCA's Network Coordinator in August 2022. In this role she will work with the Alliance's network to leverage and amplify the expertise and experiences of its members in coal phase out efforts. Helena previously worked at Carbon Tracker Initiative and is currently completing a master's degree at King's College London in Climate Change: Environment, Science and Policy.
Cait oversees the Secretariat’s internal processes including financial reporting, resource management, and event support. Prior to joining the PPCA Secretariat, Cait lived in the Netherlands where she worked for the Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy and the Hague Journal of Diplomacy. Cait holds a BSc from LSE and an MSc in International Relations & Diplomacy from Leiden University. Cait enjoys dancing, hiking, and baking.
Based in Berlin, Lorane Collignon joined the PPCA as the new programme officer working on non-OECD engagement in August 2022. Before joining the PPCA, Lorane was working at the International Energy Agency on the India Programme. Lorane holds a MA in International Energy from Sciences Po Paris and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Aberdeen. In her free time, Lorane likes to play field hockey.
The PPCA Declaration was launched on 16 November 2017, at COP23 in Bonn. It sets out our collective commitment to accelerate the transition from coal to clean energy. We commit to achieve that phase-out in a sustainable and economically inclusive way, including appropriate support for workers and communities. We will also encourage our peers to join us in the Powering Past Coal Alliance to build a better world for our kids and grandkids.
