About
environmemntal & enegy policy & planning
Environmental & Energy Consultants, Ltd (Fiji)
johnston@unwired.com.fj
Summary
Over 30 years of experience (largely at Director, Team Leader, Lead Consultant or Chief Technical Adviser level) in the Pacific islands, the Mekong subregion of SE Asia and elswhere working in energy policy and planning (including renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy security) and broader environmental policy/planning. Clients have included the Asian Development Bank, Australian Aid, East-West Center, European Commission (EC), Climate Parliament, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Global Environment Facility, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Greenpeace Pacific, International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN Oceania), River Commission (MRC), Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS), New Zealand Aid, Pacific Power Association, Regional Community Forestry Training Centre for Asia and the Pacific (RECOFTC, Bangkok), Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC and earlier SOPAC), Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Swiss Agency For Development and Cooperation (SDC), various UN agencies (UNDP, UNFPA, UNIDO, UNOPS, UNESCAP), and the World Bank. Recent work related to climate resilience has been in the energy sector and includes the following:Pacific Small Islands States Scoping Study and Project formulation (senior consultant, Global Green Growth Institute, 2013-2014) Promoting Energy Efficiency in the Pacific, phase 2 (International energy efficiency expert), International Institute of Energy Conservation and Asian Development Bank; January 2012 - early 2015)o Evaluation of EU/SPC North Pacific Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Project (North REP; team leader, Cardno, 2012)o Report on Pacific Perspectives on the Challenges to Energy Security and the Sustainable Use of Energy (consultant, UN ESCAP, 2012)o Improving climate change resilience for energy sector investments (lead researcher for peer-reviewed report, ADB, 2011-2012)
Qualifications
Degree: Bachelor of Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering Status: Completed Education institution: Ohio State University, USA
Degree: MSc in Science and Technology Policy Status: Completed Education institution: University of Sussex
Degree: MSc (distinction) in Environmental Management Status: Completed Education institution: University of London
Professional society: Sustainable Energy Industry Association of the Pacific Islands (SEIAPI) Highest position held: Member
Language: English Reading: Excellent Speaking: Excellent Writing: Excellent
Degree: MSc in Science and Technology Policy Status: Completed Education institution: University of Sussex
Degree: MSc (distinction) in Environmental Management Status: Completed Education institution: University of London
Professional society: Sustainable Energy Industry Association of the Pacific Islands (SEIAPI) Highest position held: Member
Language: English Reading: Excellent Speaking: Excellent Writing: Excellent
Work Experience
Area of expertise: M & E specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Civil engineering (hard and soft engineering solutions) Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Proposal writing/Report writing Experience: 0
Area of expertise: energy sector reslience to climate change Experience: 0
Employment date: Fri, 01/03/1996 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/07/1998 - 12:00 Current: No Company: UN Office for Project Support (UNOPS) Position: Chief Technical Adviser (CTA) Environmental Technical Advisory Programme (ETAP) Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Employment date: Wed, 01/07/1998 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/01/2014 - 12:00 Current: No Company: Environmemntal & Energy Consultants Ltd Position: Director Location: Suva, Fiji
Employment date: Fri, 01/11/1991 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/04/1998 - 12:00 Current: No Company: self employed consultant: energy & environment Location: Suva, Fiji
Employment date: Sun, 01/05/1983 - 12:00 - Tue, 01/10/1991 - 12:00 Current: No Company: UN Economic & Social Commission for Asia & the Pacific Position: Chief Technical Adviser (CTA), Pacific Energy Development Programme Location: Bangkok & Suva
Employment date: Thu, 01/04/1976 - 12:00 - Sun, 01/05/1983 - 12:00 Current: No Company: Government of Fiji Position: various including Chief Planning Officer (Central Planning Office); Director of Energy Location: Suva, Fiji Projects: Project date: Sun, 01/05/1983 - 12:00 Location: throughout PICs & SE Asia Position: CTA, Director, lead consultant Title: many projects; happy to provide details but not in this user-unfriendly & time-consuming format Description: I am happy to provide details of any assignment but this format is too user unfriendly & time-consuming
Project period: Wed, 01/01/1992 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/01/2014 - 12:00 Deliverables I am happy to provide details of numerous consultancies separately i.e. in UNDP, EU or ADB format
Area of expertise: Civil engineering (hard and soft engineering solutions) Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Proposal writing/Report writing Experience: 0
Area of expertise: energy sector reslience to climate change Experience: 0
Employment date: Fri, 01/03/1996 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/07/1998 - 12:00 Current: No Company: UN Office for Project Support (UNOPS) Position: Chief Technical Adviser (CTA) Environmental Technical Advisory Programme (ETAP) Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Employment date: Wed, 01/07/1998 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/01/2014 - 12:00 Current: No Company: Environmemntal & Energy Consultants Ltd Position: Director Location: Suva, Fiji
Employment date: Fri, 01/11/1991 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/04/1998 - 12:00 Current: No Company: self employed consultant: energy & environment Location: Suva, Fiji
Employment date: Sun, 01/05/1983 - 12:00 - Tue, 01/10/1991 - 12:00 Current: No Company: UN Economic & Social Commission for Asia & the Pacific Position: Chief Technical Adviser (CTA), Pacific Energy Development Programme Location: Bangkok & Suva
Employment date: Thu, 01/04/1976 - 12:00 - Sun, 01/05/1983 - 12:00 Current: No Company: Government of Fiji Position: various including Chief Planning Officer (Central Planning Office); Director of Energy Location: Suva, Fiji Projects: Project date: Sun, 01/05/1983 - 12:00 Location: throughout PICs & SE Asia Position: CTA, Director, lead consultant Title: many projects; happy to provide details but not in this user-unfriendly & time-consuming format Description: I am happy to provide details of any assignment but this format is too user unfriendly & time-consuming
Project period: Wed, 01/01/1992 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/01/2014 - 12:00 Deliverables I am happy to provide details of numerous consultancies separately i.e. in UNDP, EU or ADB format