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Deputy Director for Climate and Sustainable Development, Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity of Luxembourg

Andrew Ferrone

Andrew Ferrone holds a PhD in climatology and has a lot of experience at the interface between climate science and policy. He is currently director of European and international affairs at the Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity in Luxembourg, where he coordinates the work of the ministry related to european and international policies and acts as lead scientific advisor to the ministry.

Andrew Ferrone holds a PhD in climatology and has a lot of experience at the interface between climate science and policy. He is currently director of European and international affairs at the Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity in Luxembourg, where he coordinates the work of the ministry related to european and international policies and acts as lead scientific advisor to the ministry. He is also head of the Luxembourg delegation to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Andrew obtained his PhD from the Catholic University of Louvain, on the topic of aviation and climate change in Europe: from regional climate modelling to policy options.
Principal Climate Action Advisor, EIB

Esther Badiola

Esther Badiola is Principal Climate Advisor at the European Investment Bank’s Climate Office. She played a pivotal role in developing the EIB’s inaugural Climate Strategy in 2015 as lead economist and has been instrumental in international climate partnerships. Her career began in industrial auditing and analysis, transitioning into senior regulatory roles in network industries. Esther holds a MSc degree in Environmental Economics and a Bachelor’s in Economics.

Esther Badiola is Principal Climate Advisor at the European Investment Bank’s Climate Office. She played a pivotal role in developing the EIB’s inaugural Climate Strategy in 2015 as lead economist and has been instrumental in international climate partnerships. Her career began in industrial auditing and analysis, transitioning into senior regulatory roles in network industries. Esther holds a MSc degree in Environmental Economics and a Bachelor’s in Economics. She contributes to sustainability as a writer and visiting professor. She contributed as a review editor to the last IPCC’s AR6 climate change mitigation report.
Chair and coordinator of the research program in Sustainable Finance, University of Luxembourg

Michael Halling

Program Manager, GARI

Sara Shoff

Sara Shoff is the Program Manager leading GARI’s efforts in the Climate Adaptation Innovation Learning (CAIL) initiative and growing GARI’s global network and impact. Prior to GARI Sara led operations and impact at Provenance Capital Group, a start-up investment advisor focused on regenerative food and agriculture. Earlier she led Oikocredit US’ efforts to re-enter the US retail impact investing market.

Sara Shoff is the Program Manager leading GARI’s efforts in the Climate Adaptation Innovation Learning (CAIL) initiative and growing GARI’s global network and impact. Prior to GARI Sara led operations and impact at Provenance Capital Group, a start-up investment advisor focused on regenerative food and agriculture. Earlier she led Oikocredit US’ efforts to re-enter the US retail impact investing market. Sara started her career as an agro-forestry extension agent with the US Peace Corps in Senegal then support the US’s international development finance institution by implementing environmental and social safeguards. Sara holds a BS in Environmental Management from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and an MBA from the Yale School of Management.