The current core team and associates work for CarbonSense because they want to make a difference. They bring a diverse range of expertise including communication and engagement skills, policy design, finance, behavioural change, environmental science, low-carbon engineering and theatre practice. Our approach is independent, non-judgmental, pragmatic, and business focused.

Antony Turner is the Founder and Managing Director of CarbonSense. He co-authored the report for BT entitled ‘What Would a Genuinely Carbon Neutral BT look like?’ He is particularly proud of organising an event at the UK Treasury in 2005 called ‘Carbon as Currency’.
 His career before starting CarbonSense was principally in engineering where he built a successful track-record launching innovative technologies worldwide. In 1999 he helped set up the ‘Business & Sustainability’ courses at Schumacher College, which he managed for five years, and in 2000 he wrote the industry submission on wave and tidal power for the House of Commons Science & Technology Committee. Antony believes most tough questions in life can be answered by asking “what would nature do?”

Mary Lidgate is a director of CarbonSense.  Mary’s background is in theatre and she uses theatre techniques to offer CarbonSense clients the added benefit of a range of communication skills to help staff and stakeholders understand and embrace a carbon reduction strategy. 

Mary believes that good communications build good relationships which create healthy and efficient working environments.   She sees climate change as another relationship breakdown and the challenge it offers, as an opportunity for companies to revitalise their internal relationships as well as those with customers or clients and other stakeholders. Mary is responsible for developing the CarbonSense team and also collaborates with other theatre practitioners (www.theatre4business.com).

Finn Jackson was educated at Trinity College Oxford, where he obtained a BA degree with honours. After working first in industry and then in strategy consulting, he took an MBA at what is now the Tanaka Business School, London. He passed with Distinction, summa cum laude.  Over 9 years, he created lasting strategic change at EDS in almost every functional area of the business. These insights have now been summarised into his successful new book, The Escher Cycle.

Declan Rajasingam, Low Carbon Futures Manager. Declan brings to CarbonSense some highly specialised expertise, including a foundation in engineering and a BSC post graduate degree in Environmental Science. Declan previously worked for the airport industry as an environmental advisor and sustainability project manager. Declan is currently on secondment to the Natural History Museum to help in their transition to a low carbon future.

Beverley Wonnacott, Personal Assistant to Antony Turner.  Beverley Wonnacott is responsible for administration in the CarbonSense Devon office.  Beverley enjoys being part of the team; she is an experienced administrator and provides vital support to Antony and for the team as a whole. Introduced to CarbonSense by a friend in 2005, she has expanded her role over the last few years to become a core member of the team.

Clive Ardagh is an independent filmmaker (see www.stories4change.com) who makes documentaries and corporate and communications videos both in England and the Norwegian arctic where he has spent many years. He has a passion for filming the significant and meaningful moments in the every-day and his clients have ranged from businesses to individuals and include colleges, charities, organizations and artists.