Lead E.U. Negotiator (technology and trade) representing 28 Member States at COP21 UNFCCC Climate Agreement, Paris.
Chair of the U.N. Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), a UNEP/ UNIDO institution delivering adaptation and mitigation projects to developing countries with a network of 700 organisations.
Co-Facilitator for UNFCCC Subsidiary bodies meeting of Parties at (SBI 56), Bonn 2022. Agenda item 13 (c).
Chair of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership Programme Board.
Evaluator for European Commission's Call for 100 Climate Neutral Cities initiative, 2022.
Author of Accelerated Low Carbon Technology (ProDoc) Programme Document for UNIDO-UNEP joint collaboration.
European Commission’s Independent Expert for Climate Change Performance and Mitigation for European Green Capital Award Programme. The European Green Capital Award, and the Green Leaf Award for smaller cities, both presented by the European Commission, recognise and reward cities and urban areas that are committed to sustainability.
International Expert for Iraq's GCF Project 'Building institutional capacity through the second Green Climate Fund readiness project'.
International Climate Change Expert, Iraq, UNDP. As Lead Consultant I preparing the Government of Iraq for their role in negotiation at COP and enabling the delivery of a GCF project aimed at strengthening the capacity of the NDA and ensuring access to GCF funds and support to national organizations seeking accreditation at GCF.
Moderator for NDC Workshop on raising NDC ambition and sharing best practice. Matt facilitated the workshop with UNFCCC and its Technology Executive Committee aimed at raising NDC ambition from the perspective of NDCs and SIDs. Engagement focuses on Dominican Republic, Chile, Eswatini and international organisations such as GCF and NDC Partnership.
European Commission’s Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance, EU (2018-2020) The TEG has been working on developing the EU taxonomy for climate change mitigation and climate change ation. Matt was identified as an expert by the TEG and developed technical screening criteria (specifically around technologies such as storage and flexibility) for the second round of climate change mitigation and ation activities.