{"id":277024,"date":"2023-09-03T13:22:32","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T11:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=277024"},"modified":"2023-09-03T13:22:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T11:22:35","slug":"meet-claire-coutinho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=277024","title":{"rendered":"Meet Claire Coutinho"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"485\" data-attachment-id=\"277028\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=277028\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/00Official_portrait_of_Claire_Coutinho_MP_crop_2-e1614641361905.webp?fit=1490%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1490,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"00Official_portrait_of_Claire_Coutinho_MP_crop_2-e1614641361905\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/00Official_portrait_of_Claire_Coutinho_MP_crop_2-e1614641361905.webp?fit=723%2C485&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/00Official_portrait_of_Claire_Coutinho_MP_crop_2-e1614641361905-1024x687.webp?resize=723%2C485&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-277028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/00Official_portrait_of_Claire_Coutinho_MP_crop_2-e1614641361905.webp?resize=1024%2C687&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/00Official_portrait_of_Claire_Coutinho_MP_crop_2-e1614641361905.webp?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/00Official_portrait_of_Claire_Coutinho_MP_crop_2-e1614641361905.webp?resize=768%2C515&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/00Official_portrait_of_Claire_Coutinho_MP_crop_2-e1614641361905.webp?resize=1200%2C805&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/00Official_portrait_of_Claire_Coutinho_MP_crop_2-e1614641361905.webp?w=1490&amp;ssl=1 1490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com\/\">NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Welcome to our new Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"293\" data-attachment-id=\"277025\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=277025\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-95.png?fit=220%2C293&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"220,293\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-95\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-95.png?fit=220%2C293&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-95.png?resize=220%2C293&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-277025\" style=\"width:760px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-95.png?w=220&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-95.png?resize=150%2C200&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Claire Coutinho<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Does Claire have any expertise in energy maybe? Apparently not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, she has worked as Corporate Responsibility Manager at KPMG, before becoming a SPAD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her most recent experience is as Under Secretary of State for Children, Families and Wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So that\u2019s alright then!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does Claire have any expertise in energy maybe? Apparently 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