Adam McGibbon
Adam McGibbon is a
Early life and education
McGibbon was born in Belfast in 1988 and attended
He was a two-term Vice President of Queen’s University Belfast Students’ Union and member of the Regional Executive of the National Union of Students – Union of Students in Ireland. He was a leader in the 2010-11 student campaign that stopped tuition fee increases at Northern Irish universities.[6][7][8] As of 2020, this campaign had saved Northern Ireland university students £1 billion in tuition fees compared to English students.[9]
Activism
After graduating, McGibbon worked as an election campaign manager for the
While working for Global Witness, McGibbon led a coalition of organisations that forced Prime Minister Boris Johnson to end the UK's multi-billion taxpayer finance for fossil fuel projects overseas in December 2020.[14] The UK was the first country in the world to make the move. The campaign won the ‘David and Goliath Award’ from the Sheila McKechnie Foundation.[15] By the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, the campaign had produced a "domino effect," pushing 25 other countries, including the United States and Canada, to join the UK in phasing out public finance for overseas fossil fuel projects.[16][17]
McGibbon was the inaugural winner of the Spirit of Northern Ireland ‘Climate Hero’ award in 2021.[18]
Writing & media
McGibbon has written for The Guardian, The Independent, The Nation, The New Statesman, Reader’s Digest, The Times and others on politics, the environment and Northern Irish affairs.[19][20][21]
References
- ^ Corr, Shauna (13 May 2021). "Belfast man wins award for convincing UK Government to stop funding fossil fuels". BelfastLive. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Northern Ireland remains sectarian and without political leadership | Adam McGibbon". The Guardian. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "BBC News | Election 2010 | Constituency | Belfast South". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ i-team (1 June 2016). "'I was made homeless because I didn't know the rules'". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Student activist graduates to campaigning position". Belfast Media Group. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Northern Ireland university tuition fees frozen". BBC News. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ McGibbon, Adam (27 January 2020). "Opinion: Why raising tuition fees would be a big fight to pick". BelfastLive. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Ashcroft Poll: Clear lead for Green MP Caroline Lucas | The Green Party". www.greenparty.org.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ sianberry (16 July 2015). "London Green Party hires Caroline Lucas' campaign manager to steer Mayoral and Assembly bid". London Green Party. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "The Green Party won a surprisingly huge number of votes in the London Mayoral elections". The Independent. 7 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Adam McGibbon". www.Linkedin.com.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "UK Overseas Fossil Fuels Campaign > Sheila McKechnie Foundation". Sheila McKechnie Foundation. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Corr, Shauna (4 November 2021). "Belfast man's fossil fuel divestment campaign leads to major COP26 breakthrough". BelfastLive. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Adam McGibbon". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Adam McGibbon | The Guardian, The Independent, The Times Journalist | Muck Rack". muckrack.com. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Adam McGibbon". The Independent. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2021.