John CARLEY
Vice-President for Circular Economy
Chair of the South East Energy Agency (IE)
Biography
John Carley is the Chairman of the South East Ireland Energy Agency (SEEA). He is a regular speaker at climate and energy events, where he provides expert insights on the circular economy, energy agencies, bioenergy, energy poverty, and other related topics.
He has an academic background in engineering and continues to be an active member of the Institution of Engineers of Ireland.
John is FEDARENE’s Vice-President for Circular Economy. In this role, he addresses issues challenging the circular transition in Europe, such as stimulating demand for recycled materials, recovering critical materials, and harmonising “end-of-waste” and e-waste criteria and rules.
During his current term as Vice-President, John is supporting the advancement of Circular Economy policies and positioning FEDARENE as a leading network with expertise on circular economy and material use to increase the organisation’s visibility. On the EU level, John is dedicated to embedding circular practices into local and regional energy systems. Within Ireland, John also promotes waste prevention, secondary raw materials markets, and resource efficiency
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