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Professor Rees<\/a> was elected unopposed to the position for its three year term. She takes over as the Society’s figurehead and chair of its elected trustees from Michael Palin CBE. Judith is Director of LSE’s Grantham Research Institute, as well as the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP), hosted jointly with the University of Leeds.<\/p>\n

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