Gerry Arances

Executive Director - Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development

Gerry Arances is a long-term climate and environmental advocate. He has engaged governments, companies, and international and domestic finance institutions concerning the climate crisis and sustainability issues, and has worked with indigenous peoples, communities, and civic movements in tackling human rights and natural resource and minerals management issues. Today, his primary work concerns advancing energy transformation, ecological integrity, and people-centered development as Executive Director of the Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development (CEED), and a convenor of the Power for People Coalition, Withdraw from Coal, Protect VIP, and #WagGas campaigns.