The B.C. Green Party announced the nomination of Dr. Alison Shaw for Kelowna-Lake Country on Thursday.

Boasting an impressive resume, the B.C. Greens are hoping Shaw will pose a challenge to B.C. Liberal incumbent Norm Letnick.

According to the B.C. Greens website, Shaw was the first authorized researcher to explore how scientists and policymakers influence one another in the Nobel-Prize winning United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Shaw also founded FlipSide Sustainability, which applies research and pioneering tools to aid public and private sector clients to account for people and the planet alongside budgets and profit.

“I have never considered politics until now,” Shaw said in a statement on the B.C. Green party website. “I feel compelled to bring the qualities I believe are lacking in our political environment: a passion to protect what we value in B.C. and the integrity to listen to people to create the future we want. I want to support a government that emphasizes evidence and people over politics. I want to promote smart and proven fiscal social and environmental policies that actually strengthen our local economies and communities. The B.C. Green Party provides strategic leadership in this direction, offering a pragmatic and genuine alternative for voters.”

The B.C. Conservatives and B.C. NDP have not yet announced candidates for the Kelowna-Lake Country riding.