James is a Principal Consultant within the Environmental Policy & Economics team and joined the company in 2023.
James is an environmental economist with over 7 years experience working on projects relating to environmental policy across multiple sectors in the UK, EU and globally, and involving a range of skills including economic models, policy evaluation and assessment, stakeholder engagement and hosting of workshops. James has managed and delivered a range of projects for the European Commission particularly in the area of industrial emissions, including managing the project Impact of the biogas plants and of gasification, liquefaction and pyrolysis of wastes on the environment for DG Environment, and the impact assessment for the Fuel Quality Directive (Technical assessment of transport fuel quality parameters). He also managed the Study supporting EU green investment needs analysis for DG Environment. He has also managed and delivered projects for a range of other clients including the Irish EPA and Natural Resources Wales, and the Asian Development Bank.
Responded very quickly and effectively to a short-notice package of work and provided detailed, comprehensive report addressing issue raised, with clear conclusions.
Jacobs
An assessment on how aircraft noise around airports is currently being managed within the European Union and how it can be improved.
To provide a comparative analysis of the differences in obligations and provisions between the Air Convention Gothenburg Protocol and Directive (EU) 2016/2284 (NEC Directive).
To support the Commission’s ongoing assessment of implementation of the IED and the BAT Conclusions.
Develop policy options for the control of key non-road emission sources in Bristol, based on the powers available to UK local authorities.
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