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.
I had full confidence in Prof Laxen and his team right from the outset in their ability to deliver what we needed in the required timescale.
Band Hatton LLP
Undertake a feasibility assessment of applying EPR to deal with micropollutants such as pharmaceuticals in urban waste water.
An assessment on how aircraft noise around airports is currently being managed within the European Union and how it can be improved.
Contribute to the understanding of the technical issues surrounding the use of the precautionary principle in chemical risk management.
Undertake a formal impact assessment of options to revise the Regulation establishing the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR) according to the Commission’s Better Regulation Guidelines.
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