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.
Able to meet very tight deadlines and a pleasure to work with.
Planning Potential
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.
To evaluate, for a typology of fiscal levers that have been adopted or considered to reduce GHG emissions.
Review of trade effluent legislation and practice in the UK and Ireland, and worldwide, and the development of a series of policy options.
Evaluation of options to reduce emissions from the non-transport sector, including energy plant and NRMM
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