MSc Environment & Development
Senior Analyst, Committee on Climate Change, UK Government
Alex started working in international development in India before moving to work in Environmental Policy. For 3 years he worked at an environmental policy think tank in Australia, where he conducted research that had been commissioned by Government focusing on urban water policy. He moved to the UK, did his masters, and began work as an Economist at the Committee on Climate Change. Now the focus of his role is to develop scenarios for decarbonisation of the UK economy and advise Government on the level of reductions in emissions required to meet their carbon reduction targets.
Alex believes the best way to get a feel for different workplaces is to talk to people and do work experience. "Once you know where you want to get into, use everything you can - e.g. your dissertation - to network and get in the offices of the organisation that you would like to work for."
He has used his current work to advise internationally on climate policy in his own time - particularly in his home country of Australia - and has been able to use his overseas experience to contribute to the debate back home through the media.