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.
Thoroughly enjoyed working with AQC. The final report is excellent and just what I had hoped for. Thank you.
SEPA
Development of documentation to support the discharge of improvement conditions in the environmental permit for a new data centre.
EIA and a green infrastructure strategy.
Permitting support for a variation to introduce screening of incinerator bottom ash (IBA) at an existing Energy from Waste facility.
Expert Witness and mitigation measures for air quality impacts in an AQMA.
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