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Dr Aythya Young

Carbon Ratings Scientist

Dr Aythya Young's interests

  • Renewable Energy

  • Nature-Based Solutions

  • Blue Carbon

  • Forestry

  • Soil Carbon & Agriculture

  • Waste

  • Biodiversity

  • Climate modelling

  • Co-benefits

  • Conservation science

  • eDNA

  • Field scientist

  • Forest carbon

  • Soil science

Dr Aythya Young is an experienced environmental scientist with a PhD and master's degree in Long Term Climatic and Environmental Change in Peatland Environments. Her research interests are broad, spanning ecology, physical geography and sustainable development. In her current role, she has rated projects across the VCM, specialising in NBS and ARR in particular.

Before joining BeZero, she was involved in a range of ecological and climate change related research projects, and undertook an internship analysing the impacts of climate change on cultural heritage.

Selected publications

2022, Cultural heritage in the context of disasters and climate change: Insights from the DCMS-AHRC Cultural Heritage and Climate Change Cohort

Education

  • University of Edinburgh, Doctoral researcher in Atmospheric and Environmental Science

  • University of Edinburgh, MSc by Research in GeoSciences (Individual Project)

  • University of Edinburgh, Geography (MA Hons)

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