Renewable Energy
Water
Nature-Based Solutions
Blue Carbon
Forestry
Soil Carbon & Agriculture
Biomass-Based Carbon Removals
Ocean-Based Carbon Removals
Bayesian statistics
Biodiversity
Biomass sampling
Carbon mapping
Causal inference
Climate modelling
Co-benefits
Conservation science
Environmental economics
Field scientist
Forest carbon
Geostatistics
Geospatial sciences
GIS
Plant sciences
Process models
Remote sensing
Satellite imagery
Sustainable Development Goals
Climate finance
An expert in climate science, Dr Spencer Meyer has more than 20 years’ experience developing nature-based solutions with a focus on forests, climate and water. As a forester and landscape ecologist, he has worked with forest industry, conservation NGOs, private foundations and governments on forest management, carbon markets, conservation finance, and partnership development.
Before joining BeZero Carbon, Spencer was the head of science at NCX, a climate tech pioneer in the voluntary carbon market, where he led carbon markets, biodiversity and co-benefits research. He previously worked at the Highstead Foundation, Harvard Forest, Yale School of the Environment, The Nature Conservancy and the University of Maine.
Education
Yale University, Post-doc, Yale School of the Environment and Center for Business and the Environment
University of Maine, PhD in Forest Management and Sustainability Science
University of Maine, MS in Forest Management
Dartmouth College, AB in Environmental Studies
Research association
Spencer is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events, and has served on numerous forestry, climate, and conservation finance boards and advisory groups.
Learn more about Spencer's academic history and publications
Introducing BeZero's classification of safeguard requirements, and why safeguards are essential for creating high-integrity carbon projects
Highlighting how the choice of tree species in ARR projects can affect ratings, and why it must be considered as part of a more holistic assessment.