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My career in sustainability started, as it does for many, at university. I studied Energy Engineering in Cornwall at the University of Exeter. During my studies, I completed internships with Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult completing data analysis and modelling for a first of its kind small scale hydro range scheme and at TCarta on product development and market research for their earth observation analysis services. I was also lucky enough to be elected as my subject’s student representative and as the energy officer for the student’s union.

Following university from 2021 to 2025 I worked as the Energy and Carbon Analyst for the British Antarctic Survey. My role was wide‑ranging, covering carbon reporting, modelling, auditing, policy, and communications. I led the carbon accounting of BAS’s scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. I was responsible for energy management and analysis across BAS’s entire operational footprint. I also developed and implemented BAS’s energy auditing procedures, carried out data and thermal modelling, and managed and expanded metering systems across the estate.

Alongside the technical work, I contributed to policy development, supported feasibility studies and business cases, and served as the project manager for Climate4Change, BAS’s culture‑change programme. It was for my work at BAS that I was named one of edie’s 30 under 30 future leaders of sustainable business in 2025 and won the rising sustainability star award in 2026.

Now as the sustainable energy and water officer for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets I contribute to the council's ambition to reach net‑zero by 2045. With 50,000 new homes planned over the coming years, ensuring that the borough has the right low‑carbon, resilient infrastructure in place is essential. As part of the new Future Energy and Water Systems team, I aim to support the planning and co‑ordination of energy and water networks that can meet this growing demand while enabling a transition to a cleaner, more efficient system. We want to drive forward a whole‑energy‑systems approach, helping to integrate electricity, heat, smart technologies and water management in a way that maximises benefits for local people.

I currently lead the development of our water offset scheme. This scheme is a first of its kind in London and aims to combat water scarcity and increased flood risk from development. This will allow developers who can prove there are valid site constraints that prevent them from meeting water efficiency and drainage to pay an offset. These ringfenced funds will support water‑efficiency and sustainable drainage projects across the council’s estate and public highways.