About the author

Emma is a senior analyst with eight years’ experience of working on NAO’s climate change, environment and sustainable development value for money work. This has included reports on air quality, farming, the governance of net zero and environmental goal delivery, international development spending and the environmental sustainability of central government departments.

In 2023, Emma was seconded as a Committee Specialist to the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee where she led inquiries on the UK’s contribution to global deforestation and sustainable forestry in the UK. Emma holds an MA in Zoology and MSc in Climate change, development and policy.