Matt Lavelle
Lead Scientist, Ratings Innovation
Matt Lavelle's interests
Energy
Energy Efficiency
Renewable Energy
Household Devices
Energy Efficient Devices
Water
Nature-Based Solutions
Forestry
Biodiversity
Conservation science
Environmental economics
Forest carbon
Matthew Lavelle has a background in ecological economics, with a speciality in systems thinking and more broadly, sustainable scale, fair distribution and efficient allocation. His dissertation focused on the valuation of ecosystem services, in particular that of zoonoses regulation, which he worked on in conjunction with the World Bank.
Before joining BeZero, Matthew was an Energy Specialist at Bulb specialising in renewable energy.
Education
University of Edinburgh, MSc in Ecological Economics
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