Amy Gosling
Biography
I am a first year PhD student at WACL, University of York, exploring how ammonia emissions may change in future to implicate necessary action. I completed my BSc Environmental Science degree at the University of Hull and thoroughly enjoyed producing my dissertation which explored how different arable agricultural practices affect soil quality with implications for sustainable soil management policy. I have a keen interest in the environment, all thanks to a Sir David Attenborough climate change documentary I watched in Year 9, and enjoy hiking, kayaking and playing video games in my free time.
Qualifications
BSc Environmental Science
Research interests
Atmospheric chemistry, climate change, soil science, sustainable food production, government policy
Project title
Ammonia futures – the changing face of atmospheric nitrogen emissions
Supervisors
Funding
DEFRA
Project outline
Ammonia is increasingly discussed as a potentially successful source of clean fuel with uses elsewhere within agriculture, industry and transport on a wider scale. However, there are negative outcomes that may arise from increases in ammonia sources and usage, particularly via increased emissions. Furthermore, there is a lack of international policy and regulations concerning ammonia usage and emissions. My project explores how the sources, location and quantity of ammonia emissions may change in future, largely due to decarbonisation initiatives embedded within Net Zero targets. This will potentially both influence and be influenced by policy.
