Lucy Webster

Biography

I am a third year PhD student at WACL focusing on the implications of net-zero policies on Air Quality in the UK. This has included looking at air pollutant emissions from novel technologies – specifically using hydrogen as a combustion fuel for construction and agricultural vehicles. I have also taken a broad systems view of nitrogen oxide regulation for different sectors and conducted analysis to compare emission limits in equivalent units for the first time.

My current research focuses on the overlap between air quality, net zero policy, and environmental justice. This includes modelling the spatial distribution of heat pump uptake and assessing its implications for inequalities in population exposure to harmful pollutants. I enjoy working at the interface of science and policy and I am keen to ensure that climate mitigation actions in the UK also achieve substantial improvements in air quality.

Qualifications

Masters in Natural Sciences (MSci).

Research interests

Climate, air quality, air pollution and policy.

Project title

Implications for air quality from net-zero policies and pathways in the UK.

Supervisors

Funding

NCAS.

Project outline

I am using a systematic approach to investigate how net-zero policies will impact air pollution in the UK. This involves assessing the pollution pathways, and potential secondary atmospheric chemistry effects, that the implementation of such polices may involve.

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