Freya joined the UNEP-Copenhagen Climate Centre in September 2024 in the Mitigation Analysis and Data Management Section. She works primarily within the Capacity Building Initiative Global Support Programme (CBIT-GSP), where she provides project management and technical expertise across the 10 global transparency networks. Here work involves extensive capacity building support, including the development and delivery of trainings and webinars across mitigation, adaptation and NDC areas, to countries and regions under the CBIT-GSP.
Prior to her work at UNEP-CCC, Freya worked at the built-environment firm Arup, where she worked on the Climate Change and Sustainability team. Here, she was involved in working across both the public and private sectors, on a range of climate change areas such as mitigation, adaptation, and risk and vulnerability, in the European and Central Asian regions. Freya aided in the development of some of the first EU Taxonomy aligned risk and vulnerability assessments, provided technical support for two GCAP’s under the EBRD, as well as developed pilot scope 3 assessments for a science and technology giant, operating out of Ireland. Freya has experience working in and across many sectors including building materials, banking, science and technology, local and national governments, building developers, as well as many others.
Freya holds a first-class MSc in Environment and Energy Engineering, from the University of Sheffield, where she specialized in CO2 capture and utilization for the development of third generation biofuels. Her BEng in Mechanical Engineering saw her focus in renewable energy and circular economy. She holds a certification in Sustainability and Climate Risk (SCR) from the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP).
