I am a Professor of Environmental Law, Co-Director of the UK Trade Policy Observatory and Deputy Director of the Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy. My research focuses on the relationship between environmental protection and economic integration through trade. I was a Specialist Advisor to the EFRA Committee (UK House of Commons) from 2021-24, and an instructor for the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s Advanced Diplomatic Academy.

I hold a PhD from King’s College London and an MSc (with distinction) from Oxford University. I was a Marie Curie Researcher at Bocconi University and have consulted at the United Nations Environment Programme’s Economics and Trade Branch, where I acted as a WTO liaison.

I am currently working on an EU Horizon 2020 grant project on how EU Free Trade Agreements and wider trade policy reflects the goal of securing sustainable agricultural practices, and led on a report for the UK Committee on Climate Change on trade policy and emissions reduction. My research and commentary have been featured in the Associated Press, Marketplace, BBC, CNN, China Daily, Financial Times, Independent, Guardian, New Scientist, Times, Telegraph, Vice, Wired, Xinhua News, and others.