MrFreddie Stretch

Freddie Stretch is a PhD candidate at the Centre for Environmental Policy, supervised by Prof Joeri Rogelj and Alyssa Gilbert. Research Area: Emissions Responsibility Accounting for the Net Zero Transition.Tackling climate change requires urgent action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as the total amount of CO2 emissions needs to be kept to within a global carbon budget. To understand the scale of the task at hand, and measure progress, emissions must first be accounted for, and reported on accordingly. Emissions accounting is often defined by country borders. However, this approach does not address the full contribution of a country’s economic activity to GHG emissions and might therefore reduce the ambition of climate action across their entire sphere of influence.What is measured and monitored has a profound connection with stakeholders’ priorities for influence and action, including how equity and fairness of targets across countries is being perceived. Freddie's research is funded by Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP at the Grantham Institute. His previous experience includes 3 years of working in both financial and carbon accounting, as well as a distinction in his MSc Climate Change Management and Finance, during which he researched the gaps in accounting for biomass energy related emissions. Beyond carbon accounting, he has a background in corporate sustainability strategy, carbon offsetting best practices, and climate tech solutions.