Case Study: Kirsten

The document outlines the career of Kirsten, a Climate Change Consultant at a global sustainable development firm. Her work focuses on providing strategic climate advice, contributing to Environmental Impact Assessments, and utilizing carbon management tools to achieve whole life carbon reduction in the built environment. She holds an MA in Geography and an MSc in Carbon Management, and she emphasizes the importance of working for organizations that share her ethics and morals to create meaningful change.

• Kirsten's professional role involves educating clients on the causes and consequences of the climate crisis, assisting them in creating feasible targets and action plans, and contributing to Environmental Impact Assessments.
• The consultant specializes in the built environment, employing carbon management methodologies to achieve whole life carbon reduction on projects of international significance.
• Kirsten's academic background includes an MA (Hons) in Geography and an MSc in Carbon Management, the latter of which was specifically sought after by her employer for a Carbon & Sustainability Consultant graduate position.
• Her career is guided by specific ethical principles, including a refusal to work with organizations that do not share her ethics and morals, as evidenced in their policies and codes of practice.

APA

Scientists for Global Responsibility (n.d.). Case Study: Kirsten. https://www.sgr.org.uk/globally-responsible-careers/case-studies/case-study-kirsten-climate-consultancy

Chicago

Scientists for Global Responsibility. Case Study: Kirsten. n.d. https://www.sgr.org.uk/globally-responsible-careers/case-studies/case-study-kirsten-climate-consultancy.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{scientistsforglobalresponsibilityndcase, author = {{Scientists for Global Responsibility}}, title = {{Case Study: Kirsten}}, institution = {Scientists for Global Responsibility}, url = {https://www.sgr.org.uk/globally-responsible-careers/case-studies/case-study-kirsten-climate-consultancy}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }