Lydia Collas

Lydia leads our work on natural environment policy, exploring how best to adapt land use and management to meet our food, climate and nature goals. She is interested in tackling the drivers of environmental degradation and nature loss, including routes to changing consumption preferences. Lydia joined Green Alliance as a policy analyst in April 2022. Prior to joining, she completed a PhD in Conservation Science at the University of Cambridge, analysing the cost effectiveness of contrasting agricultural policy approaches to delivering ambitious biodiversity and climate mitigation outcomes. Lydia also has a master’s in sustainability from Brock University, Canada, and a BA in natural sciences from the University of Cambridge.