Abhilasha Fullonton

Experience

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  UNEP

  Apr 2015 - Jul 2015

  Interagency and Intergovernmental Affairs Intern

  Supported staff by volunteering to oversee the final negotiations on post- 2015 development agenda Regularly contributed in meetings with senior staff, co-authored executive office notesAuthored several summaries of these discussions for the weekly report for internal circulation to the Assistant General Secretary of UNEPConducted ad-hoc research on various topics of interests as well as helped in organizing World Environment Day hosted by UNEP

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  Worldwatch Institute

  Jan 2016 - Apr 2016

  Climate and Energy Intern

  Researched and authored briefing dossiers on St. Lucia’s energy policy and renewable energy (RE) potential which was part of the Caribbean Clean Energy Program (CARCEP)Authored reports of case studies on renewable energy in the Mekong Delta for the Low Emissions Development Strategy (LEDS) working groupUndertook ad hoc research for presentations and interviews for my supervisor and represented WorldWatch Institute in meetings as needed

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  UNDP

  Feb 2017 - Apr 2017

  Policy Unit Intern

  Conducted research to identify appropriate methodology for economic valuation of ecosystem services as part of the Green Climate Fund pre-projectSuccessfully increased interagency and stakeholder cooperation needed in the execution of the project Assisted senior staff in data collection through field visits

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  Climate Connect Technologies

  Oct 2017 - Dec 2018

  Market Analyst

  Published analyst reports which included economic impacts of regulatory changes in California's cap-and-trade programLed a team of 4 in broadening client engagement through subscription sales and renewalsPart of the team that presented price and emission forecast in the North American Carbon World (NACW) conferencePublished and supervised relevant content delivery to stakeholders in California while consistently meeting monthly and weekly deadlines

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  CKinetics

  Feb 2019 - Nov 2020

  Senior Analyst

  Led the launch and development of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) dashboard on CaliforniaCarbon.Info Overlooked the Offsets and LCFS markets which involves analysis, content delivery, client engagement and product managementSupported the transition of CaliforniaCarbon.Info into cKinetics by overseeing continued client engagementConducted both qualitative and quantitative (survey based) analysis for research articles and reportsPreviously, oversaw content development on Sustainability Outlook by authoring research articles on EVs, air pollution and carbon markets Show less

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  The University of Manchester

  Aug 2021 - now

  Lead authored a paper and successfully finished a UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) project on green ammonia as a fuel for aviation and shipping. Secured and led consultation work with Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) alongside publishing a report titled ‘The Potential Role of Ammonia as a Low Carbon Aviation Fuel’.Contributed to consultations on scientific evidence to review Airports National Policy Statement (ANPS) in collaboration with Hausfeld & Co LLP on behalf of the Goodlaw project supporting grassroots efforts to decarbonize aviation sector. Co-authored calls for evidence on Environmental Audit Committee’s inquiry into UK ETS’s planned expansion to cover aviation and shipping.Co-authored a successful bid (>£300k) to conduct integrated assessment of BECCS facilities as part of IDRIC wave 2 funding and led work package 2 for this project. Lead author of Research England funding bid (£24k) ‘Investigating the barriers and opportunities associated with integrating hydrogen into the aviation fuel supply chain in the Northwest’. Show less

  • Research Development Officer

    Feb 2024 - now

  • Research Associate

    Aug 2021 - Feb 2024