Martha is Senior Technical Manager for Climate Action Planning, focussing on emissions mitigation. She provides expert assistance to cities with developing new climate action plans and evidence.

Before joining C40, Martha was a senior policy officer at the Greater London Authority. She prepared London’s annual greenhouse gas emissions inventory, developed new analytical tools and insights to support climate budgets and environmental strategy, and led the development of workshops and tools to advance social justice and equality goals in city programmes. She previously worked as a climate policy research consultant, supporting NGOs, industry advocates and local governments with climate action plans and strategy. She is a freelance writer, with a particular interest in the links between housing and climate crises.

Martha has a Masters degree in Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering from the University of Cambridge.