Episode 28 - Lucy Jenner

Lucy Jenner is an environmental scientist, PhD Student, long distance runner, secret entrepreneur, and Head of Natural Capital Scotland at Savills. Join us as Lucy shares her journey from growing up in the Lake District getting her hands dirty, to studying in Scotland, working with academics at the University of Edinburgh to accelerate the transition to a circular economy, and joining Savills last year to head up the Natural Capital Scotland Team. Lucy shares her passion for the natural environment and being part of a solution to the climate and biodiversity crisis, which has become a human rights issue, equality issue, wellbeing issue and security issue. Through her PhD, Lucy is researching how to improve decision making on the benefits and trade-offs of land use change in Scotland, with some interesting results to date. We discuss the concept of ecological grief and solastalgia, including Lucy’s experiences working with young people through the 2050 Climate Group, her brief foray into the start-up world selling energy bars in reusable wrapping, the importance of empathy in conversations around land use, and how you need to be your own example when it comes to role models. This episode is sponsored by the Rural Scotland team at Savills.Connect with Lucy Jenner on social media - LinkedIn : Lucy Jenner \\ Instagram : @savillsrural Episode Recorded on 6th February 2024.All views expressed are our own. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.