Alexandra Scott

Senior Climate Diplomacy Expert

Alexandra Scott is a Senior Climate Diplomacy Expert at ECCO. 

Alex works with ECCO to shape new policy ambitions for faster climate action through multilateral and bilateral cooperation. 

Alex is a freelance climate diplomacy strategist with 15 years of experience in climate change policy development and advocacy, both inside and outside of government. She has led climate diplomacy and governance teams in the UK government, the climate change think tank E3G, the research institute Centre for International Sustainable Development Law and local government in Australia. His areas of expertise include climate geopolitics, the UNFCCC, G7 and G20 climate agreements and international financial system reform. 

Alex brings her expertise in negotiation, coalition building and policy strategy to ECCO. Her experience includes developing government climate change strategies, such as drafting the UK’s first Nationally Determined Contribution and the City of Perth’s Energy Resilience plan. She has also built champion groups of NGOs, ministers and negotiators to shape global climate agreements, including COP26’s Glasgow Climate Pact, the G7’s support for a global commitment to transition away from fossil fuels, and the Climate and Development Ministers’ Access to Finance Task Force, aimed at helping countries break down barriers and pool funding sources for their national climate plans.