Careers
A Masters in Carbon Management offers career opportunities in many climate change consultancy, renewable energy, government and NGO, and PhD research positions.
Launched in 2008, the MSc Carbon Management and its graduates have achieved great success in securing employment within the field of climate change and carbon management. The main employment sectors for our graduates are those of climate change consultancy, renewable energy and carbon management project development, government and NGO advisors, and carbon finance and accounting. Several of our graduates are now studying for climate change-focused PhDs.
In 2009 a group of our graduates also launched their own Carbon Management consultancy called ‘Carbon Masters’
During their studies, students on the MSc in Carbon Management have given evidence to the Scottish Parliament and, most recently, received a standing ovation for their presentations at the COP-15 climate change conference in Copenhagen. Graduates and students alike have regularly provided advice on climate change to policy makers and politicians in the UK and overseas. See ‘Career News’ section below for further details.
- Carbon Masters
- BBC News article on the Holyrood climate change conference
- University of Edinburgh report on the COP in Copenhagen
MSc Carbon Management and employers
I am keen to provide assistance to the development of the MSc in Carbon Management from both the NISP and Knowledge Transfer Network angles. The NISP programme has a considerable number of industry members.
Dr Nigel Holmes
NISP Project Coordinator, Scotland
The programme boasts excellent relationships with relevant employers, as well as a great alumni network covering more than 25 nations and providing unrivalled opportunities to link up on research projects and new positions in the field of carbon management.
Frequent industry collaborators on the programme include:
- 2020 Climate Group
- Accenture
- CAMCO
- Carbon Disclosure Project
- Carbon Masters
- Carbon Trust
- Ecometrica
- Plan Vivo
- Prince’s Mayday Network
- Scottish Business in the Community
- Scottish Water
- Sinclair Knight Mertz Consulting
- UK Climate Impacts Programme
- WWF Scotland
We welcome the introduction of this innovative course, which builds on first degree and other experiences. We hope that we will not only continue technical discussions with the University in this field but also receive applications from those on the course
Richard Hotchkiss
Technology Specialist, R&D, RWE npower
- ‘Chance to change the World’ The Times, January 2010
- ‘Modern world in need of enlightened thinking’ The Scotsman, February 2009
- 'Carbon captures interest of the world's students' The Scotsman, December 2008
- ‘Careers: Politics and Climate Change’ Nature, July 2008
- ‘Making the right choices in climate change’, New Scientist April 2008
- ‘Lead the way in cutting carbon’, Sunday Times’ January 2008
- ‘University of Edinburgh Wins Energy Efficiency Award’ December 2007
- ‘Climate of Opportunity’ Nature, August 2007
- ‘Market Takes a Gamble on Carbon Futures’ Nature, August 2007
- ‘Green Light For Lessons’ Daily Record, August 2007
- ‘The Corporate Race to Cut Carbon’ Nature Reports Climate Change, August 2007
Careers Service
Students looking for advice about planning their career and the options available to them are encouraged to make as much use as possible of the University’s Careers Service:
This article was published on Feb 9, 2011