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“Plans to protect air and water, wilderness and wildlife are in fact plans to protect man.” —Stewart Udall

ABOUT ME

I recently completed my PhD at Clemson University studying forest economics, carbon cycling, and carbon offset markets. My research involved quantifying carbon sequestration and other ecosystem services at various spatial scales, including the plot level through on the ground carbon measurements, landscape level through eddy covariance towers and sensors, and at the state level through satellite imagery and LiDAR. 

These analyses drive my passion to mitigate climate change and reduce our impact on the environment. Through carbon markets and natural climate solutions, I aim to connect conservation finance funding sources with those implementing conservation on the ground. As we work to value Ecosystem Services more effectively, we are at the cutting edge of carbon and ecosystems services research, providing the methodology to achieve our climate change mitigation and adaptation goals.

About

Education

PhD Student and Graduate Research Assistant

Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation

Clemson University

2020 - 2024

Master of Science, Forest Resources

Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation

Clemson University

Bachelors of Science, Natural Resources and Environment Management, Biology

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management

Ball State University

Research Interests

Carbon Cycling

Nature Based Solutions

 

Climate Change Mitigation

Payments for Ecosystem Services

Carbon Markets

Conservation Finance

Natural Capital Accounting

Contact

Contact

Located in Greenville, SC

lucasclay37@gmail.com

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