Maeve McLoughlin

My PhD research project aims to compare and contrast the utilisation and learning from specific regulatory quality tools and processes (RIA and ex-post evaluation) in the risk management develoment phase of environment risk regulation controlling air pollution in Europe and the US.  

My specific focus is on the control of tailpipe emissions from leaded petrol vehicles over the period 1970-1990, and diesel vehicles over the period 1990 - present.  My aim is to understand if US policy makers were ahead of their time in utilising and learning from certain best practice regulatory tools and processes, and how the EU compared, and what (if any) learnings are there from this.

Prior to commencing my PhD in 2014, I worked for over a decade in environmental risk and compliance, and broader sustainability issues.  I worked both in-house and as an external consultant, developing global, European and national industry strategies, policies, practical implementation methods, and meeting corporate governance monitoring and reporting requirements.  Industries I have worked with include transport, media, finance, insurance and property development.  

Environmental science, marine science, risk assessment and management, risk regulation, scientific ethics