Nataliya has more than 10 years' experience in environmental consultancy – primarily in climate change policy, but also in carbon markets and waste management – for government, private sector, and international organizations, and more than six years in coordination roles in international donor-funded environmental projects. Her academic background includes a Master’s degree in Environmental Sciences from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Kyiv, Ukraine. She also holds a Master’s degree in Global Energy Management with distinction from the Business School of the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, supported through a Chevening Award from the UK Government. Nataliya is fluent in English, Russian, and Ukrainian and has intermediate knowledge of French.