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Nick Young

Election Year: 2021

Election Constituency: Australia

Scholar Status: Scholar in Residence

Rhodes Identifier: Australia-at-large & University 2021

Nick Young

Biography

Nick is an Australian lawyer whose work is at the intersection of climate change, law and policy. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and a Bachelor of Arts (Politics) from Monash University and an MSc in Law and Finance from the University of Oxford.

Nick has worked as an Associate at the High Court of Australia and in various government and non-government roles related to climate change law and policy, including for the UNFCCC, the European Commission, the Centre for Policy Development and the Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative.

At Oxford, Nick is completing a DPhil in Law and working with the Sustainable Law Programme. His work brings a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding and evaluating strategic climate change litigation.