Lydia Loopesko
Senior Communications Officer
As Senior Communications Officer, Lydia is responsible for making Carbon Gap, and its mission of helping Europe become a world leader in deploying carbon removal, more accessible to the public and key stakeholders. Lydia joined Carbon Gap because she understood the importance of promoting the solutions and policies to reverse climate change. Prior to working at Carbon Gap, Lydia worked as a Buildings Archaeologist in the UK for three years before transitioning into sustainability by working with Startup Basecamp, a community of climate tech founders and investors working to accelerate capital deployment toward climate solutions. She holds a BA in Geology from Whitman College and a Masters in Cultural Heritage Management from the University of York.
ARTICLES BY LYDIA LOOPESKO
30 Jun 2026 | Lydia Loopesko
Pol-ing its own climate weight: can Poland fulfil its carbon removal potential?
The recent Carbon Removal Readiness Assessment for Poland shows that the country could potentially become net-negative, but there is a lot standing in the way of it getting there.
20 May 2026 | Alexander Mäkelä and Lydia Loopesko
Corporate carbon removal demand is being parked
A recent market survey of sustainability leaders points to a feeling of uncertainty policymakers will need to address to carbon removal
31 Mar 2026 | Lydia Loopesko
Separating carbon cartons: Different eggs go in different baskets
Lydia Loopesko looks back at our fireside chat on applying the Like-for-Like principle to carbon removals.
3 Dec 2025 | Lydia Loopesko
A Carbon Carol: Buildings of the Past, Present, and Future
Using timber in buildings has significant carbon removal potential, but there is still a lot of uncertainty around longevity and sustainability. We dive in to how timber has been used in the past and how it can pave way for a net-negative future.