Our team
CO2RE comprises a highly motivated, multidisciplinary team of 19 leading academic experts on greenhouse gas removal in the UK, backed by seven institutions
Prof Cameron Hepburn
Position - Principal Investigator
Director, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment (SSEE), and Professor of Environmental Economics, University of Oxford Read more
Dr Steve Smith
Position - Executive Director
Executive Director of CO2RE and the Oxford Net Zero initiative. Read more
Prof Myles Allen
Position - Lead on National and International Research Engagement
Professor of Geosystem Science, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford Read more
Dr Elizabeth Baldwin
Position - Co-lead on Economic Policies & Incentives
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Oxford Read more
Dr Rob Bellamy
Position - Lead on Responsible Innovation & Societal Engagement
Lecturer in Climate and Society, Department of Geography, University of Manchester Read more
Prof Sanja Bogojević
Position - Co-lead on Governance, Legal & Ethical Factors
Professor of Law, Lady Margaret Hall and Faculty of Law, University of Oxford Read more
Dr Aoife Brophy
Position - Co-lead on Business Models
Lecturer in Innovation and Enterprise, SSEE and Saïd Business School, University of Oxford Read more
Dr Isabela Butnar
Position - Lead on GGR Evaluation Framework, and Synthesis & Decision Support
Senior Research Fellow in Bioenergy Systems, UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources Read more
Dr Emily Cox
Position - Researcher on Responsible Innovation & Societal Engagement
Research Associate, School of Psychology, Cardiff University and Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford Read more
Prof Paul Ekins
Position - Co-lead on Portfolio of Policy Options
Professor of Resources and Environmental Policy, UCL Read more
Prof Sam Fankhauser
Position - Co-lead on Economic Policies & Incentives
Professor of Climate Economics and Policy, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford Read more
Navraj Singh Ghaleigh
Position - Co-lead on Governance, Legal & Ethical Factors and Lead for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Senior Lecturer in Climate Law, University of Edinburgh Read more
Alyssa Gilbert
Position - Lead on Engagement
Director of Policy and Translation, Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment, Imperial College London Read more
Dr Stephen Hall
Position - Co-lead for Business & Industry Engagement, and Business Models
Academic Fellow and Programme Leader for MSc Sustainable Cities, University of Leeds Read more
Prof Stuart Haszeldine
Position - Lead on Policy, Business & Governance
Professor of Carbon Capture and Storage, University of Edinburgh Read more
George Hope
Position - Communications Manager
George ensures effective communication of high impact research and engagement to the Programme’s key target audiences. Read more
Dr Jo House
Position - Lead on Monitoring, Reporting & Verification and Socio-ecological Systems
Reader in Environmental Science and Policy, University of Bristol Read more
Dr John Lynch
Position - Research Associate on Socio-ecological Systems
John Lynch is an environmental scientist studying the carbon sequestration potential of different land-uses, and associated environmental and socioeconomic co-benefits or trade-offs. He has a background in ecology and agricultural ... Read more
Prof Niall Mac Dowell
Position - Lead on Systems Modelling of GGR
Professor of Future Energy Systems, Imperial College London Read more
Dr Justin Macinante
Position - Research Associate on Governance, Legal & Ethical Factors
Post-doctoral Research Fellow in Climate Change, University of Edinburgh Read more
Mikal Mast
Position - Hub Manager
Mikal is responsible for the smooth running of the project, including coordination of the Hub research support team. Read more
Dr Eleni Michalopoulou
Position - Research Associate on Monitoring, Reporting & Verification
Research Associate, Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York Read more
Prof Michael Obersteiner
Position - Lead on Decision Support Tools
Director, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford Read more
Dr Piera Patrizio
Position - Research Associate on Systems Modelling of GGR
Senior Research Associate, Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London Read more
Dr Clare Richardson-Barlow
Position - Research Fellow in Business Models for Carbon Removal
Research Fellow in the School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds Clare Richardson-Barlow is Research Fellow in the School of Earth and Environment and an instructor in regional political economy in the School of Languages, ... Read more
Dr Paul Rouse
Position - Flexible Fund Manager
Paul is responsible for running the Programme’s Flexible Fund, which will support work to address research and engagement gaps in GGR. Read more
Prof Nathalie Seddon
Position - Lead on Socio-ecological Systems
Professor of Biodiversity, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford Read more
Luka Štrubelj
Position - Research Associate on Governance, Legal & Ethical Factors
Research Fellow in Environmental Law, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford Read more
Prof Richard Templer
Position - Lead on Commissioning of Small Grants (Flexible Fund)
Director of Innovation, Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment, Imperial College London Read more
Dr Laurie Waller
Position - Researcher on Responsible Innovation & Societal Engagement
Research Associate, Department of Geography, University of Manchester Read more
Dr Philippa Westbury
Position - Stakeholder Manager
Philippa helps facilitate two-way engagement between the Hub’s researchers and the broader Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR) community. Read more
Dr Mark Workman
Position - Co-lead on Business & Industry Engagement
Affiliate Researcher, Imperial College London Read more
