Our team
CO2RE comprises a highly motivated, multidisciplinary team of 19 leading academic experts on greenhouse gas removal in the UK, backed by six institutions
Prof Cameron Hepburn
Position - Principal Investigator
Battcock Professor of Environmental Economics, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, 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
Johanna Arlinghaus
Position - Associate
Honorary Research Associate, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment 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
Oliver Broad
Position - Research Associate on Evaluation Framework & Synthesis Reports
Senior Research Fellow, UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources 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
Helen Bunting
Position - Communications Manager
Communications Manager, CO2RE and Oxford Net Zero 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
Dr Siyu Feng
Position - Research Associate
Siyu Feng works as a Postdoctoral Research Associate on economic policies and incentives at CO2RE 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
Prof Stuart Haszeldine
Position - Lead on Policy, Business & Governance
Professor of Carbon Capture and Storage, University of Edinburgh 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
Natasha Martirosian
Position - Research Associate on Monitoring, Reporting and Verification
Research Associate on Monitoring, Reporting and Verification 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 Evangelos Mouchos
Position - Senior Research Associate in Monitoring, Reporting and Verification
Senior Research Associate in Monitoring, Reporting and Verification, CO2RE, University of Bristol Read more
Prof Michael Obersteiner
Position - Lead on Decision Support Tools
Director, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford Read more
Dr Sue Rodway-Dyer
Position - Senior Research Fellow on Monitoring, Reporting & Verification
Senior Research Fellow on Monitoring, Reporting & Verification 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
Dr Joseph Stemmler
Position - Research Associate
Joseph is a postdoctoral research associate in the CO2RE Hub at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at Oxford University. He also holds additional affiliations with Oxford Net Zero, the Institute of New Economic ... 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
Marsaili Van Looy
Position - Research Fellow
Research Fellow, School of Law, University of Edinburgh Marsaili Van Looy works as a Research Fellow at CO2RE, focusing on the regulation of greenhouse gas removals across the UK and the devolved nations. Her work at CO2RE spans ... Read more
Astha Wagle
Position - Research Assistant on Business Models
Research Assistant on Business Models 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
