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
David Alejandro Contreras Díaz
Position - Innovation Platform Manager
Innovation Platform Manager 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
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 and Flexible Fund Manager
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 Paul Rouse
Position - Associate
Paul was responsible for running the Programme’s Flexible Fund, which supports 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
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
Murali Thoppil
Position - Research Associate
Research Associate on Monitoring, Reporting and Verification 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