About Us – Oxford Net Zero

Oxford Net Zero is an interdisciplinary research initiative based on the University of Oxford’s fifteen years of research on climate neutrality.  Our research fellows recruited from partner institutions from around the world are working to track progress, align standards and inform effective solutions in climate science, law, policy, economics, clean energy, transport, land and food systems and Greenhouse Gas Removal.  

Our aim is to address the issue of how we limit the cumulative net total CO2 in the atmosphere, in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement, while acknowledging that it is now inevitable that more CO2 will be generated from energy, industry and land-use change than our goals allow.

Our mission is to inform effective and ambitious climate action among those setting net zero targets in institutions and governments across the globe. Oxford coordinates with other academic institutions and research hubs around the world to undertake a series of engagement exercises with publics and with key stakeholders in policy, industry and civil society/ climate action circles. We are engaging net zero committers through principles and policies, practical tools, and progress tracking.

We share our mission with the ZERO (Zero-carbon Energy Research Oxford) Institute in bringing researchers together to elevate the University of Oxford as a centre of research excellence and leadership on the zero-carbon transition. 

For general enquiries, contact netzero@ouce.ox.ac.uk

For media enquiries, contact george.hope@ouce.ox.ac.uk  

Our DIRECTors

PROF MYLES ALLEN

DIRECTOR, OXFORD NET ZERO

 

PROF Sam Fankhauser

RESEARCH DIRECTOR, OXFORD NET ZERO

Dr Steve Smith

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OXFORD NET ZERO

 

Our CO-Investigators

Dr Aoife Brophy

LECTURER IN INNOVATION AND ENTERPRISE

Dr Ben Caldecott

DIRECTOR OF THE OXFORD SUSTAINABLE FINANCE GROUP

PROF TOM HALE

PROFESSOR OF GLOBAL PUBLIC POLICY

 

PROF CAMERON HEPBURN

PROFESSOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS

 

DR RADHIKA KHOSLA

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

PROF MIKE KENDALL

PROFESSOR OF GEOPHYSICS

 

dr JAVIER LEZAUN

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

PROF MICHAEL OBERSTEINER

DIRECTOR, ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE INSTITUTE

 

Prof Lavanya Rajamani

PROFESSOR OF INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

 

PROF ROS RICKABY

PROFESSOR OF BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

PROF NATHALIE SEDDON

PROFESSOR OF BIODIVERSITY

DR THOM WETZER

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LAW AND FINANCE 

Our Fellows & RESEARCHERS

 

Dr SELAM KIDANE ABEBE

SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW IN NET ZERO LAW

 

Kaya Axelsson

POLICY ENGAGEMENT FELLOW | ENGAGEMENT TEAM LEAD

DR CONOR HICKEY

RESEARCH FELLOW IN SCENARIOS AND BUSINESS MODELS FOR THE TRANSITION TO NET ZERO

Camilla Hyslop

RESEARCHER | DATA CO-LEAD, NET ZERO TRACKER

STUART JENKINS

RESEARCHER IN PHYSICAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUPPLY-SIDE MITIGATION POLICY  

INJY JOHNSTONE

RESEARCHER IN NET-ZERO ALIGNED OFFSETTING

 

Dr Tom Kettlety

RESEARCH FELLOW IN GEOLOGICAL CARBON STORAGE

 

DR DONGHYUN LEE

RESEARCHER

NATASHA LUTZ

RESEARCHER | DATA CO-LEAD, NET ZERO TRACKER

FULVIA MAROTTA

RESEARCHER

alexis mcgivern

NET ZERO STANDARDS MANAGER

DR SARA NAWAZ

RESEARCH FELLOW IN GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC ACCEPTABILITY OF OCEAN CARBON STORAGE

DR Jessica Omukuti

RESEARCH FELLOW IN INCLUSIVE NET ZERO

DR EMILIEN RAVIGNÉ

RESEARCHER

DR ALINE SOTERRONI

RESEARCH FELLOW IN NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS

DR SUGANDHA SRIVASTAV

RESEARCHER

DR JOSE MARIA VALENZUELA

RESEARCH FELLOW IN GOVERNANCE AND STANDARDS FOR CARBON NEUTRALITY

 

TRISTRAM WALSH

RESEARCHER

jessica zionts

RESEARCHER

Our SENIOR Associates

 

DR ABRAR CHAUDHURY

SENIOR ASSOCIATE 

prof doyne farmer

SENIOR ASSOCIATE | OXFORD MARTIN SCHOOL

DR STEVE HATFIELD-DODDS

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

DR MARY johnstone louis

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

TIM KRUGER

SENIOR ASSOCIATE | ORIGEN

CHARMIAN LOVE

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

DR NICOLA RANGER

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

PROF Juliane Reinecke

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

MARTYN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

DR GIREESH SHRIMALI

SENIOR ASSOCIATE | OXFORD SUSTAINABLE FINANCE GROUP

PROF CHARLOTTE WILLIAMS

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Our Associates

 

DAN BARLOW

ASSOCIATE | BSI

mirte boot

ASSOCIATE

DR EMILY COX

ASSOCIATE | CO2RE

KATE CULLEN

ASSOCIATE 

EMILY FAINT

ASSOCIATE | BSI

jimmy jia

ASSOCIATE | SMITH SCHOOL OF ENTERPRISE AND ENVIRONMENT

IEVGENIIA KOPYTSIA

ASSOCIATE 

DR FRANCOIS LAFOND

ASSOCIATE 

TOM MAIDMENT

ASSOCIATE | HILTON FOODS

ELI MITCHELL-LARSON

ASSOCIATE | CARBON GAP

INGRID SUNDVOR

ASSOCIATE

Our PROGRAMME Team

Our programme team ensures the smooth day-to-day delivery of the programme and associated communications.

CATH IBBOTSON

PROGRAMME MANAGER

GEORGE HOPE

COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

HEATHER WALLER

ADMINISTRATOR AND PA TO PROF MYLES ALLEN

Our collaborators & funders: