Impact

Improving the evidence base for decison-making:

I actively engage with policymakers and businesses to deliver impactful research. Notably, leading Ireland’s first report on the financial impacts of phasing out fossil fuels. Additionally, I led a project that informed dialogue between the UK and China on phasing out coal. I've contributed to policy consultations around Europe on incentives for CDR, and on each of these topics I’ve conducted large stakeholder workshops and stakeholder management.

On the corporate front, I've advised Temasek, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, and other funds regarding their climate-related risk exposure. Having co-authored the 'Oxford Offsetting Principles,' I have advised firms and spoken at major industry conferences on using these principles to inform net-zero transition plans. I’ve also published articles about my research in several media publications, including the Financial Times.

Teaching and Presentations:

Below is a list of teaching experience:

University of Oxford (2020 to 2023):

• Co-Developed: Sustainable Finance for Policy Makers (Online 8 week programme)

• Lecturer: Sustainable Accounting (Oxford Prospects Programme - Residential)

• Lecturer: Sustainable World: Environmental Leadership (Oxford Prospects Programme - Residential)

• Instructor: Sustainable Finance (M.Sc. Sustainability, Enterprise and the Environment)

• College Advisor: MSc students at Kellogg College

University College Cork (2016 to 2018):

• Instructor: Advanced Energy Policy and Energy Systems Modelling (MEng.Sc. Sustainable Energy)

• Instructor: Energy Policy and Energy Systems Modelling (B.Sc. Energy Engineering)

Below is a list of selected presentations I have given:

“Carbon Storage Portfolios for the Transition to Net Zero” Harvard Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, USA, March 20th, 2024

“Carbon Storage Portfolios for the Transition to Net Zero” Harvard Business and Environment Initiative Seminar, Harvard Business School, Cambridge, USA, February 2nd, 2024

“GGR - ETS links and other policy options Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Removals (GGR) in Emissions Trading Systems: Principles and Practice", Online, 25th April 2022

“Carbon Pricing and Complementary Policies for Negative Emissions” Roundtable discussion: The future of UK carbon policy: How could the UK Emissions Trading Scheme evolve to help achieve Net Zero? London School of Economics, Online, 27th January 2022

“How to Invest In Carbon Markets to Achieve Real Carbon Benefits” GreenBiz Group’s VERGE Net Zero Festival, Online, December 6-7, 2022

“Managing Stranded Asset Risk in ASEAN Utilities”  The Asian Development Banks (ADB) Southeast Asia Development (SEADS) Symposium, Online, 17-18 of March 2021

“Can European electric utilities manage asset impairments arising from net zero carbon targets?” Finance of Climate Change Conference, Paris, France, 16th of December 2019

“Is European Gas Infrastructure Investable?” Inaugural Irish Academy of Finance Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 29th of November 2018

“Stranded Generation Assets & the Future Implications for the European Gas Network” 21st Annual Irish Academy of Management Conference, Cork, Ireland, September 3-5, 2018

“Stranded Generation Assets & the Future Implications for the European Gas Network” 41st International Association of Energy Economists Int. Conference, Netherlands, June 10-13, 2018

“Is there a future for the Gas Network in a low carbon energy system?” 12th Global Business Research Conference, Cork University Business School, University College Cork, July 26-28, 2017

“Assessing the gas networks utilisation and financial performance in a low carbon energy system” 5th International Symposium on Environment and Energy Finance Issues (ISEFI-2017), IPAG Business School and CGEMP, University of Paris Dauphine May 22-23, 2017

“Fossil Fuel lock-in in Ireland – How much value is at risk?” Irish Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference, Athlone Institute of Technology, May 18th, 2017