Carbon research themes

OIES is expanding its research into carbon issues under a number of different, but parallel, themes. We will continue to cover key regulatory and policy issues around the development and use of:

  • carbon markets and taxes: with the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and their link with global carbon markets as a key topic (Research leader: Alex Barnes).
  • carbon emissions and accounting: we are expanding our work on methane emissions to include issues around the measurement, reporting and verification of all Greenhouse Gases (GHGs), particularly from traded fossil fuels and the potential accounting methodologies that will be needed if new regulation is to function properly (Research leader: Jonathan Stern).
  • abatement technologies, with a primary focus on carbon, capture, utilisation and storage and its role in decarbonising the use of oil and gas during the transition to net zero emissions (Research leader: Bassam Fattouh).
  • carbon offsets trading as countries and companies increasingly see the direct removal of carbon from the atmosphere as a core part of their transition strategy (Research leader: James Henderson).

These topics will constitute individual work programmes but will also be coordinated under an overall carbon initiative module (co-ordinator: James Henderson)

Latest Publications from the Carbon research themes

  • What do we need to know to make CO2 shipping for CCS a reality?

    This Energy Insight provides a summary of the concepts and factors relevant to the shipping of CO2 in liquid form, in the UK and elsewhere, for the purpose of broadening the geographic reach of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) applications. The article discusses the status quo of CO2 shipping, drawing on similarities with the LPG […]

    By: Peter Webb Ian Phillips

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  • OIES Podcast – Carbon Markets and Carbon Dioxide Removal

    In this podcast, Hasan Muslemani speaks to Malek Al-Chalabi at Shell about some key issues in carbon markets, reflecting on the outcomes of COP28 including developments around Article 6, and an outlook for the future. The podcast specifically highlights the role that carbon pricing plays in reaching net-zero, how it fits within broader policy frameworks, […]

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  • OIES Podcast – Voluntary Carbon Markets in 2024

    In this podcast, Hasan Muslemani speaks to Andrea Bonzanni and Antoine Diemert at IETA about the evolution of the voluntary carbon market (VCM) and its outlook in 2024 and beyond. The podcast discusses the VCM’s role as a climate financing tool, how it operates in practice, its evolving ecosystem and key achievements to date. Guests […]

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