Visiting Researcher Paul Zakkour was a director of the consultancy Carbon Counts and a visiting researcher at KAPSARC. Paul has more than…

Paul Zakkour was a director of the consultancy Carbon Counts and a visiting researcher at KAPSARC. Paul has more than 17 years’ experience in the field of climate change policy, regulation and economics. Among other work, Paul advised on the design of European CCS regulations in 2007/08 and on the UNFCCC’s CCS rules under the clean development mechanism in 2010/11. Paul holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Technology from Imperial College, London.

Visiting Researcher- Climate & Sustainability Wolfgang Heidug is an expert in low-carbon energy technology policy, with a specialized focus on the science and technology of…

Wolfgang Heidug is an expert in low-carbon energy technology policy, with a specialized focus on the science and technology of carbon capture and storage (CCS). He currently serves as a Visiting Researcher at KAPSARC, having previously been a Senior Research Fellow there from 2015 to 2020. Before joining KAPSARC, Wolfgang was a Senior Adviser at the International Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris, where he contributed to policies related to CCS. Wolfgang’s career spans over two decades with the upstream sector of Shell International in The Hague, where he held various roles, including General Manager for CO2 Policy. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering from Brown University, along with M.A. degrees in Physics and Economics from German universities.

Expertise

• Low-carbon technology incentives and regulatios
• Climate change policy
• Carbon capture and storage