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Sustainable Critical Minerals
Oxford + RMI
As a researcher at the University of Oxford and a Fellow at the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), Stephen works to advance sustainable supply chains in service of the global energy transition.
He is focused in particular on the mining sector, which accounts for roughly 15% of global greenhouse gas emissions. His work on these issues has been published by the World Economic Forum, GreenBiz, and elsewhere.
Stephen also serves as a scientific advisor to OxCarbon, a social enterprise focused on bringing scientific rigor and transparency to the voluntary carbon market.
To learn more about his work, see the latest from RMI's Climate Intelligence Program and the Oxford Smith School for Enterprise and the Environment.
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Climate Justice
Alaska + Cambridge
Stephen's doctoral research at the University of Cambridge focuses on increasing access to climate adaptation resources for Alaska Native communities. This work is funded by the Gates Cambridge Trust, and made possible with the partnership of local collaborators who advise, direct, coauthor, and facilitate this research.
In addition to focusing on concrete policy failures and opportunities for improvement, Stephen's research also focuses on how environmental governance and climate politics are reshaping 21st-century societies.
Stephen's research builds on several years of work at the University of Oxford School of Geography and the Environment, where he was a member of the Gobi Framework research and studied environmental justice across Central Asia.
To learn about Stephen's research, visit his Cambridge research website.
Writing
Stephen's essays, reporting, and op-eds focus on the climate crisis, Indigenous politics, infrastructure, and ecological justice.
His work has appeared in The New Republic, The Independent, Grist, Emergence, Alaska Public Radio, Colorado Public Radio, The Arizona Republic, MIT Sloan Management Review, The Revelator, and the World Economic Forum.
A list of recent publications is available here.
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