Yann Robiou du Pont

Yann Robiou du Pont is a Researcher at the Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, specializing in Environmental Sciences. His work focuses on assessing the fairness and ambition of climate pledges from state and non-state actors, with significant contributions to climate policy, equity metrics, and emissions allocations.

• Areas of Expertise: Climate Policy, Climate Change, Climate Modelling, Equity Metrics, Corporate Climate Responsibility
• Research Themes: IOS – Fair Transitions, PtS - Science for Sustainability, PtS - Transforming Cities

Yann's research bridges equity principles with practical climate policy, addressing corporate emissions, international law, and carbon budget distributions. His recent articles in Science, Nature, and Nature Communications analyze corporate climate targets, citizen-led energy initiatives, and equity-efficiency trade-offs in global carbon budgets. He has received a Marie Curie Fellowship for his frameworks on climate actor ambition assessments.

• Policy Impact: His work informs UN climate negotiations, climate litigation cases (e.g., Klimaseniorinnen v. Switzerland, Urgenda v. Netherlands), and governmental objectives, including the UK's net-zero target.
• Education & Background: Holds a PhD in Climate Justice from the University of Melbourne, with prior work in physics and climate modeling at Harvard, Paris Sorbonne, UC Berkeley, and Oxford.