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Selam Kidane Abebe is a Senior Research Fellow in Net Zero Law at the Oxford Net Zero Programme, University of Oxford, and a member of the Oxford Sustainable Law Programme. Her work focuses on legal frameworks for implementing net zero commitments and multi-layered net zero governance under domestic and international law.
She holds a PhD in Law from the University of Reading as a Leverhulme Scholar in climate justice, where her doctoral research centered on climate justice frameworks.
Dr. Abebe's research spans climate change law, international environmental agreements, and net zero governance. She has extensive multilateral negotiation experience, having led the African Group's legal strategies for the Paris Agreement and its rulebook. Her current work examines implementation gaps in climate commitments, equity dimensions of compliance mechanisms, and legal architecture for Article 6 carbon markets.
Her publication trends reveal concentrated expertise in Paris Agreement implementation, with emphasis on compliance mechanisms, Article 6 principles, and equity-centered net zero regulation. Key research fields include climate policy implementation, international climate finance, environmental compliance, and climate justice frameworks.
Her notable recognition includes:
- Leverhulme Scholarship for climate justice research
Dr. Abebe serves as legal advisor to the African Group of Negotiators under UNFCCC, member of the Paris Agreement Article 15 Committee, and advisor to Green Climate Fund Board Members. She has advised governments and UN agencies on climate law, policy development, and climate finance mechanisms for implementation.
She contributes to interdisciplinary climate governance research through the Oxford Net Zero Programme and Oxford Sustainable Law Programme, focusing on translating climate action into enforceable legal frameworks.
