Stuart Jenkins

Dr Stuart Jenkins is a Research Fellow on Net Zero for the Fossil Fuel Sector at the University of Oxford, based in the Environmental Change Institute (ECI) within the School of Geography and the Environment. He also holds a visiting position in the Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics sub-department of the Department of Physics. He holds a DPhil and MPhys from Oxford University, specializing in particle physics, atmospheric/oceanic physics, and climate modeling. His research bridges climate physics and policy, focusing on net zero pathways for fossil fuels, hard-to-abate industries like aviation, GHG metric design, and cost-optimal mitigation strategies.

Education

• MPhys in Physics (2014–2018), Wadham College, University of Oxford
• DPhil in Physics (AOPP) (2018–?), Wadham College, University of Oxford

Research Interests

• Climate policy design and appraisal
• Net-zero frameworks for fossil fuel sectors
• GHG metric development (e.g., GWP*, CO2-forcing-equivalence)
• Carbon offsetting and emissions accounting
• Aerosol-climate interactions and observational analysis
• Climate model emulation (e.g., FaIR model)

His work includes constraining climate parameters such as TCRE, TCR, and ECS, and collaborating with stakeholders on policy tools like Extended Producer Responsibility frameworks. Recent research highlights include analysis of methane mitigation pathways under metric changes, aviation decarbonization strategies, and the Tonga eruption's impact on temperature anomalies.

Labs/Teams

Active in Oxford Net Zero, the Environmental Change Institute, and collaborations with the Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics group.