Oxford Climate Associates was formed in 2009 as a partnership of Mark
Lynas, Chris Goodall and Oliver Tickell
as a consultancy and centre of expertise specialising in both national
and international climate policy. The principal clients of Oxford Climate
Associates are:
national governments and their agencies,
UN
bodies operating in the international climate policy arena,
corporations engaged in international climate policy issues.
Our work
We have worked on or are currently engaged in the following projects:
The Maldives Government's
2009 initiative to go 'carbon neutral', first advising on the
declaration of the target itself, and currently developing the
policy detail necessary to its achievement. We are also providing
communications advice to maximise political and public awareness
of the country's actions.
Costa Rica's 'carbon neutral' initiative
Costa Rica's 2007 initiative to go 'carbon neutral', investigating policy options and specific measures to enable the achievement of the target;
The Aviation Global Deal
The Aviation Global Deal initiative launched in early 2009 as an aviation industry sectoral approach to limiting international aviation emissions under ICAO governance and delivering wider climate benefits using an aviation-derived funding stream;
United Nations Environment Programme
Contributing to the proposed expert review by UNEP of new global climate governance frameworks as alternatives to the Kyoto Protocol.