Cameron Roberts

Adjunct Research Professor

Cameron is a senior research associate in sustainability transitions working with the Ivey research chair in Sustainability Transitions. He is an expert in sustainable mobility, the politics of low-carbon transitions, and the application of historical case studies to contemporary sustainability problems. He has taught courses on climate policy, and is currently open to working with students on theses, major research papers, or other large projects. Cameron completed his PhD at Manchester Business School, at the University of Manchester, in 2015, and since then has worked at the University of Leeds, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Canada Science and Technology Museum, and climate policy NGO Project Drawdown.

Publications

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Roberts, C., Nemet, G., 2024. Lessons for scaling direct air capture from the history of ammonia synthesis. Energy Research & Social Science 117, 103696. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2024.103696](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2024.103696)

Roberts, C., Greene, J., Nemet, G.F., 2023. Key enablers for carbon dioxide removal through the application of biochar to agricultural soils: Evidence from three historical analogues. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 195, 122704. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122704](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122704)

Roberts, C., 2020. Into a Headwind: Canadian cycle commuting and the growth of sustainable practices in hostile political contexts. Energy Research & Social Science 70, 101679. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101679](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101679)

Mattioli, G., Roberts, C., Steinberger, J.K., Brown, A., 2020. The political economy of car dependence: A systems of provision approach. Energy Research & Social Science 66, 101486. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101486](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101486)