Dr Phil Renforth

Dr Phil Renforth is an Associate Professor in the Research Centre for Carbon Solutions at Heriot-Watt University. He holds a masters in civil and environmental engineering (2007), and a PhD in civil (geoenvironmental) engineering (2011, both from Newcastle University, UK). He was a James Martin Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, before becoming a lecturer in engineering geology at Cardiff University. Dr Renforth’s research combines skills in civil and chemical engineering, engineering geology, and geochemistry to investigate methods of atmospheric CO₂ removal through reaction with rocks and minerals. This includes connecting experimental work from bench-top to pilot scale, with technology and environmental impact assessment. In 2019 he co-founded and now co-chief edits of the world’s first dedicated publication on carbon removal (Frontiers in Climate: Negative Emission Technologies) and is the science coordinator for the UK’s greenhouse gas removal research programme. He is a contributing author to Working Group III 6th Assessment Report from the IPCC.