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Professor (Adjunct) – Ocean Governance & Marine Policy (Master’s)

Sciences Po (Paris School of International Affairs – PSIA)

Co-design and co-teach an annual seminar on ocean governance: law of the sea, international and regional frameworks, national legislation; thematic modules on offshore energy, marine pollution, shipping, environmental monitoring, and spatial planning.

• Keep course aligned with emerging policy and regulatory developments.
• Supervise student research and develop engaging course delivery.

Knowledge & Data Lead

REN21 – Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century

Led analysis and content development for the Renewables Global Status Report (GSR) and related outputs; modernised data and workflow systems; coordinated international contributors; mentored staff; and represented REN21 in global fora.

• Delivered high-quality data analysis, visualisations and writing for GSR.
• Overhauled data infrastructure (taxonomy, pipelines, online policy-database access) to improve accessibility and reuse.
• Introduced agile, collaborative workflows and tooling; strengthened cross-team coordination.
• Strengthened REN21’s partnerships and visibility with policymakers, industry and civil society.
• Deepened coverage across technologies, supply, demand sectors (buildings, industry), supply chains, sustainability and policy.

Consultant

UNESCO – Marine World Heritage Programme

Advised on potential World Heritage sites in areas beyond national jurisdiction; provided strategic input to intergovernmental discussions.

• Invited expert at high-level international workshop; contributed to intergovernmental deliberations.
• Drafted a report presented to the World Heritage Committee; advised on programme development.

Senior Researcher, International Marine Policy

IDDRI – Institut du Développement Durable et des Relations Internationales

Led research and regional/international policy engagement on ocean biodiversity, especially areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ), regional governance and cooperation; coordinated multi-partner initiatives (STRONG High Seas, Marine Regions Forum); represented IDDRI at UN/EU/regional meetings.

• Co-led STRONG High Seas and Marine Regions Forum (multi-stakeholder platform ~200 experts).
• Published 30+ peer-reviewed and policy outputs; wrote Nature commentary; frequent speaker at high-level events.
• Organised Inter-regional Dialogues on High Seas Governance (70+ participants from governments, RFMOs, UN bodies and NGOs).
• Advanced workstreams on monitoring, control & surveillance (MCS): workshops and reports on technology, best practice and enforcement.

Researcher (Analyst), GSR Team

REN21 – Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century

Coordinated authors/contributors for GSR; researched policy developments; drafted text; streamlined expert-community and project management using digital tools.

Research Assistant; Tutor

Australian National University – College of Law

Research assistant and tutor on energy/ocean governance topics during post-graduate research.

Energy Analyst / Advocate

Total Environment Centre

Ran a campaign to improve environmental outcomes in Australia’s National Electricity Market through better regulation; drafted submissions and accessible discussion papers; coordinated consultants and advocacy coalitions.

Paralegal – Energy & Resources

Herbert Smith Freehills

Casework and regulatory due diligence for mining, offshore oil & gas, and wind projects; drafted memos and contract clauses on environmental and energy regulation.

Research Assistant (Initiative on Climate Law & Policy)

UNSW School of Law

Supported Australia’s first renewable-energy-law textbook; compiled readings for Climate & Renewable Energy Law; researched law of the sea (BBNJ, MGRs), international climate law, and synthetic biology regulation.

Post-graduate research

Australian National University

Marine Governance in an Industrialised Ocean

• Visiting Fellow, International Centre for Island Technology (Orkney)
• University delegation to Rio+20

Master of Laws (LLM)

University of New South Wales

International & Environmental Law

Bachelor of Laws (LLB, Hons)

University of Nottingham (exchange: University of Texas at Austin)

Law

Renewables-Based Economy Tracker 2026: How Renewables are Transforming Economies and Societies

REN21

REN21’s inaugural tracker assessing how renewable energy is reshaping economies and societies beyond power-sector metrics.

Renewables 2025 Global Status Report: Global Overview

REN21

Lead analysis and production contributor to REN21’s flagship annual report; covers a record 741 GW of new renewable power capacity in 2024.

Renewable Energy and Sustainability Report

REN21

Contributing author/editor examining environmental and social sustainability trade-offs of renewable energy deployment.

Digging deep: critical questions remain in the rush to regulate seabed mining

IDDRI

IDDRI brief scrutinising the International Seabed Authority’s rush toward deep-sea mining rules for the common heritage of humankind.

Getting Beyond Yes: Fast-tracking Implementation of the United Nations Agreement for Marine Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction

npj Ocean Sustainability

Co-authored roadmap for rapid, effective, and equitable BBNJ implementation—entry into force, institutions, and early action priorities.

Rights of Nature: Perspectives for Global Ocean Stewardship

Marine Policy

Explores whether Rights of Nature recognition—so far limited to national waters—could strengthen stewardship under the BBNJ agreement.

Fishing in the Twilight Zone: Illuminating governance challenges at the next fisheries frontier

IDDRI

Flags governance gaps as commercial interest grows in mesopelagic fisheries, a vast and poorly regulated ocean layer.

High-seas fish biodiversity is slipping through the governance net

Nature Ecology & Evolution

Warns that unless fish biodiversity is fully covered in the BBNJ treaty, thousands of species will remain outside fragmented ocean rules.

Achieving a Healthy Ocean - Regional Ocean Governance Beyond 2020 (Marine Regions Forum 2019 Conference Report)

Marine Regions Forum / IASS

Official report synthesising the inaugural Marine Regions Forum on strengthening regional ocean governance after 2020.

High Hopes for the High Seas: beyond the package deal towards an ambitious treaty

IDDRI

Argues the BBNJ package deal on MGRs, MPAs, EIAs and capacity-building must go beyond minimum consensus to deliver real protection.

Protect the neglected half of our blue planet

Nature

Nature commentary calling for a legally binding high seas treaty covering the two-thirds of the ocean beyond national control.

Academia Obscura: The Hidden Silly Side of Higher Education

Penguin Random House (Unbound)

Crowdfunded popular book cataloguing the quirks and absurdities of academic culture.

The Long and Winding Road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction

IDDRI

Go-to briefing on the history, politics and open issues in the UN high seas biodiversity negotiations; widely used by negotiators.

Ocean Energy: Governance Challenges for Wave and Tidal Stream Technologies

Earthscan

Edited Earthscan volume on the legal and policy barriers to commercialising wave and tidal stream energy.

Partnering for a Sustainable Ocean: The Role of Regional Ocean Governance in Implementing SDG14

Partnership for Regional Ocean Governance

Assesses how regional ocean institutions and partnerships can deliver SDG14 and advance ecosystem-based management.

Risky Business: Enterprise Liability, Corporate Groups and Torts

Journal of European Tort Law

Legal analysis of whether enterprise liability can better allocate tort responsibility across corporate groups.

Establishing a legal research agenda for ocean energy

Marine Policy

Proposes priority legal research questions for ocean energy, complementing the ISSMER social-science agenda.

Rights and ownership in sea country: implications of marine renewable energy for indigenous and local communities

Marine Policy

Examines how large-scale marine renewables may enclose coastal seas and affect indigenous and local marine rights.

Marine governance in an industrialised ocean: A case study of the emerging marine renewable energy industry

Marine Policy

Uses marine renewables to test whether existing marine governance can cope with accelerating ocean industrialisation.

Unwired: Options for Increasing Network Demand Management in the National Electricity Market

Total Environment Centre

Policy options to scale demand-side management as an alternative to network expansion in Australia’s National Electricity Market.

Conceptualising and combating transnational environmental crime

Trends in Organized Crime

Argues transnational environmental crime needs its own theoretical framing and policing responses, distinct from conventional organised crime.