Professor Cameron Hepburn is an Oxford economist with expertise in energy, resources, climate and the environment, advising governments, corporations and international institutions.
Academia
Cameron holds the following academic positions:
- Professor of Environmental Economics and Director, Smith School, University of Oxford
- Director of Economics of Sustainability, INET, Oxford Martin School
- Senior Research Fellow, New College, Oxford
- Managing Editor, Oxford Review of Economic Policy
- Lecturer, Environmental Economics (MSc, MPhil) & Energy Markets (MBA)
- Degrees: law and engineering; doctorate in economics (as a Rhodes scholar)
Featured publications
European Economic Review: “Carbon Pricing” Hepburn, C. Stern, N. and Stiglitz, J. E. “Carbon pricing”, European Economic Review, 127, 103440, 2020.
Cooperative conservation: Seven ways to save the world Curry O., Hare D., Hepburn C., Johnson, D., Buhrmester, M., Whitehouse, H. & MacDonald, D. “Cooperative conservation: Seven ways to save the world”. Conservation Science and Practice, 2(1), 2020.
Will COVID-19 fiscal recovery packages accelerate or retard progress on climate change? Hepburn, C., O’Callaghan, B., Stern, N., Stiglitz, J. and Zenghelis, D. “Will COVID-19 fiscal recovery packages accelerate or retard progress on climate change?”, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 36(S1), 2020.
Bringing rigour to energy innovation policy evaluation Pless, J., Hepburn, C. & Farrell, N. Bringing rigour to energy innovation policy evaluation. Nature Energy, 5, 284–290, 2020.
Advisory
Professor Hepburn serves in non-executive roles including:
- Chair, Aurora Energy Research, a leading energy modelling company
- Director, Vivid Economics, a leading economics consultancy
- External Advisory Board Member, Royal Dutch Shell plc
- Advisory Panel, Sarasin & Partners LLP Climate Active Fund
- Trustee, Schola Cantorum of Oxford
Invited talks
Cameron gives frequent invited lectures, such as:
- World Economic Forum, Davos and Tianjin
- TEDx
- Necker Island with Richard Branson
- Chatham House
- FT Literary Festival
- Advance Australia Global Awards
Angel investment
Cameron is an investor in social enterprises including Purpose and Apolitical, and co-founded Climate Bridge, Vivid Economics and Aurora Energy Research. He actively invests in early stage businesses.