Independent Advisory & Consulting on Climate, Carbon Removal & Climate Intervention 

How I can help

  1. Navigate governance and policy questions around carbon removal and climate intervention, including legitimacy, oversight, and public-interest considerations
  2. Assess scientific evidence and uncertainty to evaluate credibility, limits, and integrity risks in emerging climate interventions
  3. Translate complex or contested science into decision-relevant analysis for policymakers, funders, and public-facing institutions
  4. Evaluate carbon removal pathways – including ocean-based approaches – in light of scientific feasibility, governance constraints, and market context
  5. Advise climate-focused organisations and deep-tech startups operating in high-uncertainty or contested policy environments

About

I am an independent advisor specialising in climate, carbon removal, and climate intervention governance. I hold a PhD in Earth and Polar Science and completed my doctoral training through the GeoNetZero Centre for Doctoral Training, focused on the role of geoscience in the low-carbon energy transition. I am currently a Research Fellow at University College London (2024-26), where my work focuses on the research governance of solar radiation modification (SRM) research.

 

My work spans academic research, policy engagement, and applied advisory roles. I have advised public bodies and NGOs on climate intervention and carbon removal governance, contributing to policy reports and briefings for the European Commission and supporting OECD-facing policy work through the Centre for Future Generations. This work has been presented in public and expert policy forums.

 

Alongside policy work, I have provided strategic and governance-focused advisory support to climate-focused organisations, including helping Ureaka (a start-up developing carbon-negative concrete) secure over £300,000 in non-dilutive grant funding, and advising Athena Blue (a platform focused on improving the finance-readiness and integrity of ocean and blue carbon projects), where I lead work on ocean data and science intelligence – combining scientific evidence, carbon integrity assessment, and market analysis to inform the development of governance-aligned, investment-ready blue carbon and ocean climate pathways.

 

Selected policy, research, and public contributions

Policy and public-facing work

  • Towards a European Blueprint for Responsible SRM Research – Co-Create Seminar (public lecture and panel discussion), outlining governance considerations for SRM in Europe. YouTube Link

  • Deliverable 2.3: Case studies of SRM field tests and related activities – Redmond Roche and Irvine (2025)

  • Deliverable 2.1: Scoping notes on the state of SRM research, field tests, and related activities – Redmond Roche and Irvine (2024)

Academic Publications (selected)

  • Assessment of plausible solar radiation modification field experiments from an expert-led workshop reveals the need for differentiated governance – Redmond Roche et al. (under review)

  • To what extent do sea-ice algae affect the modelled transmittance of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) to the ice-ocean interface? – Redmond Roche and King (2024b)

  • Calculations of Arctic ice-ocean interface photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) transmittance values – Redmond Roche and King (2024a)

  • Quantifying the effects of background concentrations of crude oil pollution on sea ice albedo – Redmond Roche and King (2022)

  • Improving the paleoceanographic proxy tool kit – On the biogeography and ecology of the sea ice-associated species Fragilariopsis oceanica, Fragilariopsis reginae-jahniae and Fossula arctica in the northern North Atlantic – Redmond Roche et al. (2020)

Get in touch

Please contact me if you'd like to discuss a potential project, advisory and consulting support, or collaboration:

benjaminredmondroche@gmail.com

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