Publication Award 2025 to Tsimafei Kazlou

The Faculty Board has awarded Tsimafei Kazlou this year's Publication Award 2025, in acknowledgement of his article:

Kazlou, T., Cherp, A., & Jewell, J. (2024). “Feasible deployment of carbon capture and storage and the requirements of climate targets.” Nature Climate Change, 14, 1047–1055. (external link) 

The Department of Geography highlights in its nomination that the article makes a groundbreaking contribution to understanding whether carbon capture and storage (CCS) can be scaled up quickly enough to meet global climate goals. Furthermore, the findings are of great significance for climate policy and technology transfer.

The Faculty’s independent award committee has highlighted the article’s high scientific quality, originality, and societal relevance. 

The committee was particularly impressed by the fact that he is an early-career researcher, are the lead author of this impactful and methodologically innovative study in one of the world’s leading climate research journals. The contribution exemplifies the strength of emerging scholarship and the role of social science in addressing global climate challenges. 

CET Director Håvard Haarstad extended his congratulations to Tim: 

– We are really impressed with this achievement, the publication award is well deserved! This article has also generated a lot of interest in the climate research community. It exemplifies how high scientific quality can be combined with societal relevance. 

Congratulations, Tim!