Mike joined Carbon Tracker in 2019, and now leads the Oil, Gas and Mining research team, focused on developing metrics and tools to enable investors to assess the financial implications of the energy transition on these sectors, alongside assessment of corporate climate-alignment. 

Key outputs include Managing Peak Oil, Navigating Peak Demand and the Paris Maligned series alongside overseeing data and analytics outputs and the development of the refreshed company profiles. Other research themes include executive remuneration and broader financial system implications, covered in the Petrostates series. 

Prior to joining Carbon Tracker, Mike worked as a geologist for BP for 10 years on projects across the Upstream value chain, from access to development. Mike has experience working in petroleum basins across the world, including time spent working in Norway, with expertise in unconventional exploration and in leading technical project teams. 

Mike has an MA and MSci in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge and is a Chartered Geologist (CGeol)