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Research Fellow in Science Policy, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex

Abbas is a Researcher at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU). His current research is focused on technology innovation across the domains of energy systems (including fossil fuel and low-carbon sources), transport (including mixed modes such as passenger vehicles, rail, freight, and aviation), climate change (including adaptation, resilience, geoengineering and climate engineering), industrial decarbonisation (including Distributed generation/co-generation, Process emissions, Industrial feedstocks, Industrial carbon capture storage and utilization (CCUS) and Energy storage). Currently, working with Professor Benjamin Sovacool. He is a low-carbon development specialist with extensive experience in Climate Change and Energy policy in Africa. He holds an MSc. in Environmental Resource Management from Nasarawa State University Keffi Nigeria and MSc. Energy Policy at the University of Sussex United Kingdom. He co-founded the Africa Green Mini-Grid Community of Practice (AfGMG) and the African Partnership in Low Emission Development Strategies (AfLEDS).

Experience

  • –present
    Research Fellow in Science Policy, University of Sussex