Research Associate
Energy Policy Research Group (EPRG)
BSc (Middle East Technical University), MPhil (University of Cambridge), PhD (University of Nottingham)
As a member of the Energy Policy Research Group, my research interests include emissions drivers, particularly the role of cognitive factors in shaping national emissions trajectories, hierarchical emissions modelling, international environmental cooperation and the deployment of greenhouse gas removal technologies.
Professional experience
Zeynep Clulow is a Research Associate in the Energy Policy Research Group (EPRG) at the University of Cambridge. She holds a BSc in International Relations from the Middle East Technical University, Turkey, an MPhil in International Relations from the University of Cambridge and a PhD in Politics from the University of Nottingham. Her Economic Social Research Council (ESRC)-funded doctoral work investigated the role of instrumentalist factors and worldviews in shaping national emissions trends and state compliance with the global climate regime.
Prior to joining Cambridge, she worked as a Research Fellow on a European Research Council (ERC)-funded project at Warwick University and taught modules on international theory, security and quantitative political analysis at Aston University. Her articles have been published in leading journals, including Climate Policy and Political Ideologies.
News and insights
Research centre news
White House report cites study on carbon removal technologies
The 2025 Economic Report of the President submitted to the US Congress cites research from the Energy Policy Research Group based at Cambridge Judge Business School on cost and scalability of carbon capture and storage.
Governance, economics and policy
Not every sceptic is a conspiracy theorist
Governments seeking a societal response to major issues need a different approach to dispelling scepticism among single-issue sceptics and those more broadly sceptical, says research from the Energy Policy Research Group.