Robert Charnock

Research interests
Robert’s research focuses on carbon accounting, studying the way this emerging form of accounting translates global climate objectives into budgets, risk assessments and targets within organisations. His research pays particular attention to the role of carbon accounting – as well as climate performance indicators – in aligning efforts across multiple sectors with the international climate objectives. In conducting this research, he has worked with organisations such as the United Nations Environment Programme’s Finance Initiative as well as the Greenhouse Gas Protocol.
His fieldwork has been conducted primarily within standard-setting processes at the intersection of climate change and the financial sector. This formed the empirical core of his PhD, which he received from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and remains central to his current research activities.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, London School of Economics and Political Science, The (LSE)
Accounting and Climate Change: The two degrees target and financing the transition to a low-carbon economy
30 Sep 2012 - 30 Sep 2016Master in Science, London School of Economics and Political Science, The (LSE)
M.Sc. Accounting, Organisations & Institutions
30 Sep 2011 - 13 Jul 2012Bachelor of Science, London School of Economics and Political Science, The (LSE)
B.Sc. Accounting & Finance
30 Sep 2006 - 16 Jul 2010
Professional Qualifications
Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (Full certificate), PGcertHE
30 Sep 2012 - 14 Dec 2017
Willingness to take PhD students
Yes
PhD projects
Interested in supervising qualitative research projects in the following areas:
Carbon Accounting
Environmental Risk and Regulation
Environmental Standard Setting (Related to the previous point)
Climate Finance
Civil society / activism
Governmentality Studies
Science and Technology Studies (STS)