Francesca Battersby
Associate Policy Lead
Based in London, Francesca is an Associate Policy Lead at Carbon Gap. She contributes to policy development and advocacy in the UK and EU, across diverse and sometimes overlapping topics. Her areas of expertise include financing mechanisms for CDR across the innovation lifecycle and the development of CDR compliance markets.
At Carbon Gap, Francesca has conducted work on public procurement of CDR, integration of CDR into emissions trading systems, “use cases” for CDR, standards and methodologies for CDR projects, and on Carbon Gap’s Policy Tracker.
Francesca has been in the climate and sustainability space since 2020. Before joining Carbon Gap, she worked as a Research Assistant at Imperial College London, and as a sustainability consultant at dss+, where she supported clients with CDR, as well as with wider topics related to waste and circular economy. Francesca previously chaired the CO2RE Future Leaders Network, a network of 200+ early career professionals working on greenhouse gas removal.
Francesca holds a BSc in Natural Sciences from Durham University and an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College London.
ARTICLES BY FRANCESCA BATTERSBY
31 Jul 2026 | Louis Uzor, Francesca Battersby, Valter Selén, and Anna Costova
Reaction to the legislative proposal on carbon removals in the EU Emissions Trading System
We look at what the new Emissions Trading System proposal means for CDR and what impact it will have on driving demand for carbon removals
6 Oct 2025 | Francesca Battersby, Matteo Guidi, Allix Baxter, Valter Selén
From Targets to Tonnes - Exploring compliance Options for Carbon Removal in the EU
Our analyses identifies different compliance options the EU could take for scaling carbon removal and how those would affect its economy
22 Aug 2025 | Francesca Battersby
CDR in the ETS: ET'S all about encouraging emissions reductions and greenhouse gas removals
Explore how integrating carbon removal into emissions trading can drive demand while safeguarding climate integrity, with insights from the UK ETS approach and EU policy debates.
7 Aug 2025 | Francesca Battersby
Milestones ahead
The UK consultation response on integrating GGRs into the ETS was a big moment for creating a robust compliance market.
23 Jun 2025 | James Townsend, Francesca Battersby, Ted Christie-Miller
Growth through removals: Making greenhouse gas removals a vibrant part of the UK economy
How the UK can lead in greenhouse gas removals (GGR) — unlocking investment, jobs, and net-zero growth through innovation, procurement, and the ETS.
1 Oct 2024 | Thibault Aubert, Francesca Battersby, Eli-Mitchell-Larson
Using carbon removal to deliver climate impact
While much research into CDR has been dedicated to supply-side issues, how it gets used and where demand lies are underexplored topic