Biography

Siyu is an applied environmental and energy economist with a focus on innovation and climate policy, especially how governments use policy instruments to achieve climate goals through technological change.

Siyu is currently a postdoctoral research associate within the CO2RE Hub at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at Oxford University. She holds a Ph.D and a M.A. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, and a M.S in Financial Markets and Institutions from Justus Liebig University Giessen.

Recent Publications

Feb 2026
Policy Briefing
How to invigorate and complete the fossil fuel transition
Sam Fankhauser ,  Myles Allen ,  Johanna Arlinghaus ,  Kaya Axelsson ,  Mirte Boot ,  Aoife Brophy ,  Ben Caldecott ,  Emily Cox ,  Alice Evatt ,  Siyu Feng ,  Benjamin Franta ,  Steven Fries ,  Cameron Hepburn ,  Conor Hickey ,  Stuart Jenkins ,  Injy Johnstone ,  Radhika Khosla ,  Javier Lezaun ,  Sam Loni ,  Alexis McGivern ,  Jessica Omukuti ,  Stephen M. Smith ,  Sugandha Srivastav ,  Joseph Stemmler ,  Ingrid Sundvor ,  Thom Wetzer
Jul 2025
Policy Briefing
The innovation race on geological carbon removal: who is best placed to lead?
Esin Serin ,  Josh Burke ,  Siyu Feng ,  Maxwell Read ,  Ram Smaran Suresh Kumar
Jun 2025
Blog
Policy Pathways to Achieve Net-Zero Goals: A New Look at Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)
Siyu Feng ,  Johanna Arlinghaus ,  Joseph Stemmler ,  Stephen M. Smith ,  Samuel Fankhauser
May 2025
Policy Briefing
Policy Evaluation and Selection to Accelerate Geological Carbon Dioxide Removal Deployment
Siyu Feng ,  Joseph Stemmler ,  Johanna Arlinghaus ,  Samuel Fankhauser ,  Stephen M. Smith
May 2025
Working Paper
A taxonomy of policies to support geological carbon dioxide removal
Johanna Arlinghaus ,  Siyu Feng ,  Joseph Stemmler ,  Samuel Fankhauser ,  Stephen M. Smith
Dec 2024
Journal
Energy storage and clean energy transitions
in Energy Policy
Siyu Feng ,  Itziar Lazkano
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