Kenneth Möllersten

Kenneth Möllersten has been working over 25 years in the interface between greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation technology and climate policy. His current research is focused on Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR), the net-zero transformation, Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, Voluntary Carbon Markets, and methods for GHG accounting and reporting. Kenneth has authored over 20 peer-reviewed papers in the areas of GHG mitigation, GHG accounting, carbon markets, and CDR policy. He has received international recognition for his contributions as one of the first proponents of Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) (2001) and Biochar Carbon Removal (BCR) (2004) as well as some of the first model-based global scenarios featuring BECCS and globally net-negative CO2 emissions published (2001-2010).

He has extensive experience of practical work related to the project-based flexible mechanisms under the Kyoto Protocol. During 2003-2018 Kenneth managed bilateral carbon market transactions for the Swedish government and represented Sweden in multilateral carbon funds developing piloting concepts for Art. 6 activities, taking active part in the methodological development of the flexible mechanisms under the Kyoto Protocol and the market-based collaborative instruments under the Paris Agreement. He amongst others had an active role in the development of new CDM methodologies (water purification and Carbon Capture and Storage).

Kenneth has served on advisory/expert panels of Biorecro, Carbon Capital Markets, the Inclusive Carbon Standard, and Ceezer GmbH, represented Sweden as an expert in IPCC and UNFCCC negotiations, the Clean Technology Fund, the IEA GHG R&D Programme and IEA Annex GHG Balances of Bioenergy Systems. He is a current member of the Article 6.4 mechanism Roster of experts as “Methodologies Expert” and WG2/Env Mgmt "Greenhouse gases" of the Swedish Institute for Standards.

As a public servant and consultant, he has been leading several complex assignments related to carbon markets including for the Swedish Energy Agency, the Swedish Ministry of Environment, the Nordic Council of Ministers, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Sida, Nefco, the Church of Sweden, and several private corporations. Kenneth is currently part of teams providing technical and policy advice to the Swedish Energy Agency’s programme for Article 6 investments and National Centre of Competence for CCS, respectively.

Kenneth completed his postdoctoral training at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Vienna. He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering and an MSc in Mechanical Engineering from KTH.

2025 Kenneth was included in Aktuell Hållbarhet’s “Sweden’s 101 most influential in sustainability” ranking, highlighting his role in research shaping Sweden’s climate policies.

New paper :

-Dufour, M, Möllersten, K. (2025). “Nordic net-zero: Counterbalancing residual emissions despite unevenly distributed BECCS potential”. Climate Policy. https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2025.2546116

Media

Sydney Morning Herald: https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/beyond-emissions-the-call-to-pull-carbon-out-of-the-atmosphere-20210806-p58gia.html

Carbon Brief: https://www.carbonbrief.org/beccs-the-story-of-climate-changes-saviour-technology/

Sveriges Radio P1: https://www.sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/klimatkompensation-raddning-eller-illusion

Aktuell Hållbarhet: Sweden's 101 most influencial in sustainability. https://www.aktuellhallbarhet.se/ekonomi-och-strategi/hallbarhetsarbete/fler-namn-pa-listan-sveriges-101-hallbarhetsmaktigaste-2025/