Independent Risk Assessment for Carbon Capture & Storage

Paul launched ERC Evolution as an internal start-up within the ERCE Group in 2021. He did so in the belief that to achieve climate mitigation ambitions, technical and commercial specialists from all industries must be brought together to collaborate and share knowledge. 

For many years, Paul has been a resources expert, certifying independent studies for the CCS and oil and gas industries. These evaluations are used to communicate risk, uncertainty and potential value to the public and private shareholders, debt providers, pension funds, governments, and other stakeholders. Paul’s work has been used for disclosures on the TSX, LSE, AIM, and Nordic NASDAQ markets. He also served as a testifying expert in arbitration processes regarding technical and commercial disputes.

His work has now expanded into Climate Disclosure where he focuses on innovation to solve the demands of this growing industry that is connecting stakeholders, financial information and climate information.

Paul has enjoyed many years of working with the UK academic community. He has been a visiting lecturer at Royal Holloway, University of London, and sat on the advisory board for the EU ShaleXEnvironment research consortium.

He is a Canadian Professional Engineer, registered with APEGA in Canada and a CSA certified GHG emissions verifier and validator. Paul holds an MBA from the University of Cambridge, M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Alberta and a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Calgary.

Rouha joins ERC Evolution with over a decade of experience in the steel industry which includes industrial decarbonisation, circular economy, project engineering/management, industrial construction, M&A due diligence and manufacturing. Most recently she represented Tata Steel UK, the largest steelworks and the 2^nd largest GHG emitter in the country, at the South Wales Industrial Cluster (SWIC) for decarbonisation. Previously, she worked in the Netherlands and played a key role is devising the decarbonisation roadmap for Tata Steel Netherlands. Rouha has also managed industrial construction projects. In 2018/19, she led the design and engineering for the multimillion pound Blast Furnace project, which was a critical part of Tata Steel’s long-term strategy to strengthen its operations in the UK.

 A chartered mechanical engineer with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and a certified project management associate, Rouha received her MSc from the University of Bath.  In 2020, she completed her Executive MBA from the University of Cambridge. At Cambridge, she researched climate change policies in major European economies to propose ways through which greenhouse gas emissions intensive industries can collaborate to expedite decarbonisation.