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Celina M Scott-Buechler

Accenture Assistant Professor of Public Policy
Sanford School of Public Policy
201 Science Drive, Durham, NC 27708

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Accenture Assistant Professor of Public Policy · 2025 - Present Sanford School of Public Policy
Assistant Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy · 2025 - Present Sanford School of Public Policy

Recent Publications


Navigating uncertainty: direct air capture and just transition perspectives in Gulf Coast communities

Journal Article Environmental Research Letters · September 1, 2025 Direct air capture (DAC) projects are emerging in the Gulf Coast region of the United States, driven by recent private sector interest and federal funding. However, the role of these projects in facilitating a just transition for fossil fuel-dependent comm ... Full text Cite

Carbon removal for a just transition

Journal Article Climate Policy · July 3, 2025 Full text Cite

Correction to: Communities conditionally support deployment of direct air capture for carbon dioxide removal in the United States (Communications Earth & Environment, (2024), 5, 1, (175), 10.1038/s43247-024-01334-6)

Journal Article Communications Earth and Environment · December 1, 2024 Correction to: Communications Earth & Environmenthttps://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01334-6, published online 3 April 2024 The original version of this article contained an error in Fig. 2, in which the “high benefits” estimate was −0.033 and standard erro ... Full text Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


Stanford University · 2025 Ph.D.
Cornell University · 2021 M.S.