Catherine Banet (PhD) is Associate Professor at the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, Department of Energy and Resources Law, University of Oslo, Norway. Her research focuses on renewable energy, support schemes and alternative financing models, energy market design, energy infrastructures regulation, climate change mitigation measures including carbon capture and storage (CCS). She has background from private law practice (Norway, France), the European Commission (DG ENV, Belgium), U.S. diplomatic mission and academia. She is Academic Fellow at the Center on Regulation in Europe (CERRE).