John MacArthur
Group Climate Change Officer, ADNOC
John MacArthur is Group Climate Change Officer at Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, one of the world’s leading energy producers and a primary catalyst for economic growth and diversification of the UAE. John helps ADNOC to remain best-in-class responding to climate change as it further strengthens its position as one of the least carbon-intensive oil and gas producers in the world, invests in low carbon hydrogen and ammonia, and increases its carbon capture, use and storage capacity fivefold.
Prior to joining ADNOC, John worked for Shell for more than two decades in a variety of international technology, operations and strategic leadership roles. Most recently, he led Shell’s corporate carbon team which developed Shell's ‘Net Zero’ emissions climate ambition, carbon strategy and metrics, enabling climate policies, carbon management architecture and successful cross-business implementation. John also served as founding chair of the Board of OGCI Climate Investments, a billion-dollar-plus fund which invests in projects and ventures to accelerate the energy transition.
John holds an MEng Petroleum Engineering from Imperial College, a Masters in Sustainability Leadership from University of Cambridge, and a Masters in Coaching and Behavioural Change from Henley Business School. John is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Fellow of the Energy Institute, and a Chartered Petroleum Engineer, all awarded in the UK. He also serves as chair of International Energy Week.