Q&As

Sarah Rosenberg-Jansen is a senior research fellow at the Stockholm Environment Institute, where she conducts research on UN institutional policies and private-sector practices on sustainable energy and climate within humanitarian systems and refugee camps. She speaks to Nature Energy about refugee grid and electricity access in forced displacement settings.

Every paper we publish is shaped by a dedicated team of production, art, copy, and editorial staff who guide it from submission to publication. This Q&A series highlights their behind-the-scenes work. Here, we speak with Kevin Sheridan, Subeditor at the journal, about his responsibilities and how they fit into the broader editorial workflow.

Every paper we publish is shaped by a dedicated team of production, art, copy, and editorial staff who guide it from submission to publication. This Q&A series highlights their behind-the-scenes work — here we speak with Robert Parker, Production Editor at the journal, about his responsibilities and how they fit into the broader editorial workflow.

Every paper we publish is shaped by a dedicated team of production, art, copy, and editorial staff who guide it from submission to publication. This Q&A series highlights their behind-the-scenes work — here we speak with Katilyn Brown, Editorial Assistant at the journal, about her responsibilities and how they fit into the broader editorial workflow.

Every paper we publish is shaped by a dedicated team of production, art, copy, and editorial staff who guide it from submission to publication. This Q&A series highlights their behind-the-scenes work — here we speak with Thomas Phillips, Art Editor at the journal, about his responsibilities and how they fit into the broader editorial workflow.

Nature Energy talks to Sheila Oparaocha (pictured), Director of the ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy, and Magi Matinga, Technical Advisor at ENERGIA, about challenges and opportunities for ensuring gender equality in Africa’s energy transition, and how well aligned the fields of advocacy, policy and research are on this issue.

Salvatore Finamore speaks with Nature Energy about what the Analysis and Research Team at the Council of the European Union does and how they measure impact, while offering insight for researchers looking to reach a policy audience.

Llewelyn Hughes is a social scientist working on the low-carbon energy transition, with a particular focus on the Asia-Pacific region, and Professor at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University. He talks to Nature Energy about evolving trade relationships and interdependencies in the energy transition, and the role of social sciences research in informing policy in these spaces.

Jennifer Danis, expert in environmental and energy law and Federal Energy Policy Director at the Institute for Policy Integrity (New York University School of Law), talks to Nature Energy about shifts in the gas infrastructure landscape of the United States, highlighting gaps and opportunities for research and policy to be better aligned for positive change.

Martín Obaya, expert in Latin American lithium mining and supply chains at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council-Universidad Nacional de San Martín in Argentina, talks to Nature Energy about navigating lithium supply and demand, highlighting nuance in stakeholder expectations and the importance of research in this relationship.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) is an intergovernmental organization that provides analysis, data, and policy recommendations on the energy sector. This year marks the 50th anniversary of its establishment. Laura Cozzi — IEA’s Director of Sustainability, Technology and Outlooks — talks to Nature Energy about progress so far and the challenges ahead.

POWERful Women is a professional initiative established in 2014 targeting a gender-balanced, diverse and inclusive energy sector in the UK. To mark the tenth anniversary, Katie Jackson — Chair of POWERful Women — talks to Nature Energy about progress so far and the challenges ahead.

Zeljko Jovanovic, Director of Open Society Foundations Roma Initiatives Office, talks with Nature Energy about Roma community energy security challenges, and where there is room for improved communication between policymakers and the scientific community on this issue.

José Miguel Bermúdez Menéndez, energy technology analyst on hydrogen and alternative fuels at the International Energy Agency (IEA), talks to Nature Energy about the IEA’s Hydrogen Projects Database, which was last updated in October 2022.

Dr Mohammad Hadi Mohammadi, Council for At-Risk Academics Research Fellow at the University of Exeter, shares with Nature Energy their story about fleeing Afghanistan, settling down in the UK and their hope to return home one day.

Ahead of the Global Clean Energy Action Forum, a joint convening of the 13th Clean Energy Ministerial and 7th Mission Innovation Ministerial in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania this September, Nature Energy spoke with three members of the Mission Innovation Steering Committee — Drew Leyburne, MI Steering Committee Chair and Assistant Deputy Minister, Energy Efficiency and Technology Sector, Natural Resources Canada; Julie Cerqueira, incoming MI Steering Committee Chair and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of International Affairs, US Department of Energy; Rosalinde van der Vlies, Vice-Chair of the MI Steering Committee and Director, Clean Planet Directorate in the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation for the European Commission — to hear their thoughts about the next phase of clean energy technology development.

Nancy Ryan Gray, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Gordon Research Conferences (GRC), talks to Nature Energy about her career and The GRC Power Hour, a forum for discussions about inclusivity within the scientific community.

As the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow nears, calls for politicians to heed the warnings on climate change increase. We talked to Atte Harjanne, a member of parliament in Finland, to hear how some politicians are trying to incorporate scientific findings in their decisions.

In October 2019, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) launched its Global Strategy for Sustainable Energy. The strategy aims to support refugees, their host communities and other actors to meet their energy needs safely, affordably and sustainably. Nature Energy spoke to Andrew Harper, Director of Programmes at UNHCR, to find out more about how UNHCR see energy within the context of humanitarian response.

In April 2018, the Mini-Grid Innovation Lab was launched by The Rockefeller Foundation and CrossBoundary. Working with partners across Africa, and supported by Duke University, Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, the lab will test business solutions for mini-grids based in Africa to find the most cost-effective and scalable solutions. In doing so, it aims to demonstrate to governments, policymakers, investors and donors that mini-grids can play a key role in providing energy access to 600 million people without power in Africa. Nature Energy spoke to Gabriel Davies of CrossBoundary about the objectives and achievements of the lab so far.