Dr Jessica Britton is a Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh’s School of Social and Political Science. She is a Co-Director of UKERC and the theme lead for ‘Affordability, Justice and Economic Impacts’. Her work sits at the intersection of energy policy, sociology, and human geography and is focussed on researching the policy and governance needs of smart and equitable energy systems, and the role of cities and regions in climate policy.
Jess is also a Co-Investigator on the Electric Power Innovation for a Carbon-free Society (EPICS) Global Centre, leading work on consumer flexibility. She has published across a range of topics including; heat decarbonisation, smart energy cities, the role of local government in sustainable energy, and new energy business models, and has produced research reports for Innovate UK, Ofgem, Sustainability First, the Centre for Sustainable Energy and Bristol Green Capital. She was a contributing author to the IPC Sixth Assessment Report, Chapter 13 – National and Sub-national Policies and Institutions and previously worked in sustainability policy and projects in the public sector.
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