Evaluation in an Emergency: Assessing Transformative Energy Policy amidst the Climate Crisis

Abstract

Sam Hampton is a researcher at the Environmental Change Institute, Oxford University and freelance sustainability consultant. His research focuses on the governance of the energy transition. He specializes in energy policy evaluation, low carbon innovation, and sustainability for small and medium-sized enterprises. Tina Fawcett is a researcher at the Environmental Change Institute, Oxford University. Her research concerns energy use by households and organizations and uses a multi-disciplinary approach to understand current patterns of use and to identify opportunities and policies for reducing energy use and carbon emissions. Jan Rosenow is Director of European Programmes at Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP); Honorary Research Associate at Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute, an Associate Fellow at Sussex Energy Group of SPRU, University of Sussex and at Free University of Berlin. His work focuses on energy and climate policy and regulation and market design. Charlie Michaelis is Director of Strategy Development Solutions. He has over 25 years’ experience of assisting government and the public sector to evaluate policies and programs. He specializes in energy efficiency, renewable energy, environment, business support, and transport. Ruth Mayne is a senior researcher at Oxfam GB currently working on climate justice and how change happens. Sam Hampton is a researcher at the Environmental Change Institute, Oxford University and freelance sustainability consultant. His research focuses on the governance of the energy transition. He specializes in energy policy evaluation, low carbon innovation, and sustainability for small and medium-sized enterprises. Tina Fawcett is a researcher at the Environmental Change Institute, Oxford University. Her research concerns energy use by households and organizations and uses a multi-disciplinary approach to understand current patterns of use and to identify opportunities and policies for reducing energy use and carbon emissions. Jan Rosenow is Director of European Programmes at Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP); Honorary Research Associate at Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute, an Associate Fellow at Sussex Energy Group of SPRU, University of Sussex and at Free University of Berlin. His work focuses on energy and climate policy and regulation and market design. Charlie Michaelis is Director of Strategy Development Solutions. He has over 25 years’ experience of assisting government and the public sector to evaluate policies and programs. He specializes in energy efficiency, renewable energy, environment, business support, and transport. Ruth Mayne is a senior researcher at Oxfam GB currently working on climate justice and how change happens.