As the director of European programmes, Jan Rosenow leads RAP's initiatives in Europe on power market design and Efficiency First. He is responsible for all aspects of leadership, management, and financial viability of RAP’s work in Europe.
Rosenow serves on the Executive Committee of the International Energy Agency's demand-side management program and sits on the board of the European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy. He has also advised the International Energy Agency, the European Commission, the European Parliament, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ), government departments in a number of countries, and the UK’s Office of Gas and Electricity Markets, as well as serving as an expert witness on several occasions to the British Parliament. He was the lead author of the International Energy Agency’s global assessment of market-based instruments for energy efficiency.
Jan Rosenow also has a strong track record in energy research. He is an honorary research associate at Oxford University’s renowned Environmental Change Institute. He has authored more than 70 publications in the form of peer-reviewed papers, technical reports, and conference papers. He has also served as an expert witness to the House of Commons.
In 2020, Rosenow was elected to be a fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) in light of his “longstanding dedication to moving the UK towards a more sustainable and resilient energy future.”
Prior to his engagement with RAP, he worked closely with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy through his policy work for the global consultancy Ricardo. Jan Rosenow earned several post-graduate qualifications, including a master’s degree in environmental policy and regulation from the London School of Economics and a doctorate from Oxford University.
How Jan Rosenow is Energizing Change
A policy toolkit for global mass heat pump deployment version 2.0
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Network charges: Paving the way for industrial electrification and competitiveness
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What does a day at RAP look like for you?
On a typical day I will split my time between team management, writing technical reports and opinion pieces, presenting on energy and climate topics to external stakeholders, advising policy makers, speaking to funders and communicating through social media.
What is something that makes you feel hopeful about the future?
Human ingenuity.
What is something special about your community?
I live in East Oxford, a thriving and diverse neighbourhood in a global city.