Professor Jan Rosenow
Professor of Energy and Climate Policy, School of Geography and the Environment
Jan Rosenow is Professor of Energy and Climate Policy at the University of Oxford and leads the Energy Programme at the Environmental Change Institute. He is a Jackson Senior Research Fellow at Oriel College, Oxford. Professor Rosenow is a leading expert in energy policy, efficiency and electrification, advising governments and organisations including the World Economic Forum, the United Nations, the World Bank and the International Energy Agency. In 2025, Professor Rosenow was asked to brief the 27 EU energy ministers at a formal European Council debate on industrial electrification. His work has shaped key energy and climate policies and featured in The New York Times, Forbes, The Economist and the BBC. In recognition of his work he was named the most-read thought leader on the energy transition in 2024.
About
Jan Rosenow is Professor of Energy and Climate Policy and Leader of the Energy Programme at the Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, and Jackson Senior Research Fellow at Oriel College, Oxford. He is also a Senior Associate at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership at the University of Cambridge. His research focuses on energy demand, energy efficiency, electrification, renewable energy and wider energy and climate policy, with a strong emphasis on the practical implementation of decarbonisation strategies.
He has published numerous widely cited academic papers, technical reports and policy analyses, contributing to key discussions on the energy transition. Professor Rosenow has been recognised by Stanford’s University database of the top 2% most cited scientists worldwide ever year since 2021.
Professor Rosenow has also held advisory and board roles with organisations such as the World Bank, the World Economic Forum, the International Energy Agency and the European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy. He previously worked for ten years in the private and another ten years in the non-profit sectors as a senior leader, analyst and policy advisor.
Professor Rosenow is also a highly sought-after keynote speaker, regularly invited to present at national and international conferences. His speaking engagements include the United Nations, the International Energy Agency, the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, the European Parliament, Google and many more.
His research directly informs high-level policy across Europe; he has been invited to advise and brief senior officials, including providing a direct intervention to the Energy Ministers of all 27 EU Member States at the Council of the European Union, and has served as a Special Advisor and expert witness to both the UK and European Parliaments. His insights have been featured in major media outlets, including The New York Times, Forbes, the BBC, ARD, El Pais, Der Spiegel and The Guardian.
In recognition of his impact in the energy sector, Professor Rosenow has been named the most read thought leader on the energy transition in 2024, one of the top 100 players in the global climate space and among the top 25 energy influencers and top 15 sustainability influencers worldwide. Additionally, he is one of LinkedIn's Top Green Voices. His commitment to advancing the UK’s energy future led to his election as a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and his contributions to the energy sector have earned him a fellowship at the Energy Institute.
He holds a Doctorate from the University of Oxford, an MSc from the London School of Economics and has completed executive training at the University of Cambridge and the Florence School for Regulation.
Expertise
- Energy policy
- Energy proficiency
- Electrification
- Renewable energy
- Climate change
- Energy demand
- Heat pumps
Selected publications
- Total cost of ownership of heat pumps and policy choice: The case of Great Britain (iScience, 2025)
- Gas grid regulation in the context of net zero transitions: A review of seven European countries (Energy Research and Social Science, 2025)
- The elephant in the room: How do we regulate gas transportation infrastructure as gas demand declines? (One Earth, 2024)
- A meta-review of 54 studies on hydrogen heating (Cell Reports Sustainability, 2024)
- Clean heating: Reforming taxes and levies on heating fuels in Europe (Energy Policy, 2023)
- Where to meet on heat? A conceptual framework for optimising demand reduction and decarbonised heat supply (Energy Research and Social Science, 2023)
- Heating up the global heat pump market (Nature Energy, 2022)
- Reinventing energy efficiency for net zero (Energy Research and Social Science, 2022)
Media experience
Professor Jan Rosenow has extensive media experience. His work has been covered in thousands of newspaper articles, on the radio and television, and in podcasts. Professor Rosenow’s insights have been featured in prominent media outlets, including The New York Times, Forbes, Time magazine, WIRED, the BBC and The Guardian.
Recent media work
- Ed Miliband’s ‘zero-bill’ dream under fire from his own MPs (The Times, 2026)
- Gas deflates momentum of European heat pump rollout (Financial Times, 2025)
- Rethinking the energy transition (Financial Times, 2025)
- Do Heat Pumps Work When It Gets Really Cold? (The New York Times, 2025)
- Don’t Believe the Biggest Myth About Heat Pumps (Wired, 2024)
- A Next Generation Approach to Heating and Cooling Buildings (The New York Times, 2024)
- Study contradicts Rees-Mogg over hydrogen for heating (BBC News, 2022)
- Why energy efficiency is critical (BBC 4 Today Programme, 2022)
- How UK households could save £10bn a year by making homes more energy efficient (Financial Times, 2022)
- Fossil Fuel Companies Say Hydrogen Made From Natural Gas Is a Climate Solution. But the Tech May Not Be Very Green (Time, 2021)
Languages
English, GermanWatch online
- THIS Is Why The UK Can't Give Up Gas...Yet
- Heat Pumps - Heating Low-Carbon Homes Ep19: Cait Hewitt, Dr Jan Rosenow and Max Waddingham
- Future Energy Musings with Jan Rosenow | Fully Charged PLUS