Rheanna Johnston
Senior Policy Advisor
Rheanna is a Senior Policy Advisor for EU energy transition, on the EU Energy Team. Her work focuses on driving EU level energy policy towards a fast, fair and funded clean energy future.
Her research and advocacy have focused on managing the transition away from fossil gas in the EU, across the sectors of industry, households, and power. She also works on issues related to the role of hydrogen, the electrification transition and energy efficiency, as well as the social dimension of a fair energy transition.
She was previously the European Green Party’s Climate Campaigner, where she worked on communications and capacity building on topics related to energy poverty, fossil fuel phase-out, and climate neutrality. She previously also worked with UNIDO’s Global Cleantech Innovation Programme, coordinated utility energy efficiency programmes, campaigned for carbon pricing and 100% clean energy in Washington state (USA), and co-founded a tenant’s rights union.
Rheanna has an MSc in Environmental Management and Policy from the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics at Lund University (Sweden), and a BA from Western Washington University (USA) in Environmental Policy and International Studies.
She’s especially passionate about getting outdoors, bike lanes and community driven change.
Her research and advocacy have focused on managing the transition away from fossil gas in the EU, across the sectors of industry, households, and power. She also works on issues related to the role of hydrogen, the electrification transition and energy efficiency, as well as the social dimension of a fair energy transition.
She was previously the European Green Party’s Climate Campaigner, where she worked on communications and capacity building on topics related to energy poverty, fossil fuel phase-out, and climate neutrality. She previously also worked with UNIDO’s Global Cleantech Innovation Programme, coordinated utility energy efficiency programmes, campaigned for carbon pricing and 100% clean energy in Washington state (USA), and co-founded a tenant’s rights union.
Rheanna has an MSc in Environmental Management and Policy from the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics at Lund University (Sweden), and a BA from Western Washington University (USA) in Environmental Policy and International Studies.
She’s especially passionate about getting outdoors, bike lanes and community driven change.
