Sean Rai-Roche
Senior Policy Advisor
Sean is a Senior Policy Advisor in E3G's Global Clean Power Diplomacy team, working to accelerate coal transitions and advocating for the benefits of renewable energy.
Sean leads on key aspects of GCPD’s work on global coal-to-clean power transitions. He works to accelerate global coal power phaseouts by shaping geopolitical and communication strategies at the international and national level. He also works closely with some of the key climate alliances to develop political and policy analyses that drive diplomatic momentum towards accelerated coal phaseouts, increased renewable deployment, and electrification outcomes.
As part of this, he also heads up parts of GCPD’s renewable energy programme, analysing trends in the political economy of renewables deployment, highlighting real world delivery, and working with clean energy alliances to raise political ambition. Before joining E3G, Sean worked as a journalist in the renewable energy industry for an international publisher.
Sean holds an MA in Geography and an MSc in Environment and Development from the University of Edinburgh. In his free time Sean enjoys hiking, woodworking and cooking.
Sean leads on key aspects of GCPD’s work on global coal-to-clean power transitions. He works to accelerate global coal power phaseouts by shaping geopolitical and communication strategies at the international and national level. He also works closely with some of the key climate alliances to develop political and policy analyses that drive diplomatic momentum towards accelerated coal phaseouts, increased renewable deployment, and electrification outcomes.
As part of this, he also heads up parts of GCPD’s renewable energy programme, analysing trends in the political economy of renewables deployment, highlighting real world delivery, and working with clean energy alliances to raise political ambition. Before joining E3G, Sean worked as a journalist in the renewable energy industry for an international publisher.
Sean holds an MA in Geography and an MSc in Environment and Development from the University of Edinburgh. In his free time Sean enjoys hiking, woodworking and cooking.
