How can scholars turn research into real impact? And what is it like to step into the heart of government?
For the last 18 months the CEE’s Director of Policy, Sean Field, has been seconded to the UK Department of Energy Security and Net Zero, where he has led on several high priority initiatives. We hear what it's like stepping into the heart of government, how UK policy makers think about energy and climate change policy, and how researchers can more effectively turn research into impact.
About Sean
Sean is the Director of Policy at the Centre for Energy Ethics and a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Social Anthropology. His work explores issues of sustainability, energy, finance, ethics, climate change, sustainability, resource extraction, and transition. Since late-2018, Sean’s Energy Ethics research has focused on how financial professionals evaluate energy culminating in the publication of his recent monograph Carbon Capital.
Sean regularly contributes to local, national, and international discussions of energy, energy finance, and energy policy. His interviews, analysis and commentary have been featured by BBC Radio, The Associated Press, The Courier newspaper, The Sunday National newspaper, The Xinhua News Agency and have been reprinted by agencies such as The Washington Post. Since late 2024, Sean has been seconded with the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero.