Jane Dennett-Thorpe

Jane has been dedicated to addressing climate change and bringing forward the energy transition for over two decades, in a variety of roles. She has previously been Head of Evidence, the Deputy Head of Science, and Head of Industrial Energy Efficiency in the Department of Energy and Climate Change. Since 2019 she has worked in the GB energy regulator Ofgem. She led the development of Ofgem’s Decarbonisation Action Plan. She has also set up the Regulatory Energy Transition Accelerator, now hosted at the IEA, to help energy regulators around the world provide more effective responses to the climate challenge. She leads cross cutting strategic work to ensure the regulatory regimes can meet the net zero challenges in particular through teams focussed on hydrogen and economy-wide electrification; as well as ensuring regulatory regimes are driving sector preparations for inevitable climate change. She recently led currently (jointly with the Chief Economic Advisor) a review of the future of network regulation.