Industrial Net Zero and Decarbonisation Europe

Graham Weale is Professor for Energy Economics at the Ruhr University Bochum where he is undertaking research into Industry Decarbonisation, Cost-efficiency of European Energy Transitions and Carbon Pricing.

 Previously he was for nine years Chief Economist for RWE AG (Germany’s largest power generator).

In this capacity he was responsible for economic planning assumptions used throughout the company and for advising the Board of major market developments.

 Beforehand he was Director of European Energy Services for Global Insight (now incorporated into Standard & Poors).

His responsibilities included projects for the European Commission, European governments and regulators, and acting as an expert witness in natural gas arbitration cases.

Previously he worked as a management consultant with Deloitte specialising in energy liberalisation issues. He began his career with ExxonMobil working in supply and refining.