Ms. Ute Collier is Deputy Director of the Knowledge, Policy and Finance Centre (KPFC) at the International Renewable Agency (IRENA). She is responsible for IRENA’s work on policy, markets and finance for the energy transition. This covers policies and finance for scaling up power sector and end-use decarbonisation, green hydrogen, environmental impacts of renewables, as well as energy access. She also co-leads IRENA’s annual flagship publication, the World Energy Transitions Outlook. Prior to joining IRENA in May 2021, she was Head of Energy at Practical Action, leading the development organisation’s work on renewable energy solutions in energy access settings. Previously, she worked at the International Energy Agency and the UK’s Climate Change Committee, as well as a number of public sector and non-governmental organisations earlier in her career.
