Professor Karen Turner is Director of the Centre for Energy Policy at the University of Strathclyde, which she founded in 2014. She leads a portfolio of work funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), philanthropic organisations and foundations and various government and industry bodies.
Professor Turner’s research is focussed on the critical challenge of ensuring that the energy and wider net zero transitions deliver sustainable and more equitable prosperity. Her work continues to shape policy and public debates. For example, helping to make the case for public support of residential energy efficiency programmes and addressing public policy challenges in unlocking value from the deployment of large-scale decarbonisation solutions such as electric vehicles and carbon capture and storage.
Professor Turner has served on expert panels for a range of organisations including the National Infrastructure Commission, the Climate Change Committee and UK Government. She was also a Commissioner on the Scottish Government’s first Just Transition Commission. Before leading CEP, Professor Turner held academic posts at Glasgow and Heriot Watt Universities.
