Matt Kennedy

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Matt Kennedy (Phd) is an energy and environmental scientist and engineer, with over 20 years’ experience in delivering carbon and climate change services and sustainable development within infrastructure, buildings and cities. He has worked on technology needs assessments, energy market transformation and electro-mobility projects across Africa, Asia and Middle East. Matt was lead EU Negotiator for technology transfer at COP21 UNFCCC and was a member of the UNFCCC Technology Executive Committee. Matt is an Advisory Board member of UN’s Climate Technology Centre and was its previous Chair. He served as Chair of the IEA’s Renewable Energy Technology Deployment Implementing Agreement. Matt holds a PhD in Engineering from Trinity College Dublin, and Masters degrees from NUI Galway and University College Dublin.
Matt Kennedy
Associate Director and Advisory Board Member