Raphael Heffron

Professor Raphael Heffron is Professor in Energy Justice, the Social Contract and Sustainability at the Universite de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, Pau, France. He is also Jean Monnet Professor in the Just Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy awarded by the European Commission (2019-2022). In 2020, he was appointed as Senior Counsel at Janson law firm in Brussels (Belgium). Professor Heffron is a qualified Barrister-at-Law, and a graduate of both Oxford (MSc-Christ Church) and Cambridge (MPhil-Darwin & PhD-Trinity Hall). He also holds degrees from the University of St. Andrews (MLitt), and Trinity College Dublin (BA, MA).

His work all has a principal focus on achieving a sustainable and just transition to a low-carbon economy, and combines a mix of law, policy and economics. He has published over 190 publications of different types and is the most cited scholar in his field worldwide for energy law, energy justice and just transition worldwide (2900+ Scopus/5600+ Googlescholar) with translated work in multiple languages including Chinese, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic and Persian. Professor Heffron has given just over 190 keynotes or guest lectures in 52 countries worldwide.