Michael Renner Email & Phone Number

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

My responsibilities are focused on the socio-economic benefits of renewable energy, with focus on analysis of jobs, value chains, gender, and related policies. The energy transition must be a just one, and this requires not only solid analysis but an understanding that workers and communities must have a strong voice in this process from beginning to end.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Most of my work revolves around socio-economic benefits of renewable energy, with a particular focus on analysis of jobs (I am a co-author of the "Annual Review" series since its inceptions), value chains and localization opportunities, gender, and related policies. I am most interested in ensuring that "just transition" and "leaving no one behind" get.

Paris Area, France

I am a co-author of the sidebar on renewable energy employment, with IRENA's Rabia Ferroukhi, Celia García-Baños, and Arslan Khalid. The sidebar is derived from the longer IRENA report, "Renewable Energy and Jobs -- Annual Review".

Geneva Area, Switzerland

1. Wrote energy, transportation, and recycling chapters of ILO report "Working Towards Sustainable Development: Opportunities for Decent Work and Social Inclusion in a Green Economy," released June 2012.2. Contributed to "Sustainable Development, Decent Work and Green Jobs," a report prepared for the International Labour Conference, 102nd Session, 2013.3..

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Connecting the dots: analyzing problems and presenting possible solutions, relevant to policy-makers, yet jargon-free. Extensive research, writing, and public speaking, from a global, interdisciplinary perspective.
• Researching and writing multiple reports (Worldwatch Papers; Worldwatch Reports) on a range of global environmental / resource / sustainability topics.
• Directing the "Vital Signs" book series from 1997 to 2003, and again 2011-2015 (including the the online version at vitalsigns.worldwatch.org). Vital Signs is a data-driven look at critical international trends. Duties.
• Serving as co-director of the 2005, 2009, 2012, and 2014-2016 editions of the "State of the World" reports. This includes conceptualizing the theme for each edition, contributing the lead chapter, commissioning other.

Working as an external consultant for IRENA, I have been a lead author or co-author of the following reports:1. "Renewable Energy: Access & Jobs," released June 2012. Available at http://www.irena.org/DocumentDownloads/Publications/Renewable_Energy_Jobs_and_Access.pdf2. "Renewable Energy and Jobs" (released December 2013).3. "Renewable Energy and Jobs.

Evaluation of funding proposals submitted to CoCooN by international consortia of researchers and practitioners.

Attended a variety of IES-organized meetings at the European Parliament and the OSCE. Wrote “Introduction to the Concepts of Environmental Security and Environmental Conflict,” in: Inventory of Environment and Security Policies and Practices. An Overview of Strategies and Initiatives of Selected Governments, International Organisations and.

New York City

Serving on the board of this very dynamic NGO which provides a critical perspective on many of the issues before the United Nations.

Travel To South Asia

Project on "Water and Energy Dynamics in the Greater Himalayan Region: Opportunities for Environmental Peacebuilding". I conceived of the project, and researched and wrote a report by the same title.The final report was published in September 2011. It is also available for free download at.

Greater New York City Area

I taught two classes in the Graduate Program in International Affairs. One on "Environment and Security Nexus", and the other on "Green Jobs / Green Economy."

Lead Author of UNEP-commissioned report "Green Jobs: Towards Decent Work in a Sustainable, Low-Carbon World" (UNEP/ILO/ITUC/IOE Green Jobs Initiative), published September 24, 2008. Available at: http://www.unep.org/labour_environment/features/greenjobs-report.aspA much shorter version was published as a Worldwatch Report: "Green Jobs: Working for People.

Greater New York City Area

Analysis of military industry and industrial economies, and of opportunities for conversion of arms industries and military bases to civilian uses. The Corliss Lamont program was conceived of, and directed by, Seymour Melman, Professor of Engineering at Columbia University, and during the 1986-87 period, the program had a group of six Lamont Fellows.

Greater New York City Area

Research on issues relating to arms control and international peace & conflict (including a number of articles on the Iran-Iraq war in the the 1980s), working with Senior Fellow Robert C. Johansen.

New York City

Researched and wrote a report on energy diversification of oil companies.

Doctorandus, International Relations

Graduated cum laude. "Doctorandus" is equivalent to an M.A.

Pre-Diploma (B.A.), Public Administration / Political Science