Sam Alvis

Associate director for environment, energy security & nature; head of the Fair Transition Unit

Sam is the associate director for environment, energy security, and nature and the head of the Fair Transition Unit at IPPR.

Previously he worked as director of energy and environment at the research firm Public First, and in policy roles at the Green Alliance, Tony Blair Institute, and the Wellcome Trust, as well as various positions for the Labour Party.

Outside of work, he is on the board of Bristol Museums Development Trust, a member of Chatham House’s governing council, and a director of the Parliamentary Renewables and Sustainable Energy group. He holds an MSc in climate change.

More from this author:

  1. Drax coal fired power plant in North Yorkshire, UK with coal stack and Biomass storage tanks at sunset

    Financing carbon capture, usage and storage: The case for extended producer responsibility

    The government has run out of road on funding infrastructure through energy bills.

  2. Sam Alvis on BBC News discussing the heatwave

  3. A wide shot of several large commercial vessels, including oil tankers and a survey boat, floating on turquoise water. In the background, an industrial shoreline with numerous smokestacks and refinery infrastructure is visible under a cloudy sky. Concept of global logistics, maritime industry, and international trade.

    Price caps and economic stability: How to manage the Iran war energy shock?

    The Iran war energy shock will impose significant costs on the UK economy, even if the government does not offer a universal support package.