Tom Howes

Tom Howes is the Advisor to the Director in the energy department of the European Commission responsible for the Green Transition and Energy System Integration, including electricity market design. Until June 2022 he was head of the Energy and Environment Division at the International Energy Agency (IEA), leading work on energy sector resilience, and supporting COP26/27. In the past he has worked on renewable energy market and grid integration issues, energy modelling, and energy finance, for the European Commission and for the UK and Australian governments.