Kirsten Jenkins

Visiting Scholar

2024-2025

Kirsten Jenkins is a senior lecturer in energy, environment, and society within the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. She is a 2024-2025 Kleinman Center Visiting Scholar. Her background is as a sustainable development and human geography scholar, with research interests that center on energy policy, energy justice, Just Transitions, fuel poverty, and sustainable energy provision and use. Her work is highly cited internationally and is featured in high-profile outlets, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s special report on global warming of 1.5°C and numerous government publications.

Alongside her lectureship, Jenkins serves as managing editor for the journal Energy Research & Social Science, and deputy theme champion for the Energy, People, Policy, and Society theme of the Energy Technology Partnership, amongst other roles. She is a member of the Scottish Government’s Fuel Poverty Advisory Panel and an Adviser to the Scottish Parliament’s Net Zero, Energy, and Transport Committee.