Greg Muttitt
Senior Associate
Greg Muttitt is a Senior Associate with IISD. He has over 20 years of research experience on fossil fuels and climate change, focusing on the economics and politics of energy transitions. Before joining IISD, he was Research Director at Oil Change International and Co-Director at Platform. He is the author of the book Fuel on the Fire: Oil and Politics in Occupied Iraq (Random House, 2011). He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Physics & Philosophy and a Master of Science in energy economics. He lives in the United Kingdom.
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- Energy
- Subsidies
- Climate Change Mitigation
- Just Transition
- Energy Economics
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Master of Science, Energy Economics, UCL, 2020Bachelor of Arts, Physics & Philosophy, University of Oxford, 1995
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Publications
No New Fossil Fuel Projects: The norm we need
A new article in Science calls for an end to new fossil fuel projects, showing they are not needed in the energy transition to net-zero emissions.
Brief
May 30, 2024
Transitioning Away From Oil and Gas
At COP 28, 198 governments agreed to transition away from fossil fuels. What are the next steps for a global phase-out of oil and gas production?
Report
May 14, 2024
Opportunity NOCs
This UCSB and IISD report examines how investors are financially exposed to NOC risks, but this exposure opens avenues for investor influence on NOCs and creates a strong incentive for investors to use such influence. If the world is to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, NOCs must begin decarbonizing their activities.
Report
February 16, 2023
Navigating Energy Transitions: Mapping the road to 1.5°C
This report aims to inform policymakers, investors, and companies on how to align with the goals of the Paris agreement, based on 1.5°C-consistent energy/climate pathways.
Report
October 21, 2022
Articles
No New Fossil Fuel Projects: The logical first step in a transition to clean energy
Our experts propose a viable pathway to phase out fossil fuels, even when they are so embedded in people’s everyday lives, in the global economy, and in powerful political interests.
Insight
June 11, 2024
We Are on Course for a Very Dangerous Amount of Warming—But There Is Still Time to Change Course
Q&A with Greg Muttitt, Senior Associate at the International Institute For Sustainable Development and a lead author of the United Nations Environment Programme’s Emissions Gap Report 2023.
Insight
December 8, 2023
Countries Must Phase Out Oil and Gas Production—and Quickly
How fast do we need to phase out fossil fuels to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and safeguard our planet's future? A new report suggests a quicker timeline than many governments are planning.
Insight
March 23, 2022
How can Britain commit to net zero and still drill for millions more barrels of oil?
As the first G7 country to make a net zero commitment, talks on whether to approve a new oil field pose a test for the United Kingdom’s climate ambitions.
Insight
August 23, 2021