Chris Roney

Role: Speaker

“Chris Roney is a Research Lead in the Energy Systems and Climate Analysis Group at EPRI, where he manages the project set on economy-wide analysis and electrification. His current research includes integrated modeling of economy-wide policy and end-use electrification dynamics, technology pathways and transition risk, and electric sector decarbonization. He specializes in evaluating U.S. and Canadian decarbonization challenges and opportunities and has been an author on the Canadian National Electrification Assessment, EPRI Net-Zero 2050, and 50x30 Report. Prior to joining EPRI, he was a Research Associate at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Joint Global Change Research Institute, where he researched deep decarbonization policies, transport electrification, and global climate impacts on the food system. Mr. Roney holds a Master of Science with Distinction in Environmental Change and Management from the University of Oxford and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Swarthmore College.”