Professor Raphael Heffron is a Professor in Energy Justice & The Social Contract at the Universite de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour in France. He currently co-leads a major multi-million euro research project on energy justice and the social contract.

Professor Heffron is also Jean Monnet Professor in the Just Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy awarded by the European Commission (2019-2022). In 2020, he was also appointed as Senior Counsel at Janson law firm in Brussels (Belgium). Professor Heffron is a qualified Barrister-at-Law, and a graduate of both Oxford (MSc) and Cambridge (MPhil & PhD). He has acted as an energy consultant for companies and international institutions worldwide.

His work all has a principal focus on achieving a sustainable and just transition to a low-carbon economy, and combines a mix of law, policy and economics. He has published over 180 publications of different types and is the most cited scholar in his field worldwide (2800+ Scopus) with translated work in multiple languages including Chinese, Persian, Turkish, Arabic, Italian and Spanish. Professor Heffron has given just over 180 keynote or guest lectures in 52 countries worldwide. In addition, he holds a number of visiting appointments across universities worldwide. Professor Heffron has written policy reports for international institutions across the world and his research has been used by businesses internationally.