Rowan Mataram

Rowan Mataram BA (Hons), MSc

PhD Student

Rowan Mataram is a PhD student at the Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU).

Rowan’s doctoral research explores ‘the role of public ownership in decarbonising energy in the global south’. Her work will examine the role of the state in securing socially just, low-carbon futures. Whilst investigating possibilities for overcoming high-consumption and carbon-intensive energy pathways through policy and governance.

In addition to academia, Rowan works at the research and advocacy think-tank the Transnational Institute on global energy transitions, wellbeing/postgrowth economies, energy democracy and democratic public services.

Prior to this, she worked at Platform London with a focus on municipal energy transitions and peer-to-peer learning, and at Rethinking Economics as the Head of Campaigns.