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Brian Motherway
Head of Energy Efficiency and Inclusive Transitions Office. Brian Motherway is Head of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Inclusive Transitions at the IEA. He leads the Agency’s analytical and outreach programmes on energy efficiency worldwide, including a global programme of capacity building and engagement. He also oversees the Agency’s work on people-centred transitions, focusing on the social dimensions of energy policies, such as skills, social inclusion and energy affordability. Before joining the IEA, Brian was Chief Executive of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. He holds degrees in sociology and in engineering.
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Yinglun Teng
Energy Analyst.
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Jacques Warichet
Energy Analyst - Power System Transformation.
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Luca Lo Re
International Climate and Energy Analyst. Luca Lo Re leads the IEA work in the OECD/IEA Climate Change Expert Group. With OECD colleagues, he produces papers to enhance the understanding of technical issues in international climate change negotiations and Paris Agreement implementation. In particular, his works focuses on international carbon markets (Art. 6 of the Paris Agreement). He also leads the organisation of the annual IEA-IETA-EPRI GHG Emissions Trading Workshop, and supports various works of the Agency related to Net Zero.
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Ronan Graham
Senior Energy Security Analyst.
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Thomas Spencer
Senior Energy Analyst.
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Global shocks have driven a surge in energy policy activity and government spending
…Government spending on energy has more than doubled since 2019 – a period that included the disruptions of the Covid-19 pandemic and the 2022 energy crisis. Globally, annual government spending on energy exceeded $405 billion in 2025, according to the report. Even before the outbreak of the war in the Middle East this year and the major impacts on energy markets around the world, annual government spending on energy was projected to remain near 2025 levels through 2030. The bulk of public spending has been directed towards longer-term investments in energy infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, renewable energy, energy efficiency and…
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Keisuke Sadamori
Director, Energy Markets and Security.
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Emi Bertoli
Former Energy Analyst.
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Mary Burce Warlick
Deputy Executive Director. Mary Burce Warlick is the Deputy Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA). A retired career diplomat and former U.S. Ambassador to Serbia, Ms. Warlick has held a variety of senior leadership positions at the U.S. Department of State, National Security Council and Department of Defense, serving in Washington and abroad. From 2014-2017 she served as the State Department’s Principal Deputy and Acting Special Envoy for International Energy Affairs and represented the U.S. on the IEA Governing Board Ms. Warlick holds a B.A. in Political Science and an M.A. in Law and Diplomacy.
