Jim Scheer has over 22 years’ experience working in the field of policy analysis and development related to environmental issues. He joined the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) in 2007 and is currently Head of Department (Data and Insights) with responsibility for energy statistics, energy modelling, behavioural economics, and programme evaluation. Prior to working with SEAI, Jim worked with the Government of South Australia in the fields of natural resource management and open space planning.  He holds a Professional Diploma in Advanced Management Performance (Smurfit Business School), MSc. Economic Policy Studies (Trinity College Dublin), BSc. Environmental Science (Flinders University, South Australia). Jim is passionate about the potential for data and insights to support evidence-based decision making and accelerate climate action