Stefan Bouzarovski is a Professor of Human Geography at the University of Manchester, where he directs the People and Energy Programme within the Manchester Urban Institute. He is also an Associate of the Institute of European Energy and Climate Policy in the Netherlands. He is an internationally leading expert in energy justice and urban transformations, having written over 120 scientific publications, three single-author monographs, one co-authored textbook and edited four books on these topics. He has led or consulted for over 50 research projects, with a total value of over 25 million Euro. As a former chair and founder of the EU Energy Poverty Observatory, in the 2019 EU Protects campaign he was named an ‘ordinary hero’ for his efforts to combat poverty and inequality across Europe. His work on energy communities was shortlisted for a Times Higher Education Prize, as well as a Falling Walls prize.