Roman Kramarchuk leads efforts at Commodity Insights to analyze the impacts of the energy transition – driven by policy changes and technology advancements – on the energy sector and energy market outlooks, with a special focus on clean energy (i.e. carbon markets, hydrogen, stationary storage, electric vehicles/alternative transport, renewables, etc.). He oversees the Commodity Insights Analytics Future Energy Outlooks – advising clients on energy transition and long term energy market views (including 2 degree scenarios) – and has led the GHG and North American Environmental Markets Services – offering insights into environmental markets & policies. Full Bio

Roman Kramarchuk leads efforts at Commodity Insights to analyze the impacts of the energy transition – driven by policy changes and technology advancements – on the energy sector and energy market outlooks, with a special focus on clean energy (i.e. carbon markets, hydrogen, stationary storage, electric vehicles/alternative transport, renewables, etc.). He oversees the Commodity Insights Analytics Future Energy Outlooks – advising clients on energy transition and long term energy market views (including 2 degree scenarios) – and has led the GHG and North American Environmental Markets Services – offering insights into environmental markets & policies.

Prior to joining PIRA, now part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, he was at the U.S. EPA, developing key power plant and industrial emissions regulations at the Clean Air Markets Division. With both PG&E NEG and PA Consulting / PHB Hagler Bailly, he evaluated strategies regarding fuel choice, capital investments and trading. Roman also worked on international projects to develop power markets and regulatory capacity in the former Soviet Union and India. At the Federal Reserve Board, Roman analyzed trends in industrial production.

He has an M.P.P. from the Harvard Kennedy School and a B.A. in economics and B.S.E. in systems engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Minimize

Bob MacKnight is the Head of Product & Services at S&P Global Sustainable1, where he leads a team focused on building software, analytics, and data solutions to help companies embed sustainability metrics into their strategic planning, investment, and regulatory reporting activities. Full Bio

Bob MacKnight is the Head of Product & Services at S&P Global Sustainable1, where he leads a team focused on building software, analytics, and data solutions to help companies embed sustainability metrics into their strategic planning, investment, and regulatory reporting activities. He serves on the Sustainable1 Leadership Team and is responsible for developing and executing the strategy and vision for Sustainable1’s product and services offerings.

Bob previously led the Climate & Nature Risk product team in Sustainable1 and has deep expertise in climate risk and the energy transition space. Prior to joining Sustainable1, he held leadership roles at S&P Global Commodity Insights focusing on the development of energy value chain emissions quantification and energy transition analytics solutions.

Earlier in his career he held roles leading consulting and research initiatives in the energy practices of IHS Markit and PFC Energy.

Bob holds a BS and an MS in Earth Science from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Minimize

Steve leads the Research and Methodology Team at S&P Global Sustainable1 developing the methodologies that underpin S&P Global’s suite of sustainability-related datasets and analytical solutions that power the transition to a more sustainable future. Full Bio

Steve leads the Research and Methodology Team at S&P Global Sustainable1 developing the methodologies that underpin S&P Global’s suite of sustainability-related datasets and analytical solutions that power the transition to a more sustainable future. This includes the S&P Global ESG Scores based on data collected via the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) and S&P Global’s range of environmental, climate and nature, and regulatory and reporting capabilities.

As Global Head of Research and Methodology, Steve has successfully overseen the development of numerous groundbreaking sustainability-related products, including datasets focused on climate transition and physical risk, nature risk and biodiversity, and regulatory reporting such as the EU Taxonomy and SFDR.

With over 15 years’ of industry experience, Steve is a regular speaker and commentator on sustainable finance issues globally.  Minimize

Esther Whieldon is a Senior Writer on the S&P Global Sustainable1 Thought Leadership Team and co-host of the S&P Global podcast ESG Insider.

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Esther Whieldon is a Senior Writer on the S&P Global Sustainable1 Thought Leadership Team and co-host of the S&P Global podcast ESG Insider. Esther has worked at S&P Global for 14 years and was previously a Senior Reporter in the S&P Global Market Intelligence newsroom where she wrote about climate change, ESG and energy issues. Prior, Esther worked two years as a reporter at Politico and spent several years before that in the S&P Global Platts energy newsroom in Washington, D.C. Esther earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Washington Adventist University in Takoma Park, Maryland. Minimize