Jeanne Moore

Dr. Jeanne Moore is a Policy Analyst working on strategic challenges in climate and sustainable development and joined NESC in 2010.

Most recently, Jeanne led a project on households and energy communities in the energy transition, bringing a societal focus to energy as part of a wider programme of energy work at NESC. Other recent projects have been on natural capital accounting, a just transition in agriculture and land use and climate and biodiversity on a shared island.

As part of her role, she leads and contributes to Council Reports, is a member of climate and environmental advisory committees. She has addressed and chaired sustainable development, climate environmental and energy conferences and policy forums and presented to Oireachtas Committees on climate change.

In 2012, Jeanne examined the social and behavioural aspects of climate change and climate policy. In 2020 to 2023, she focused on just transition in addressing employment vulnerabilities, approaches to transition and just transition in agriculture and land use. Working with the European Environment and Sustainable Development Advisory Councils network (EEAC) and NESC colleagues in 2021, she led first online conference (during Covid) on Delivering a Just Transition for All. Other work examined aspects of a sustainable recovery from Covid-19 and in 2021 she undertook a consultation on climate and biodiversity on a shared island.

Another theme of work has been on the values of nature, natural capital and natural capital accounting with a Council report in 2024 and a well-attended conference. Jeanne has managed sustainable development research on a range of issues including: community engagement in wind energy; the circular economy; environmental policy integration; the role and future of environmental data; aquaculture in Ireland; just transition case studies; and accounting for nature in Ireland. She has also examined quality and standards in disability services for NESC.

Prior to April 2010, Jeanne was a Social Policy Analyst with the National Economic and Social Forum (NESF) for 4 years where she worked on projects in child literacy and mental health. Before working with the NESF, she lectured in social and environmental psychology at the University of Teesside, Middlesbrough and directed research projects on home, homeworking and quality of life and women’s employment decisions. She has also worked as a research consultant for the Combat Poverty Agency and the Arts Council, as well as a researcher for Focus Ireland.

Jeanne has extensive expertise and knowledge on climate, energy and sustainable development and social justice. She completed a BA (Hons) Degree in Psychology and Sociology in Trinity College Dublin, a Masters in Environmental Psychology from the University of Surrey and a Masters in Creative Writing at the University of Northumbria. Her PhD in Environmental Psychology, from the University of Liverpool, focused on homelessness and the meaning of home.

Jeanne is a member of the Advisory Board of DCU Centre for Climate & Society, IIEA Climate and Energy Advisory Group, EPA-Led National Environmental Research Overview Steering Group and the National Social and Behavioural Advisory Group on Climate Action. She has Chaired the National Climate Stakeholder Forum, and chaired and facilitated a range of other events in climate, energy and sustainable development.

 

Email: jeanne.moore@nesc.ie

Phone: 01 8146366

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jeanne-moore-56190234

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jeanne-Moore?ev=hdr_xprf

 

Selected NESC Work

August 2025: “Energy Communities in Ireland: Progress, Challenges and Potential”, Secretariat Paper No. 38

August 2025: “Connecting People to the Energy Transition”, Council Report No. 170

June 2025: Garvey, N. and Moore, J. “Just Transition in Agriculture and Land Use in Ireland: Stakeholder Dialogue on an Agenda for Action”, Forum, Administration, Vol. 73, No. 2.

December 2024: Moore, J. and Garvey, N. NESC Note on Just Transition to the Carbon Budget Working Group, Climate Change Advisory Council.

January 2024: “Natural Capital Accounting: A Guide for Action”, Council Report No. 164

August 2023: “Just Transition in Agriculture and Land Use”, Council Report No. 162

October 2021: “Collaboration on Climate and Biodiversity: Shared Island as a Catalyst for Renewed Ambition & Action”, Council Report No. 156

February 2021: “Shared Island Consultation: Climate and Biodiversity Challenges and Opportunities”, Secretariat Paper No. 21

February 2021: “Grounding the Recovery in Sustainable Development: A Statement from the Council”, Council Report No. 152

July 2020: “Progressing Sustainability in the Context of Covid-19: Grasping the Opportunity,” Background Paper/Covid-19 Working Paper Series

April 2020: “Approaches to Transition”. Secretariat Paper No. 20.

March 2020: “Addressing Employment Vulnerability as Part of a Just Transition in Ireland”, NESC Council Report No. 149.

November 2018: “Multistakeholder Agreements in Climate Governance and Energy Transition: The Dutch Energy Agreement”, Secretariat Paper No. 16 with Rory O’Donnell.

October 2017: “Moving Towards the Circular Economy in Ireland”  Council Comments. With Rory O’Donnell and Larry O’Connell.  Research Report No. 144 by Simon O’Rafferty.

July 2014: “Wind Energy in Ireland: Building Community Engagement and Social Support”, Council Report No. 139

December 2012: “Social and Behavioural Aspects of Climate Change” Background Paper No. 3.

 

Selection of Earlier Papers

Moore, J. (2007) Polarity or integration: Towards a fuller understanding of home and homelessness. Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, 24, 2

Moore, J. (2005) Homeworking and work-life balance. Does it add to quality of life? European Review of Applied Psychology 56:11, 5-13

Moore, J. (2004) Placing homelessness: Understanding the physical context. Open House International. VOL 29; Part 2, 14-23

Rivlin L. & Moore J (2001) Homemaking: Supports and barriers to the process of home. Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless, 10, 4, pp 323-336

Moore, J. (2000) Placing Home in Context. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 20, 207-217

Moore, J. (1999) Inequalities in Arts Attendance: People Living on Low Incomes In Ireland and their Perceptions of The Arts, Museums and Galleries, Cultural Trends. May, London: Policy Studies Institute