George Kamiya is Director of Climate Insights at the GSMA, the global industry association for mobile network operators. In this role, he provides strategic advice and analysis on energy, climate, and circular economy to support the mobile industry’s transition to net zero.
Prior to joining the GSMA in 2023, George led the International Energy Agency’s (IEA/OECD) analysis on the energy and climate impacts of digitalisation, as well as on modelling and policy analysis of other emerging topics including critical minerals for clean energy, cybersecurity and energy, and new mobility services. He coordinated major cross-agency projects on Digitalization & Energy and Tracking Clean Energy Progress and contributed to multiple editions of the World Energy Outlook, Energy Technology Perspectives, and World Energy Investment. He previously worked on environmental policy and management at the Government of Canada and the Vancouver Airport Authority.
While at the IEA, George published several early studies on the environmental impacts of digital technologies and services, including streaming video, bitcoin, and AI. He recently served as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Industrial Ecology’s Special Issue on Environmental Impacts of the Digital Economy, and has guest lectured on the environmental impacts of AI at Mila, McGill, TU Berlin, and Climate Change AI.
As an independent consultant, he has co-authored reports for the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC), International Energy Agency (IEA), and UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
George has a BSc in Marine Biology from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Resource Management from Simon Fraser University. As part of his graduate research, he led a large survey of new car buyers and modelled the short and long-run energy and emissions impacts of electric vehicles under different policy scenarios.
