George Kamiya is the 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) 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 has also co-authored reports for the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) and UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). George is also a Visiting Fellow at Reuben College, University of Oxford, and recently served as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Industrial Ecology’s Special Issue on Environmental Impacts of the Digital Economy. He has lectured on the energy and climate implications of AI at McGill University, Mila – Quebec AI Institute, TU Berlin, Climate Change AI, and TEDx.