Rita Sousa

I am interested in climate change issues and environment and energy economics. I hold a PhD in Climate Change and Sustainable Development Policies, an MSc in Economics and Policies of Energy and the Environment and a degree in Economics. I work on carbon pricing mechanisms, on low-carbon development scenarios at the national and local levels, and on sectoral climate change adaptation and socioeconomic vulnerabilities. Currently, I teach and research at the Economics Department of the University of Minho and NIPE, and am an expert evaluator for the European Commission. In the past, I worked in the Engineering Faculty of the University of Porto, in the Power Systems Unit of INESC Porto, in energy and carbon consulting companies, in the Portuguese Climate Delegation to the UNFCCC, and in the management of a nature conservation national park (National Park Peneda-Gerês).