Webinar: The Just Energy Transition in Practice: Energy Poverty, Economic Drivers, Health Impacts, and Policy Challenges

Roula Inglesi-Lotz is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Pretoria and currently holds a Bilateral SARChI Chair in Just Energy Transitions. She obtained a PhD in Economics from the University of Pretoria. Her research and teaching focus on energy economics, environmental economics, and macroeconomics.

Prof Inglesi-Lotz has supervised various postgraduate level students and published over 100 articles to date; actively involved in researching the energy transition, climate change, and the interconnectedness of economic and environmental factors. Her recent publications explore topics such as the impact of institutional quality on renewable energy transition, energy policy, and the relationship between energy, emissions, and economic development.

In recognition of her research achievements, Prof. Inglesi-Lotz received the Distinguished Young Woman Researcher in the Humanities and Social Sciences category at the 2017 Women in Science Awards by the South African Department of Science and Technology and the Higher Education Resources Services South Africa (HERS-SA) Higher Education Women Leaders (HEWL) award in 2024. Additionally, Prof Inglesi-Lotz is the Vice President of the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) and the founding President of the South African Association for Energy Economics (SAEE). She holds a C1 rating from the National Research Foundation (NRF).