Lucy began her PHD at the University of East Anglia in October 2008. The focus of her research is on the governance of clean energy in South Africa and India. Funded by the ESCR her research forms part of the Climate Change Leadership Fellowship on the Governance of Clean Development, run by Peter Newell, who is supervising her postgraduate research together with Kate Brown.

Background

Lucy Baker has ten years of experience working for environment, development and human rights organisations as a policy officer, lobbyist and campaigner. Her areas of expertise include: the World Bank and energy sector reform; climate change financing; the environmental and social policies of international financial institutions; and human rights and accountability. She has worked in Latin America, Africa and Asia. A native speaker of English she is fluent in Spanish, French and Portuguese.

Lucy holds an undergraduate degree (MA Hons) in Spanish and French from the University of Edinburgh and an MSc in Development Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.

She is affiliated to the Tyndall Centre and a member of the Development Studies Association.