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Alicia Phillips

PhD researcher in Climate Policy, Université de Pau et des pays de l'Adour (UPPA)

PhD researcher in Climate Policy, Université de Pau et des pays de l'Adour (UPPA) My research explores, climate change, the just transition, and loss and damage relative to Small Island Developing states and developing nations. I am a lawyer by profession and now my PhD research, publications and presentations internationally all involve some aspect of the Just Transition and Climate Policy. Recent publications include, 'The forgotten and the earth’s revenge: Energy, Climate Change and Caribbean SIDs' ; a co-authored article with a section on 'Small Island Developing States' and a book chapter titled ‘The Quest for Cosmopolitan Justice in the Energy Transition in Caribbean Small Island Developing States’. I have also presented recently internationally on the following in Scotland on ‘The Key Just Transition Challenge for Small-Island Developing States’; in Poland on ‘Energy Justice for Small-Island Developing States’; and at The University of Oxford, on ‘The Key challenges for Energy Infrastructure in the Caribbean & Latin America’. Further, in April 2024, I presented in The Netherlands on ‘The plight of Solar Energy Justice - Failure or Success’ highlighting the development of Solar Energy in Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana, South Africa & Mozambique.