Dr Maria Carvalho has over 14 years of research and advisory experience for international institutions, governments and the private sector to set policies and plans to decarbonise the economy, with a strong focus on achieving net-zero goals. Maria previously worked as the Head of Public Affairs at South Pole, and as an analyst for the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and at New Energy Finance. She has a PhD and Master's in Environmental Policy and Regulation at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and Bachelor's in Economics and International Development at Queen's University, Canada.