Dr Emily Tyler

Emily has over 20 years of experience in energy and climate, bringing the lenses of complexity and systems thinking, economics and finance to the challenges she encounters. Specific areas of expertise include energy and climate mitigation policymaking, carbon pricing and budgeting, power sector modelling for policy, climate finance, corporate and investor carbon strategies, and national low-carbon transition planning. While South Africa is Emily’s home and work focus, she has an appreciation for the international context of domestic climate and energy policymaking through her engagement in international partnerships, and work experience in the EU, Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa.

Emily has worked predominantly as a consultant, to local and international civil society, the private sector, government and academia, both independently and in consulting firms, think-tanks and not-for-profit institutions. She sits on several steering committees and advisory forums in the areas of climate and air quality, including the NECA Advisory Forum to the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment.

Finding the interplay between practice and reflection particularly rich, Emily has worked to retain an advisory and an academic presence throughout her career. She holds an Honorary Research Associate position at the University of Cape Town’s African Climate and Development Institute and frequently engages in transdisciplinary research initiatives related to her field and publishes regularly in domestic and international journals. Emily holds a PhD in critical complexity and climate policy, a Master’s in Financial Management and an Honours in Economics all from the University of Cape Town.