Dr Emily Tyler

Dr Emily Tyler specialises in energy and climate policy and strategy in developmental contexts. Her work integrates complexity and systems thinking with a strong disciplinary foundation in economics, finance, and political economy. A South African citizen and resident, she has more than 20 years’ professional experience spanning carbon pricing and budgeting, climate finance, power-sector modelling, policy design, corporate and investor carbon strategies, the international climate regime, and low-carbon transition planning.

Motivated by the productive interplay between practice and reflection, Dr Tyler has maintained an active presence in both consulting and academia throughout her career. She is currently a Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Seventh Assessment Report, and an Honorary Research Associate at the University of Cape Town’s African Climate and Development Institute.