Energy Transition
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Africa can unlock its vast energy potential through integration of their national grids, boosting reliability, cutting costs and driving clean growth.
Justine Roche
Justine leads the World Economic Forum’s Centre for Energy and Materials’ engagement in emerging and developing economies. Her team concentrates on solutioning barriers and enabling public-private partnerships increasing clean energy investment, accelerating industrial decarbonization – notably through industrial clusters – as well as facilitating the materials transition in the developing world.
Prior to this role, she led numerous Forum initiatives, notably driving the Network to Mobilize Clean Energy Investment in EMDEs and the Coal to Clean initiative. Over the years, she’s managed a number of CEO and Ministerial communities including the Global Future Council for Energy Transition and the ASEAN Leaders for Just Energy Transition.
Prior to joining the Forum, in 2019, she deployed circularity programmes for the infrastructure sector in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. She’s also active in the field of environmental education.
Justine holds Masters degrees from the University of Fribourg and the University of Applied Sciences of Geneva where she specialized in sustainable development.
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