Fernanda’s doctoral research explores why emerging market countries have embarked in different paths when attempting to finance a low-carbon future and how these paths evolve over time. She is particularly interested in looking at approaches that aim to shift capital or adjust exiting investment behaviour towards climate change solutions at domestic levels. Fernanda has been working at the United Nations Environment Programme since 2017, conducting research on topics related to sustainable production and consumption. Prior to this, she worked at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development in Brazil, managing projects on sustainable finance, climate change and ecosystem services.
Fernanda holds an MSc degree in Environment & Development from LSE, where she was awarded the E&D Dissertation Prize for work on drivers of support for corporate social responsibility. She also holds an MSc degree in Sustainable Development and a BA in International Relations from the University of Brasilia, Brazil.
Provisional thesis title
Exploring Climate Finance in Emerging Market Economies
Prizes/awards/scholarships/funding
- Santander Research Travel Award – 2019
- LSE Postgraduate Travel Fund – 2019
- Winner of the MSc Environment and Development Best Dissertation Prize – 2017
- The National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) Scholarship – Brazilian Government
- Scholarship for Young Scientists from the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) Scholarship – Brazilian Government
Academic supervisors
Dr Richard Perkins
Prof Kathryn Hochstetler