Lucila de Almeida

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Lucila de Almeida is a Part-time Professor at the European University Institute, Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies, Florence School of Regulation. She also holds the Abreu Chair in ESG Impact and is the Director of NOVA Green Lab at NOVA School of Law, NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal. She holds a PhD in European Law from the European University Institute and is a licensed lawyer in Portugal and Brazil. Her fields of research are energy and climate law, focusing on its private law dimension: regulation of wholesale and retail energy markets, commercial and consumer contracts, and sustainability obligations of corporations.

Lucila has been involved in several research projects as a project leader, researcher, and consultant. These projects have been funded by prestigious organisations, including the European Commission/Horizon Europe (2024-2027), the International Energy Agency (2019-2023), the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Energy (2020), the Academy of Finland (2017-2018), European Research Council/Advanced Grant (2013-2016), and Inter-American Development Bank (2011). Her work has led to numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals and books, such as the Yearbook of European Law (Oxford Journal), Transnational Environmental Law (Cambridge Journal), and Energy Policy (Elsevier), Hart Publishing, Edward Elgar and Spring.
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