Nicolas Lippolis is a nonresident scholar in the Carnegie Africa Program. He is a postdoctoral researcher at Columbia Climate School. His current research examines how countries in Africa and Latin America navigate financial constraints, a decarbonizing world economy, and China’s global presence to chart strategies for energy transitions and green industrialization.

Nicolas obtained his doctorate (DPhil) in politics from the University of Oxford, with a thesis on the political drivers of industrial policy in Angola and Ethiopia. Prior to the doctorate, Nicolas earned an MSc in economics for development and a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, both from the University of Oxford. He has taught at the University of Oxford, Sciences Po Paris, and the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. He has also consulted with the World Bank and previously worked in emerging markets macroeconomic research at Goldman Sachs in London. Nicolas is a native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.