Antonina Scheer
Antonina is a Policy Fellow and Research Project Manager at the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) Centre, an investor-backed initiative that provides asset owners and managers with data on the climate performance of companies, banks and countries. She manages the Assessing Sovereign Climate-Related Opportunities and Risks (ASCOR) project, developing the associated framework of indicators and coordinating the delivery of annual country assessments. She also carries out analysis on carbon-intensive industry sectors, contributes to the development of various TPI Centre methodologies and reports, and leads research on the just transition as an associate of the Just Transition Finance Lab.
Background
Prior to joining the TPI Centre, Antonina worked at the Climate Bonds Initiative, the International Renewable Energy Agency, an aquatic ecology research lab at McGill University, a Panamanian environmental non-profit organisation, and the housing facilities department of McGill University. Antonina holds an Honours BSc in Environmental Sciences from McGill University and graduated with Distinction from the MSc in Environmental Change and Management at the University of Oxford.
Research interests
• Climate finance
• Sustainable development
• Just Transition
Research
Research - 2022
The authors of this paper explore the direct and indirect employment impacts that could result from the low-carbon transition by analysing the effect of oil price fluctuations on the labour market of Alberta, a Canadian province economically reliant on oil sands extraction. Read more
Policy
Policy - 2024
This submission presents eight key recommendations for Parties to the UNFCCC which address the priorities of the second dialogue of the UAE Just Transition Work Programme. Read more
This report sets out the importance of a just transition in the mining sector, both out of coal mining and... Read more
This is a response to a call for submissions issued by the UN Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals to help the Panel develop stronger and clearer principles and actionable recommendations for guidance to stakeholders across the critical energy transition minerals value chains and speed up their implementation. Read more
Policy - 2023
This report presents the results of the first data release of Assessing Sovereign Climate-related Opportunities and Risks (ASCOR), an investor-led... Read more
Assessing Sovereign Climate-related Opportunities and Risks (ASCOR) is an investor-led project to develop a free, publicly available, independent tool that... Read more
News
News - 2024
This news article reports on the publication of a landmark new assessment of 70 countries’ climate policies and ambitions by the Transition Pathway Initiative Centre (TPI Centre), the academic partner of the investor-led Assessing Sovereign Climate-related Risks and Opportunities (ASCOR) project. Read more
Setenay Hizliok, Giorgia Monsignori and Antonina Scheer explore the domestic commitments of G20 countries to phase out fossil fuel subsidies and call for further action and transparency on international and national efforts. Read more
This article outlines how investors can help facilitate a just transition from coal mining to energy transition mineral mining. Sustainable... Read more
This commentary explores how the world’s largest companies are addressing the social aspects of decarbonisation using the assessment results of the Climate Action 100+ framework. Read more
The authors of this commentary outline why active travel deserves a more prominent role in conversations about climate change, what cities like London can do to remove barriers, and why they are coordinating an open letter to the London mayoral candidates. Read more
This commentary explores possibilities for adopting a more nuanced and equitable approach to decarbonisation and climate finance. Read more
News - 2023
Ahead of the first ever high-level ministerial roundtable on just transition, to be held at COP28, Antonina Scheer, Tiffanie Chan and Setenay Hizliok outline a blueprint to drive discussions with national policymakers on priority areas for connecting climate ambition with social justice. Read more
News - 2022
The high quality of research by the London School of Economics and Political Science has been recognised in the results of the... Read more
