Dr Emmanuel Aramendia

Profile

I joined the University of Leeds in 2019 for my PhD thesis, which I defended in 2023. Since then, I have been working as research fellow on the project “Applying thermodynamic laws to the energy-GDP decoupling problem” (led by Dr. Paul Brockway) and as a teaching fellow in ecological and environmental economics.
My PhD thesis looked at the net energy implications of a global energy transition towards renewable energy systems, extending the boundary of analysis to the useful energy stage (the stage at which energy is valuable to society, and exchanged for an energy service, such as mobility).

Research interests

My core research interest lies in exploring socioeconomic alternatives for a low-carbon transition that ensure meeting climate targets while providing good living standards for all, aligned with a post-growth economic paradigm. Some key aspects I am interested in include the material and energy requirements of a low-carbon transition, the macroeconomic aspects of a low-carbon transition (such as the investments required and possible funding strategies), and the implementation of demand-side measures to reduce energy and material demand in a fair way (e.g., the reduction of inequalities and of overconsumption). I am particularly interested in exploring structural changes that can facilitate a low-carbon transition, (e.g., the downscaling of specific industries, and the rapid growth in industrial sectors related low-carbon technologies) and I am therefore very interested in industrial policy.

I work on these issues manipulating large datasets and using mainly quantitative analysis and modelling methods, such as input output analysis, systems dynamics modelling, and decomposition analysis. I am also very much interested in alternative, ecological macroeconomic models, consistent both with a solid economic theory and with a strong understanding of biophysical limits. I am very interested in the insights that post-keynesian economics, alongside other heterodox economics schools, can bring to the field of ecological economics.

<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Some research projects I'm currently working on, or have worked on, will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://environment.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>

Qualifications

• PhD in Ecological Economics, University of Leeds
• MSc. Environmental Management and Sustainability Science, Aalborg University, Denmark
• Engineering degree fron Ecole Centrale de Nantes, Nantes, France

Professional memberships

• International Society for Ecological Economics

Research groups and institutes

• Sustainability Research Institute
• Economics and Policy for Sustainability
• Energy and Climate Change Mitigation