Juliana Barbosa is researcher at DINÂMIA-CET of ISCTE-IUL. PhD candidate in Climate Change and Policy for Sustainable Development at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, master's degree in economics from the Federal University of Paraíba - UFPB (2003), with an equivalence recognized by the master's degree in economics from ISCTE-IUL (2019) and a bachelor of science by UFPB (2001). She has worked as a lecturer at the UFPB, as a public policy specialist at the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment and as a consultant for national and international organizations (UNDP, FAO). Her research interests are related to the transition and diversification of energy systems.