Emmanuel is a chartered environmentalist and independent climate, energy and environmental policy advisor. He has advised high-profile organizations like Global Affairs Canada on equitable gender-sensitive climate transitions, and the UK Government on climate and environmental matters in Nigeria, where he also led and managed a £66 million UK-funded program which provided clean energy access for millions of underserved people. Previously, he supported partnership initiatives at the United Nations Environment Program headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, and also delivered environmental responsibility projects with the British International Investment in London, UK. Presently a Doctoral Student at the University of Toronto, and a Research Fellow with the Earth System Governance Project Network, Emmanuel’s research background spans environmental policy, just transitions, climate governance, energy justice, and resilient development, particularly across Africa and in Canada. He holds an MSc in Environmental Management with distinction from the University of Greenwich as a Commonwealth Scholar, and another Master of Public Policy from the University of Oxford as an Africa Initiative for Governance Scholar. Emmanuel’s role as an Aula Fellow involves exploring critical linkages between Artificial Intelligence and equitable / just climate, energy and environmental transitions.
