Henrique Silva Pacini Costa

Economist at the Trade and Environment Branch of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Experience in academia, as well as the public and private sectors. Currently involved in a USD 25 million research initiative on sustainable manufacturing and environmental pollution (DFID-UNCTAD SMEP programme). Dr. Pacini also researches trade-related aspects of the circular economy and initiatives linking climate change and trade policy, especially in developing countries. Dr. Pacini has worked in over 30 academic publications and reports in partnership with the world's leading multilateral organizations and research institutions. He holds a degree in Economics from the University of São Paulo (FEARP-USP), including exchange studies at Eberhard Karls Tuebingen Universität, Germany. He also holds a master's degree in European Studies from Hochschule Bremen (Germany) and a Ph.D in Energy Policy from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden.