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Welcome to my site! My name is Benjamin Attia, and I'm an energy transition investor and researcher urgently focused on accelerating a swift and just net-zero energy transition, particularly in emerging and developing economies. I collect much of my public-facing work on this site, mainly in the form of research publications, written articles, recorded presentations, and press engagements. I hope you find something insightful while you're here!

I am a Principal at Allied Climate Partners, a philanthropic investing firm deploying risk-bearing capital to address climate finance bottlenecks emerging markets, where I drive our fund allocation strategy and new fund development work. I was formerly the Research Lead for Energy, Climate, and Sustainability at BlackRock, where I steered the development and implementation of the firm's in-house transition scenario, supported investment research and diligence for BlackRock's private climate infrastructure equity platform, and provided insights and advisory on topics related to energy systems, climate change, blended finance, and the just transition to internal and external clients. Before BlackRock, I was a Principal Analyst in the Energy Transition practice at Wood Mackenzie, where I built and led the firm’s coverage of power sector transitions and energy access in emerging markets, primarily focused in Africa and the Middle East.

I am currently a part-time doctoral researcher focused on climate finance flows to the Global South and novel climate finance instruments at the Smith School for Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford. I also conduct affiliated research with various partners as a Non-Resident Fellow at the Energy for Growth Hub, The Payne Institute for Public Policy, and Duke University. I hold a Masters of Energy & Environmental Policy and a B.S. in Economics and Energy & Environmental Policy from the Biden School of Public Policy & Administration at the University of Delaware.