Dr. Mari Luomi is a Non-resident Fellow at the MBR School of Government. Dr. Luomi is a policy-oriented social scientist who has been studying climate change, energy transitions and sustainable development policy in the Gulf and globally for 15 years. She has worked for leading energy, sustainable development, and foreign policy research institutions, including the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, the International Institute for Sustainable Development (Earth Negotiations Bulletin), Georgetown University, the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, and the Emirates Diplomatic Academy. She currently works on carbon circularity metrics, carbon markets and climate change policy at the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC) in Riyadh. Dr. Luomi holds a master’s degree in political science and international politics from the University of Helsinki and a PhD in Middle Eastern Studies from Durham University. In addition to a broad research publications portfolio, she has substantial experience in executive training, presentations, policy advisory, and reporting services for multilateral environmental negotiations.