Elizabeth Thurbon

At-a-Glance

Professor of International Political Economy, Deputy Head of School, and Director of Research in the School of Social Sciences at UNSW Sydney.
Director of the Green Energy Statecraft Project, a collaborative initiative examining green energy statecraft for comprehensive security.
Serves a two-year term on the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council (Equitable Transition) for 2025-2026.
Co-authored the book 'Developmental Environmentalism' (Oxford, 2023), which provides an account of East Asia’s green energy shift.
Member of the Academic Committee of the UNSW Energy Institute.

Biography

Elizabeth Thurbon is a Professor of International Political Economy, Deputy Head of School, and Director of Research in the School of Social Sciences at UNSW Sydney. She directs the Green Energy Statecraft Project, a collaborative initiative involving UNSW Sydney, the University of Melbourne, the University of Sydney, ANU, and UTS. This project examines how Green Energy Statecraft can advance a comprehensive security-enhancing agenda in Australia and globally.