Energy Analyst
Melissa LOW

Melissa Low joined the Energy Studies Institute in September 2010. Before joining ESI, Melissa was part of a 12-member youth delegation to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties (COP) 15 talks in Copenhagen in December of 2009 and worked for local Not-for-Profit Organization ECO Singapore to raise awareness about climate change and environmental stewardship in Singapore. Outside of ESI, Melissa currently serves as Singapore Coordinator to a Not-for-Profit organization called Global Sunrise , working to bring renewable energy to communities and schools in Sierra Leone.

Melissa holds a B. Soc. Science (2^nd Upper Honors) in Geography and minor in Urban Studies from the National University of Singapore. She is currently pursuing an M.Sc. in Environmental Management (part-time) with the School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore.

 LinkedIn Profile: http://sg.linkedin.com/in/melllow

• Climate change negotiations and implications for energy policy
• Input-output analysis and emissions inventory studies
• Urban sustainability, green architecture and total building performance studies

Publications

Guy C. K. Leung, Raymond Li, and Melissa Low, “Transitions in China’s Oil Economy, 1990-2010”, Journal of Eurasian Geography and Economics, Vol. 52, No. 4, pp. 483-501, Jul. 2011. [Now required reading for the graduate course "Econ 497 Economics of Energy and Energy Security" at the Department of Economics at The Pennsylvania State University (Fall 2011), http://econ.la.psu.edu/syllabi/Econ497syllabusFA11_Ickes.pdf.]

Recent Commentaries

Melissa Low, "Trade dispute, protests highlight global demand for rare earth minerals", Singapore International Energy Week Energy Perspectives, 2 Apr. 2012

Augustin Boey, Melissa Low and Samir Muhammad Nazir, "Rare earths to secure our energy future", Singapore International Energy Week 2011, 1 Nov. 2011

Augustin Boey, Melissa Low and Catrina Yeo, "Tanaka shares “21st Century Energy Security” vision", Singapore International Energy Week 2011, 31 Oct. 2011

Augustin Boey, Melissa Low and Catrina Yeo, "SEL Opening Address", Singapore International Energy Week 2011, 31 Oct. 2011

Melissa Low, “Global race for Rare Earth heating up”, Singapore International Energy Week Energy Perspectives, 24 Oct. 2011.

Melissa Low, “What the ‘Golden Age of Gas’ means for Singapore”, Singapore International Energy Week Energy Perspectives, 17 Jun. 2011.

Melissa Low, “Singapore’s Role in the UNFCCC Green Climate Fund”, Eco-Business.Com, 20 May. 2011.

Elspeth Thomson, Melissa Low & Dickson Yeo, “More than mere hot air issues”, Straits Times, 17 May. 2011.

Melissa Low, “Nuclear Power, Tectonic Collision Zones and Climate Targets: ASEAN’s Risky Convergence?”, ESI Bulletin on Energy Trends and Development Vol. 4 Issue 1, Apr. 2011.

Melissa Low, “Climate Change and Security: The Impending Threat”, GaiaDiscovery.Com, 7 Mar. 2011.

Melissa Low, “Digging deeper into rare earth row”, Straits Times, 24 Nov. 2010.