Lee White is a Horizon Fellow at the University of Sydney. She focuses on energy transition regulation and governance for climate change mitigation, including equity aspects of the energy system that must be addressed to achieve sustainability. Prior to joining the University of Sydney, she was a Fellow with the Australian National University’s Zero Carbon Energy for the Asia-Pacific Grand Challenge. Dr White’s research has contributed to debates on distributional impacts of policies for energy transition, and to visibility of differences in legal protections for electricity consumers across Australia.

Experience

  • –present
    Researcher, Australian National University

Education

  • 2018 
    University of Southern California, PhD
  • 2012 
    University of Otago, Bachelor of Applied Science (Hons)

Publications

  • 2021
    Iterating Localisation Policies in Support of Energy Transition: The Case of the Australian Capital Territory, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112568
  • 2021
    Towards emissions certification systems for international trade in hydrogen: The policy challenge of defining boundaries for emissions accounting, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.119139
  • 2020
    Health and financial impacts of demand-side response measures differ across sociodemographic groups. , https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-019-0507-y
  • 2019
    Increasing residential solar installations in California: Have local permitting processes historically driven differences between cities?, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.09.034
  • 2018
    Inaccurate consumer perceptions of monetary savings in a demand-side response programme predict programme acceptance. , https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-018-0285-y

Grants and Contracts

  • 2021
    How can we involve renters in the renewable energy transition in Australia
    Role:
    Project Manager
    Funding Source:
    Energy Consumers Australia
  • 2020
    Maximising consumer ability to manage electricity demand
    Role:
    Chief Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Icon Water and ActewAGL Endowment Fund

Research Areas

  • Environment Policy (160507)

Contact Lee for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision