Climate and Energy Governance for a Sustainable Future

Rafael Leal-Arcas is Professor of Law at Alfaisal University (Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) and Jean Monnet Professor of EU International Economic Law, awarded by the European Commission. Among other professorships, he was also visiting professor at New York University Abu Dhabi in the UAE and the Inaugural Lee Kong Chian International Visiting Professor of Law at the Yong Pung How School of Law of Singapore Management University, Singapore. Dr. Leal-Arcas's research has been funded by the EU Commission's Horizon 2020 program, most notably a grant of EUR 14 million as part of a consortium of 21 institutions to work on renewable energy and smart grids. He is also on the roster of arbitrators and trade and sustainable development (TSD) experts in bilateral disputes under the European Union's trade agreements with third countries, selected by the Directorate-General for Trade, European Commission. In addition, he is on the roster of experts for legal services of the Energy Community Secretariat. Since 2022, he serves as an expert for the UK's Department for International Trade's (DIT) Sustainability Thematic Working Group. He received his graduate legal education at Stanford Law School, Columbia Law School, the London School of Economics and Political Science, and the European University Institute (Florence).

Rafael Leal-Arcas是沙特阿拉伯利雅德Alfaisal大學的法學教授，也是由歐洲委員會頒發的歐盟國際經濟法Jean Monnet教授。除此之外，他還曾擔任阿聯酋紐約大學阿布達比分校和新加坡管理大學李光前法學院的國際訪問法學教授。Leal-Arcas博士的研究獲得了歐盟委員會Horizon 2020計劃的資助，其中包括一項價值1400萬歐元的資助，作為一個由21個機構組成的聯盟的一部分，致力於可再生能源和智能電網的研究。他還被歐洲委員會貿易總局選為歐盟與第三國貿易協定中雙邊爭端的仲裁人和貿易與可持續發展(TSD)專家。此外，他還被能源社區秘書處選為法律服務專家。自2022年起，他擔任英國國際貿易部(DIT)可持續發展主題工作組的專家。他在斯坦福法學院、哥倫比亞法學院、倫敦政治經濟學院和歐洲大學學院(佛羅倫薩)接受了研究生法學教育。