Sébastien Malo is a PhD candidate focused on the interplay between economic decarbonization, security questions and the military. Prior to his doctoral studies, he was a career journalist whose deadline and long-form journalism on climate change appeared in Reuters, POLITICO Magazine, The Atlantic, The Guardian, TIME.com, La Presse and more.
Admittance Semester/Year and Program
Fall 2023, PhD in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management
Education
BS, Political Science, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
MA, International Affairs, Geneva Graduate Institute, Geneva, Switzerland
MS, Journalism, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York City, NY
Research Lab
Energy and Environmental Policy Lab, O’Neill Lab
Selected Publications
- “There’s a Battle Over Carbon Emerging from the War in Ukraine.” Politico: Magazine, September 3, 2023.https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/09/03/ukraine-russia-invasion-carbon-footprint-00111652
- “The Green Dream to Rebuild a Sustainable Ukraine from the Rubble of War.” Politico: Magazine, September 11, 2022.https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/09/11/ukraine-russia-sustainability-00054910
Selected Honors and Awards
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) doctoral fellowship (2023-2027)
- Continuing fellowship (spring 2024; fall 2024)
- Swift international fellowship (2023-2024)
Political economy, political science, defense and security studies, climate mitigation