Angela Carter

Dr. Angela Carter is the Canada Research Chair in Equitable Energy Governance and Public Policy, and a leading scholar of environmental politics whose work is helping to shape global conversations around equitable climate transitions. Her research and policy engagement are focused on ensuring that the shift away from fossil fuels includes and supports workers and communities, particularly in regions like Newfoundland and Labrador, where oil development has long shaped the economy and politics.

With a PhD and MA from Cornell University (where she was a Fulbright Scholar), as well as an MA from Carleton University, Dr. Carter has played a vital role in analyzing how environmental decisions are made and contested, especially where economic pressures clash with ecological and social well-being.

Dr. Carter's scholarship is rooted in real-world engagement. She has contributed research to the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, presented to the United Nations General Assembly and endorsed by cities, nations, and global health organizations including the WHO. She has worked with the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Changeand regularly speaks at international climate conferences, including the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai.

In Newfoundland and Labrador, Dr. Carter is shaping climate policy from within. She serves on the province’s Net-Zero Advisory Council, and through her Canada Research Chair, she launched the Equitable Transition Collaboration, an ambitious five-year initiative designed to support the province’s shift toward a low-carbon economy. This interdisciplinary project brings together undergraduate students, graduate researchers, and post-doctoral fellows to build a foundation for a just, equity-centered energy transition. She is also a Senior Associate at the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).

​Dr. Carter is a settler from Newfoundland / Ktaqmkuk, the ancestral homeland of the Beothuk and Mi'kmaq.