Jorge Moreira da Silva

Who is Jorge Moreira da Silva?

Jorge Manuel Lopes Moreira da Silva, GOIH is a Portuguese politician and an international expert on climate change, carbon finance, energy and environment policy. He currently serves as Minister of Environment, Territorial Planning and Energy in the government led by Pedro Passos Coelho - he was appointed in 24 July 2013.

He was the Programme Manager on Climate Change Innovative Finance at the Bureau for Policy Development at UNDP – United Nations Development Programme. At UNDP, Jorge has worked on the post-2012 climate change negotiations, on the establishment of innovative financing strategies on climate change and energy and on the development of climate change market-based mechanisms.

Jorge Moreira da Silva has been a Visiting Professor and invited speaker on climate change and carbon markets in several Portuguese and international Universities and institutions. He was also a Member of the Advisory Committee of the CIRCLE – Climate Impact research Coordination for a Larger Europe.