Scholars
Alexandra Mallett
Carleton University
Based in
Canada
North America
Dr. Mallett’s experience spans academia and the public sectors, working on the design, implementation and evaluation of energy, climate change and environmental policy. She has worked for the Canadian government (Natural Resources Canada and Environment Canada), an intergovernmental organization (the Organization of American States in Washington, D.C.), and academic institutions including Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom and the University of Minnesota in the United States. Research areas include an examination of the innovation, cooperation and adoption processes (including policies, actors and institutions) involved in sustainable energy technologies, especially in large economies in the Global South, and North America.
Country(ies) of Specialty
Brazil Canada IndiaFocus areas of expertise
Climate policy and politics Climate Justice Renewable energyPublications
Articles
Mallett, Alexandra and Prosanto Pal (2022) “Green transformation in the iron and steel industry in India: Rethinking patterns of innovation” Vol. 44, November 2022, 100968, Energy Strategy Reviews.
Afful-Dadzie, Anthony, Alexandra Mallett and Eric Afful-Dadzie “The Challenge of Energy Transition in the Global South: The Case of Electricity Generation Planning in Ghana” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. Elsevier. Vol. 126 (2020)
Mallett, Alexandra “Beyond frontier technologies, expert knowledge and money: New parameters for innovation and energy systems change” Energy Research and Social Science. Elsevier. Vol.39: pp.122-129 (May 2018)
Mallett, Alexandra, Jennie C. Stephens, Elizabeth Wilson, Ryan Reiber, Ria Langheim and Tarla R. Peterson “Electric Connections: News Coverage of Smart Grid in the U.S. and Canada”, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Special Issue on Smart Grids in North America. Elsevier. Vol.82 Part 2: pp.1913-1921 (February 2018)
Mallett, Alexandra, Xavier D. Philion*, Ryan Reiber, Daniel Rosenbloom, and Maya Jegen, (2018) “Smart grids framing through smart meter coverage in the Canadian media: technologies coupled with experiences” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Special Issue on Smart Grids in North America. Elsevier. Vol. 82 Part 2: pp.1952-1960 (February 2018)
Peters, Derek, Jonn Axsen, and Alexandra Mallett “Socio-political acceptance of smart grid as a tool to mitigate climate change in British Columbia” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Special Issue on Smart Grids in North America. Elsevier. Vol.82 Part 2: pp.1939-1951 (February 2018)