Prof. Magnus Chidi Onuoha a University of Port Harcourt Nigeria trained Development Economist and a Research Member of the Green Economic Institute (GEI) at UK, where he currently serves on the editorial board of GEI. An Associate Research Fellow at Africa Heritage Institution (formerly African Institute for Applied Economics, Enugu), Research Member/Consultant at Africa Technology Policy Studies (ATPS) Network Kenya. He is also a Research Member of the UK government funded Governing Inclusive Green Growth Africa (GIGGA) Network coordinated by the University of Reading, UK.

He is a professor of Climate Change and Green Economy and presently President, Governing

Council of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Associations (REEEA- Alliance) where he is at the driver seat in ensuring that the Federal Government of Nigeria takes renewable and energy efficient markets as mainstream investments supported by Feed-in- Tariffs as is obtainable in other climes. He also served as the immediate past President of Sustainable Energy Practitioners Association of Nigeria (SEPAN). He is the Executive Director of West Africa Green Economic Development Institute (WAGEDI), Gregory University Uturu, Abia State, Nigeria; and Rector, Asteven Energy Institute, Nigeria.

Between 2004 and 2015 he was a Senior Adviser at Nigeria's National Assembly where he brought his wealth of experience to bare especially in the areas of energy, climate change and environment, defense, Inter- Parliamentary Union (Young Parliamentarian Forum, Nigeria chapter, amongst others.

He is also a Member of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Roaster of Expert on Green House Gas Inventory (GHGI) Quality Assurance.He is also a Member of Nigeria Climate Change Response Programme (NCCRP) a European Union funded four-year programme, where he chairs the Waste Sector Work Group.

Prof. Onuoha has varied research interest in the marine environment especially with respect to blue economy paradigm, pollution control and abatement and presently member Technical Work Group for GHG Inventory and MRV processes at Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).

Just recently he was part of the 3-man team of African consultants commissioned by Africa Technology Policy Studies (ATPS) Network Kenya and Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) that developed a framework for Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Implementation index as well as monitoring/tracking tools for Africa. The process of turning the index into an app is ongoing.

Recently he is among the authors of recently launched Mobilizing Investment for Clean Energy in Nigeria, a solution driven collaborative research work of the REEEA-Alliance with the World Economic Forum.

Currently, he is the legal and regulatory expert in the ongoing World Bank funded Regional Off- grid Energy Access Project (ROGEAP) implemented by ECOWAS for fifteen (15) ECOWAS and Four Sahelian countries. He was also recently appointed as a member of the Pool of Experts of the UN Regular Process / third World Ocean Assessment (WOA III).

Prof. Onuoha is the author of four books and co-authored 4 as well, with several published papers in national and international journals. His forthcoming books 'Greening the Nigerian Economy' and 'Greening the Global Economy' and ‘Climate Crisis and Energy Transition: The Basics’ promises to excite and stimulate the knowledge world. He is married with Children.