Cristina Rocha

Cristina Rocha serves as a Researcher and Deputy Coordinator of the Resource Economics Unit at LNEG (National Laboratory for Energy and Geology), while maintaining a teaching affiliation with ISCTE Business School at ISCTE - Lisbon University Institute.

Her research centers on Resource Economics, with specialized expertise in Environmental Economics and Energy Economics. She investigates sustainable resource management frameworks, economic valuation of natural assets, and policy instruments for energy transition within the Portuguese and European contexts.

As Deputy Coordinator of LNEG's Resource Economics Unit, she leads interdisciplinary research initiatives addressing critical energy-geology intersections, contributing to national sustainability strategies through evidence-based economic analysis.