Jorge E. Viñuales

Professor Jorge E. Viñuales is the Harold Samuel Chair of Law and Environmental Policy at the University of Cambridge. He founded the Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance (C-EENRG) and holds affiliations with the University of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute. His academic roles include directing PhD programs, three MPhil programs, and serving as head of research.

His research focuses on international environmental law, energy law, and investment law. Recent work explores climate policy, energy transition economics, and resource governance through complex systems modeling. His interdisciplinary research with C-EENRG colleagues has been published in Nature Climate Change, Global Environmental Change, and Climate Policy.

Notable scientific recognition includes the Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2021 for his co-edited volume on the UN Friendly Relations Declaration. He serves as Chairman of the Compliance Committee of the UN-ECE/WHO-Europe Protocol on Water and Health, and as co-General Editor of the ICSID Reports (CUP) and Cambridge Studies on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Governance (CUP).