Lily Riahi works as a policy advisor at REN21, the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century, based in Paris, France.

From 2008-2010 Lily worked at the Deutscher Bundestag (German Parliament) with the late MP and Founding farther of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) - Dr. Hermann Scheer. During this time she was also a researcher in attendance at all the IRENA meetings since it's first Prepatory Conference in April 2008.

Lily completed her Master's thesis in 2010 on the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), at Canada's York University, under the supervision of Liora Salter (Osgoode Hall), Jose Etcheverry and Peter Victor.

Originally from Toronto, Canada, Lily was featured as a "mover and shaker" in the Green Power Magaizine for her contribution to the Ontario Green Energy Act Campaign and the Ontario's FIT program in 2009-2010.

Lily has also worked as a research and policy analyst for the Canadian Renewable Energy Alliance (CanREA), a researcher for ICLEI - Governments for Local Sustainability. and sits on various advisory boards including the World Council on Renewable Energy and the Alliance for Renewable Energy working to advance Feed-in-Tariffs in the USA and Canada.

In addition to her Masters in Energy Policy and Discourse (2010), Lily also holds a BA in Political Science, Psychology, and Economics from the University of Toronto.

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