Roula Inglesi-Lotz is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Pretoria with a doctorate degree in Economics from the same university in which she proposed a benchmark-and-trade approach to improve electricity intensity in South Africa. Her research focuses on energy and environmental issues seeking answers to pressing issues associated with traditional ways of consuming and generating energy, as well as, investigating new and alternative solutions for higher efficiency in the energy consumption and renewable fuels for generating energy. She is currently the Vice President for Membership and Affiliate relations of the International Association for Energy Economics.