Noor Bitat is a Research Assistant at IRIS within the Energy and Raw Materials Programme. She contributes to research on energy security, raw materials, the transformation of energy systems and the growing role of major technology companies in the energy sector.
Her research focuses in particular on states’ energy policies and the conditions underpinning their resilience, with a particular emphasis on China. She is also interested in the gap between stated decarbonisation pathways and the material, economic and strategic constraints involved in their implementation, as well as the continued role of hydrocarbons in certain sectors.
Before joining IRIS, she worked at the OPEC Secretariat in the Environmental Affairs Department, where she conducted research on the decarbonisation of maritime and aviation transport, particularly in connection with the work of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Université Lumière Lyon 2 and a Master’s degree in International Relations. She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Approaches to Energy and Sustainability at Université Paris Cité. She also holds a University Diploma in Environmental Law from the University of Bordeaux, for which she researched legal issues relating to submerged munitions and waste in the English Channel and the North Sea.