Christina Frendo is a 2nd year PhD candidate at Queen’s University, Canada, and is currently a visiting researcher at Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. She has an MA in Geography where her thesis focused on the tensions between urban agriculture and green gentrification in Montréal, and a BSc in Environmental Science where her honours thesis examined legacy mining contamination in Northern Ontario. Her PhD work explores the implications of international climate finance instruments used in just energy transitions, with a focus on Colombia and Indonesia.