Jacopo is a Transport and Energy Researcher in the Sustainability, Technology and Outlooks directorate at the International Energy Agency (IEA). Within the IEA, he contributes to the development of the Mobility Model (MoMo), carries out technology and policy analyses for transport technologies, and provides policy recommendations to promote energy diversification and decarbonisation of the transport sector. He is co-author of the Global EV Outlook, Nordic EV Outlook, and The Future of Rail report. Jacopo holds a PhD in Energy System Modelling from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and an MSc in Energy Engineering from Polytechnic of Turin. He has authored and co-author on seven published peer-reviewed journal papers on topics such as modelling consumers’ choice and decarbonisation of the transport sector and energy system.
GHG emissions from fossil fuels combustion have been changing the atmospheric and oceanic chemistry. Reversing this trend by adopting zero-carbon technologies is the main challenge of our time and has to happen fast to meet the commitments of the Paris agreement.
A new development model more respectful of the ecological limits of the Earth is needed. Policy measures and carbon pricing should be introduced to steer individuals, community groups and the private sector towards a low-carbon future.
Biking to work has positive effects both on our health, on air quality in cities and on climate change mitigation. Shifting from car to bike for 10 km every working day would avoid about 640 kg of CO2 and 47 g of PM2.5 every year.