Supporting the client for the listing of afforestation projects under major carbon standards.
Drafting Project Design Document (PDD) and other activities including guidance on eligibility assessment, methodology selection, additionality, and MRV requirements to ensure compliance with high-integrity carbon market criteria.
Assisting in conducting study on Ethiopia’s current and prospective carbon markets-related regulations with focus on Paris Agreement Article 6 and the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM).
Assessing eligibility and defining the model of a carbon removals afforestation/reforestation project including CO₂ removals calculations, additionality considerations, and MRV requirements in line with relevant methodologies.
Jan 2025 - Present
10 months
Green Finance Expert
Kickster
Evaluating alignment to Green Bond and Green Loan Principles for a new construction of an integrated steel production plant under EU-ETS.
Jan 2025 - Present
10 months
Technical Leader
Kickster
Developing a proprietary methodology to assess the risk of carbon lock-in, considering specific aspects of the economic viability test proposed by EBRD aligned to decarbonization scenarios under national and European climate policies.
Jan 2025 - Present
10 months
Technical Leader
Motor Oil Hellas
Providing consultancy and technical services to assess requirements of CSRD and ESRS E1 (E1-1 carbon lock-in and E1-8 internal carbon price) considering net zero scenarios and EU climate policies.
Jan 2024 - Present
1 year 10 months
Technical Leader
ENI
Elaborating carbon offset integrity guidelines for evaluating high-quality criteria in voluntary carbon projects such as cookstove and nature-based solutions.
Developing easy-to-use guidelines focusing on clean cooking with criteria to describe project integrity and mitigate risks.
Assessing stakeholders of the VCM in defining criteria to generate carbon offsets of high quality and integrity including risk assessment and potential mitigants.
Developing guidelines for nature-based solutions with criteria to describe integrity and mitigate risks.
Jan 2024 - Present
1 year 10 months
Team Leader
Edison NEXT
Providing assistance in the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) application of the VERRA/VCS VM0038 methodology to a project on EV charging points and fleet.
Preparing preliminary and final Project Design Documents (PDDs) under the VERRA/VCS Standard including safeguard principles assessment, climate and sustainable development impact estimations, and monitoring plan.
Assisting in the project registration process and clarifying boundaries.
Jan 2024 - Present
1 year 10 months
Green Finance Expert
Kickster
Assessing alignment to Green Bond and Green Loan principles for an aluminum plant included under EU-ETS and consistency of the decarbonization strategy, including impact of the CBAM Regulation.
Jan 2024 - Present
1 year 10 months
Technical Leader
Kickster
Implementing the PCAF framework and defining Paris Alignment for a UK-listed Georgian bank including financed emissions calculation, understanding EU framework, and methodology to align to Paris Agreement goal.
Jan 2024 - Dec 2025
2 years
Technical Leader
CLAVEL SPAIN
Identifying potential interaction between new technologies for carbon removals and stated and expected EU climate policies and voluntary frameworks for an oil & gas company.
Jan 2024 - Dec 2025
2 years
Technical Leader
CRH-EHL
Identifying potential interaction between new technologies for carbon removals and stated and expected EU climate policies and voluntary frameworks.
Jan 2023 - Present
2 years 10 months
Technical Leader
Koalisation
Implementing strategy for development of voluntary carbon projects in Africa.
Assisting as strategic advisor in signing agreements with stakeholders to scale up the business model and align to climate national policies in Africa.
Jan 2023 - Dec 2024
2 years
Team Leader
Kickster
Implementing strategy for a fund by COIMA Sgr to invest €500 million in carbon market projects.
Defining fund strategy, assessing investment risks, understanding legal framework, assessing Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, and convergence between voluntary carbon markets and ETS worldwide.
Jan 2023 - Dec 2024
2 years
Senior Expert
Management Institute
Providing capacity building on EU climate policies focusing on EU-ETS, EU-ETS revision under Fit for 55, EU-ETS2, and CBAM.
Supporting the project “Türkiye: Advancing EU-Türkiye high-level dialogue on climate action” including technical exchanges and trainings on EU ETS funded by the European Commission.
Jan 2023 - Dec 2024
2 years
Team Leader
Naturalia
Designing the business model to engage in the new voluntary carbon scheme proposed by law in Greece.
Leading technical analysis of carbon rights and forestry law in Greece.
Jan 2023 - Dec 2024
2 years
Senior Expert
RINA
Implementing a classification system for existing and new transactions by EKN and SEK aligned with the 1.5 °C goal of the Paris Agreement.
Leading analysis of carbon lock-in risk.
Jan 2022 - Present
3 years 10 months
CEO/Team Leader
Kickster
Assisting AFV Beltrame Group in defining carbon budget aligned to Paris Agreement, hedging position under EU-ETS, defining a green sustainability path, assessing EU Taxonomy alignment for subsidiaries and NewCo, assessing risks and climate-related risks (TCFD, GRI:2021), and understanding green finance framework and funding opportunities.
Jan 2022 - Present
3 years 10 months
Senior Consultant
RINA
Reviewing a KPI-Sustainability Linked Loan contract and providing opinion on alignment with 2022 Sustainability-Linked Loan Principles (SLLP) by LMA.
Jan 2021 - Present
4 years 10 months
CEO/Team Leader
Banca Popolare del Mediterraneo
Studying identification of new environmental market products under Italian national incentives framework.
Focusing analysis on Italian energy efficiency schemes, renewable energy tariffs and incentives, carbon markets, and green loans to support bank strategy development and client offerings.
Jan 2021 - Present
4 years 10 months
CEO/Team Leader
Confidential Bank
Defining carbon strategy investment of a fund developing carbon criteria through portfolio assessment of existing and new projects.
Providing guidance on standards, ETS, new carbon removals mechanisms, and supporting requirement analysis with recommendations.
Jan 2021 - Present
4 years 10 months
Senior Consultant
RINA
Studying benefits and business opportunities for Gazprom Bank in EU‐ETS markets, including regulatory and banking rules perspectives.
Jan 2021 - Dec 2022
2 years
Senior Consultant
Confidential Private Banker
Evaluating acquisition targets (especially PV projects in Italy, Spain, and Greece) for carbon lock-in risk and stranded assets.
Analyzing EU Taxonomy alignment of overall portfolio.
Jan 2020 - Present
5 years 10 months
CEO/Team Leader
Enel-X
Partnering in projects related to climate change, carbon pricing, and sustainable development.
Assessing project and product design, identifying market needs, supporting project management, developing internal criteria related to EU regulation, and providing training and capacity development.
Jan 2020 - Dec 2022
3 years
Senior Expert/Volunteer
Fondazione Univerde
Designing a financial facility to promote water saving in public and private sectors.
Assessing actual Italian policies and future developments focusing on carbon markets and carbon tax.
Defining stakeholder engagement strategy.
Jan 2019 - Present
6 years 10 months
Senior Expert
Confidential Final Client
Identifying strategies for evaluating the carbon market of a Serbian company with EU investors.
Jan 2017 - Present
8 years 10 months
CEO/Team Leader
Intermonte SIM
Consulting in the field of carbon markets and EU-ETS for an Italian asset management company.
Drafting technical reports, assessing projects, and evaluating possible new financial products related to carbon and EUAs.
Jan 2017 - Present
8 years 10 months
Senior Consultant
Italian Utility
Developing an insurance product related to EPC contracts considering EUAs as collateral.
Defining criteria and characteristics with financial institutions.
Jan 2017 - Present
8 years 10 months
CEO/Team Leader
Kickster
Specializing in European and Italian energy & climate policies as a European and Italian expert on clean energy, climate finance, and sustainable development.
Providing advisory services in green economy, carbon market forecasting, carbon management, climate change, ESG, and sustainability reporting for final clients and financial institutions.
Performing carbon budgeting, strategic analysis of carbon reduction projects, carbon pricing, techno-economic assessment of climate-related projects, feasibility studies, financial modelling, decarbonization assistance, green finance instruments, training and capacity development, and alignment analysis (EU Taxonomy).
Participating in informal and confidential forums and independent panels focusing on policy actions in Europe.
Jan 2015 - Present
10 years 10 months
CEO/Team Leader
iCASCO SpA
Developing innovative projects related to carbon markets and energy efficiency for EU-ETS installations.
Leading technical design of collateralization concept related to EUAs and exchange ratio with energy efficiency measures.
Jan 2013 - Present
12 years 10 months
CEO/Team Leader
ESCO Bartucci (now Alperia)
Modelling ESCO business including assessment of lending processes for energy performance contracts and carbon emission reductions.
Leading regulatory framework analysis, economic and financial conditions for energy efficiency investments, EPC contracts requirements and risks assessment, and financial modelling of EPC contracts.
Jan 2012 - Dec 2014
3 years
Member of Scientific Committee
KeyEnergy/Ecomondo
Defining scientific content of the fair and engaging with leaders of government, industries, SMEs, and midcaps.
Assessing green finance regulatory framework in Italy including finance modelling and loan processes.
Participating in expert panels and roundtables on lending process for energy efficiency and small-scale renewable energy projects.
Jan 2007 - Dec 2018
12 years
CEO/Team Leader
ICASCO
Providing advisory services for a portfolio of 500+ industrial clients in energy-intensive sectors and SMEs.
Performing techno-economic assessment of climate-related projects, feasibility studies, financial modelling, decarbonization assistance, carbon budgeting, and green finance instruments and structured products (loans, bonds) especially for energy efficiency and renewable energy.
Developing knowledge of origination and reporting of green projects, green finance, screening criteria and methodologies for financial institutions, and Italian SME markets.
Languages
Italian
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Advanced
Education
Oct 2004 - Jun 2004
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Master in Communication and Marketing · Communication and Marketing · Milano, Italy
Oct 1999 - Jun 2003
Bocconi University
Master of Science in Economics · Economics · Italy · 108/110