against climate changes with new energies
Renewable energy sources
Renewable energy sources (RES) will have a growing weight in the global energy mix and will play a fundamental role for the energy transition towards a low greenhouse gases emissions system offering new economic development opportunities.
The Renewable energy sources Working Group creates the creation of the most conditions to reach national and EU targets, through awareness-raising initiatives, training and information events with citizens, business companies, NGOs, local and national institutions.
Coordinator
Born in Aosta in 1947, he graduated in Chemical Engineering from the Polytechnic of Turin and lives in Palermo.
He worked at the CNR, National Research Council and the Polytechnic of Milan. He has been Director General of the Pollution and Industrial Risks Service of the Ministry of the Environment, launching numerous initiatives to promote renewable energy sources and energy efficiency, and Advisor for Renewable Energy Sources to the Minister of Economic Development.
He is the Scientific Director of Kyoto Club, QualEnergia and KeyEnergy. Since 2004 he has coordinated the Master Ridef Energia at the Polytechnic of Milan.
He won the European Solar Prize 2001 and is co-author of over 100 scientific publications and several books, including the most recent La corsa della green economy (The green economy escalation) and 2 °C Innovazioni radicali per vincere la sfida del clima e trasformare l’economia (2 °C Radical innovations to win the climate challenge and transform the economy).
He is president of Exalto, a green economy company.
