Emanuela Colombo, PhD

Emanuela Colombo is a full professor at the Department of Energy of the Politecnico di Milano and holder of the UNESCO Chair in Energy for Sustainable Development. She currently holds the position of Rector's Delegate for Scientific Diplomacy.

Emanuela has extensive experience in research and consultancy on energy modelling, sustainability scenarios and energy transition, with a focus on energy access in developing countries. She has coordinated numerous European and international projects on energy, innovation and cooperation, collaborating with academic institutions, companies and international organisations. At eNextGen he supports the strategic and methodological development of environmental impact and carbon footprint analyses, contributing to innovation in assessment models.

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Professor's page on Politecnico di Milano: Link

Some recent publications:

• Stevanato et al, Data-driven analysis for the characterization of household appliance ownership and use in Sub-Saharan Africa, Renewable Energy Strategy Reviews, 2025. Link

• Rinaldi et al, Assessing environmental and market implications of steel decarbonisation strategies: a hybrid input-output model for the European union, Environmental Research Letters, 2024. Link

• Colombo et al. Comprehensive energy solution planning (CESP) framework: an evidence-based approach for sustainable energy access projects in developing countries, Environmental Research Letters, 2024. Link

• Golinucci et al, Towards BitCO2, an individual consumption-based carbon emission reduction mechanism, Energy Policy, 2023. Link

• Stevanato et al, Long-term sizing of rural microgrids: Accounting for load evolution through multi-step investment plan and stochastic optimization, Energy for Sustainable Development, 2020. Link

• Lombardi et al, Policy Decision Support for Renewables Deployment through Spatially Explicit Practically Optimal Alternatives, Joule, 2020. Link