Energy system sustainability represents a priority which involves key issues such as the security of energy supply, the improvement of air quality, and climate change mitigation. A multidisciplinary and structured integration of data and methodologies allows obtaining a comprehensive analytical knowledge framework that facilitates the development of innovative methods and tools for environmental monitoring and policy-making support as well as know–how transfer. The activities are focused on the detailed analysis of the energy-climate-environment relationships with reference to strategic EU and national objectives (e.g. COM2008/30, COM2005/0446/CE, NEC Directive 2001/81/CE), and are applied in different research fields:
- development of integrated energy system models at different spatial scales and individuation of strategies to optimize the resource utilization;
- scenario analysis and definition of policy guidelines for the energy–environmental planning and action plans;
- integration of chemical –physical and biological techniques for the characterization of atmospheric pollution impacts on environment and human health;
- individuation of energy-environmental indexes/indicators to assess the anthropogenic activity impacts and energy system sustainability.
Scientific responsible: CARMELINA COSMI
CNR Project: Sustainable Management of Resources
Department: Earth and Environment
Curriculum Vitae of the scientific responsible
More information on these activities are available at:
Energy-Environmental Planning and Modelling (EPM) - ref. Dr. Carmelina Cosmi
Environmental Integrated Monitoring (EnvIM Lab) - ref. Dr. Rosa Caggiano
Technological transfer - ref. Dr. Monica Proto and Dr. Carmela Cornacchia
