Bio & PublicationsElena Verdolini

YJ Kim, Verdolini E.. (2023)
“International knowledge spillovers in energy technologies”, Energy Strategy Reviews 49, 101151
doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2023.101151

Verdolini E., L.Torreggiani, S.Giarola, M.Tavoni, M.Hafstead, L.Anderson. (2023)
“Industrial Deep Decarbonization: Modeling Approaches and Data Challenges”,
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Aleluia Reis L., Vrontisi Z., Verdolini E., Fragkiadakis K., Tavoni M. (2023)
“A research and development investment strategy to achieve the Paris climate agreement”, Nature Communications 14 (1), 3581
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38620-4

Felix Creutzig, Daron Acemoglu, Xuemei Bai, Paul N Edwards, Marie Josefine Hintz, Lynn H Kaack, Siir Kilkis, Stefanie Kunkel, Amy Luers, Nikola Milojevic-Dupont, Dave Rejeski, Jürgen Renn, David Rolnick, Christoph Rosol, Daniela Russ, Thomas Turnbull, Elena Verdolini, Felix Wagner, Charlie Wilson, Aicha Zekar, Marius Zumwald. (2022)
“Digitalization and the Anthropocene”, Annual review of environment and resources 47, 479-509
doi: https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-120920-100056

Verdolini E., F. Vona. (2022)
“Lavoro e transizione energetica”, XXIV Rapporto Mercato del Lavoro e Contrattazione Collettiva
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Skea Jim, Priyadarshi R Shukla, Reisinger Andy, Slade Raphael, Pathak Mina,…, Elena Verdolini, Vyas Purvi, Wei Yi-Ming, Williams Mariama, Winkler Harald. (2022)
“” Summary for policy makers””, Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change. Contribution of Working Group III to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009157926.001

Verdolini E.. (2022)
“The unspoken wealth: sustainability”, Production and circulation of wealth. Problems, principles and models
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Verdolini E., C Belpietro. (2022)
“Giusta transizione ecologica: l’impatto delle tecnologie digitali”, GIORNALE DI DIRITTO DEL LAVORO E DI RELAZIONI INDUSTRIALI
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Gabriel Blanco, Heleen C de Coninck, Lawrence Agbemabiese, Laura Diaz Anadon, Yun Seng Lim, Walter Alberto Pengue, Ambuj Sagar, Taishi Sugiyama, Kenji Tanaka,Elena Verdolini, Jan Witajewski-Baltvilks, Lara Aleluia Reis, et al.. (2022)
“Innovation, technology development and transfer”, IPCC, 2022: Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change. Contribution of Working Group III to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, page 2674-2814
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M Sanni, Verdolini E.. (2022)
“Eco-innovation and openness: Mapping the growth trajectories and the knowledge structure of open eco-innovation”, Sustainable Futures 4, 100067
doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2022.100067

Michael Pahle, Roberto Schaeffer, Shonali Pachauri, Jiyong Eom, Aayushi Awasthy, Wenying Chen, Corrado Di Maria, Kejun Jiang, Chenmin He, Joana Portugal-Pereira, George Safonov, Elena Verdolini. (2021)
“The crucial role of complementarity, transparency and adaptability for designing energy policies for sustainable development”, Energy Policy 159, 112662
doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112662

J Meng, R Way, E. Verdolini, L Diaz Anadon. (2021)
“Comparing expert elicitation and model-based probabilistic technology cost forecasts for the energy transition”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118 (27), e1917165118
doi: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1917165118

E. Verdolini, BK Sovacool, P Drummond. (2021)
“Channeling diverse innovation pressures to support European sustainability transitions”, Environmental Research Letters
doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abfe2a

E. Verdolini. (2021)
“Looking forward and back”, Nature Energy 6 (5), 454-455
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-021-00828-3

C Peñasco, LD Anadón, E. Verdolini. (2021)
“Systematic review of the outcomes and trade-offs of ten types of decarbonization policy instruments”, Nature Climate Change 11 (3), 257-265
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-020-00971-x

A Grané, S Salini, E. Verdolini. (2021)
“Robust multivariate analysis for mixed-type data: Novel algorithm and its practical application in socio-economic research”, Socio-Economic Planning Sciences 73, 100907
doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2020.100907

A Grané, S Salini, E. Verdolini. (2021)
“Robust multivariate analysis for mixed-type data: Novel algorithm and its practical application in socio-economic research”,Socio-Economic Planning Sciences 73, 100907
doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2020.100907

Pahle, M., Schaeffer R., Pachauri, S., Eom, J., Awasthy, A. Chen, W. Di Maria, C., Jiang, K., He, C., Portugal-Pereira J., Safonov, G., Verdolini E. (2021)
“The crucial role of complementarity, transparency and adaptability for designing energy policies for sustainable development”, Energy Policy 159, 112662
doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112662

Meng J., R. Way, Verdolini E, Anadon Diaz L. (2021)
“Comparing expert elicitation and model-based probabilistic technology cost forecasts for the energy transition”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118 (27)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1917165118

Verdolini E, Sovacool B., Drummond P. (2021)
“Channeling diverse innovation pressures to support European sustainability transitions”, Environmental Research Letters, 16, 061001
doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abfe2a

Verdolini E, Anadon Diaz L. (2021)
“Looking forward and back”, Nature Energy 6:454–455
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-021-00828-3

Peñasco, C., Anadón, L.D., Verdolini, E. (2021)
“Systematic review of the outcomes and trade-offs of ten types of decarbonization policy instruments”, Nature Climate Change
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-020-00971-x

Grané A., Salini S., Verdolini E. (2021)
“Robust multivariate analysis for mixed-type data: novel algorithm and its practical application in socio-economic research”, Socio-Economic Planning Science 73
doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2020.100907

Skoczkowski T., Verdolini E., Bielecki S., Kochański M., Korczak K., Węglarz A. (2020)
“Technology innovation system analysis of decarbonisation options in the EU steel industry”, Energy 212:1, 118688 

Galeotti M., Salini S., Verdolini E. (2020)
“Measuring Environmental Policy Stringency: Approaches, Validity, and Impact on Environmental Innovation and Energy Efficiency”, Energy Policy 136
doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2019.111052

Conti C., Mancusi M.L., Sanna-Randaccio F., Sestini R., Verdolini E. (2018)
“Transition Towards a Green Economy in Europe: Innovation and Knowledge Integration in the Renewable Energy Sector”, Research Policy 47(10):1996-2009

Verdolini, E., Vona F., Popp D. (2018)
“Bridging the gap: do fast reacting fossil technologies facilitate renewable energy diffusion?”, Energy Policy 116:242–256

Verdolini, E., Anadón L. D., Baker E., Bosetti V., Aleluia Reis L. (2018)
“The Future Prospects of Energy Technologies: Insights from Expert Elicitations”, Review of Environmental Economics and Policy 12(1):133-153

Galeotti M., Rubashkina Y., Salini S., Verdolini E. (2018)
“Environmental Policy Performance and its Determinants: Application of a Three-level Random Intercept Model”, Energy Policy 114:134–144

Verdolini, E., Bak C., Ruet J., Venkatachalam A. (2018)
“Innovative green-technology SMEs as an opportunity to promote financial de-risking,” Economics Discussion Papers 2018-8, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW). 

Verdolini, E. (2018)
“Environmental policy and innovation: A sectoral analysis,” Papeles de Energía FUNCAS, nr. 5 Junio 2018.

Witajewki J, Verdolini E., Tavoni M. (2017)
“Directed Technological Change and Energy Efficiency Improvements”, Energy Economics 68(S1):1-168 

Verdolini, E., Bak C, Ruet J., Anbumozhi V. (2017)
“Innovative green-technology SMEs as an opportunity to promote financial de-risking”, G20 Insights.
http://www.g20-insights.org/policy_briefs/innovative-green-technology-smes-opportunity-promote-financial-de-risking/ 

Verdolini E. and Bosetti V. (2017)
“Environmental Policy and the International Diffusion of Green and Brown Technologies” Environmental and Resource Economics 66: 497–536. 

Dasgupta S., De Cian E., Verdolini E. (2017)
“The Political Economy of Energy Innovation”, in THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITIONS, ed. D. Arent, C. Arndt, Mackay Miller, Finn Tarp, and Owen Zinaman, Oxford University Press.

Nemet G., Anadon L. D., Verdolini E. (2016)
“Quantifying the effects of expert selection and elicitation design on experts’ confidence in their judgments about future energy technologies”, Risk Analysis. doi:10.1111/risa.12604

Career break
A 5-month break due to maternity leave

Witajewki J., Verdolini E., Tavoni M. (2015)
“Bending the Learning Curve”, Energy Economics 52(1):S86-S99

Virdis M. R. et al. (2015).
“Pathways to deep decarbonization in Italy”, SDSN – IDDRI

Bosetti V., Cattaneo, C., Verdolini, E., (2015)
“Migration of Skilled Workers and Innovation: A European Perspective”, Journal of International Economics, 96(2):227-434 

Rubashkina, Y., Galeotti, M., Verdolini, E., (2015)
“Environmental Regulation and Competitiveness: Empirical Evidence on the Porter Hypothesis from European Manufacturing Sectors”, Energy Policy 83:288–300

Verdolini E., Anadon Diaz L., Liu J., Nemet G. (2015)
“The effects of expert selection, elicitation design and R&D assumptions on experts’ estimates of the future costs of photovoltaics”, Energy Policy 80:233-243 

Voigt S., De Cian E., Schymura M., Verdolini E. (2014),
“Energy Intensity Developments in 40 Major Economies: Structural Change or Technology Improvement?”, Energy Economics 41(C): 47-62

Career break
A 5-month break due to maternity leave

Fiorese G., Catenacci M., Bosetti V., Verdolini E. (2013),
“The Power of Biomass: Experts Disclose the Potential for Success of Bioenergy Technologies”, Energy Policy. 65(C): 94-114

Diaz Anadon L., Nemet G., Verdolini E. (2013),
“The Future Costs of Nuclear Power using Multiple Expert Elicitations: Effects of RD&D and Elicitation Design”, Environmental Research Letters 8(2013), 034020

Catenacci M., Verdolini E., Bosetti B., Fiorese G. (2013),
“Going Electric: Expert Survey on the Future of Battery Technologies for Electric Vehicles”, Energy Policy 61: 403–413

Fiorese G., Catenacci M., Verdolini E., Bosetti V. (2013),
“Advanced Biofuels: Future Perspectives from an Expert Elicitation Survey”, Energy Policy 56: 293-311

Verdolini E., Johnstone N., Haščič I. (2012),
“Empirical Study of Energy Efficiency and Carbon Intensity in Fossil Power Generation”, in Energy and Climate Policy: Bending the Technological Trajectory, OECD, Paris

Bosetti V., Catenacci M., Fiorese G., Verdolini E. (2012),
“The Future Prospect of PV and CSP Solar Technologies: An Expert Elicitation Survey”, Energy Policy 49(11): 308–317

Lanzi E., Verdolini E., Haščič I. (2011),
“Efficiency Improving Fossil Fuel Technologies for Electricity Generation: Data Selection and Trends”, Energy Policy 39(11): 7000-7014

Lanza A., Verdolini E. (2011),
“The Role of R&D+i in the Energy Sector”, in I. Galarraga , M. González-Eguino, A. Markandya (eds.) Handbook Of Sustainable Energy, Edward Elgar Publishing

Verdolini E., Galeotti M. (2011),
“At Home and Abroad: An Empirical Analysis of Innovation and Diffusion in Energy Technologies”, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 61(2): 119-134

Carraro C., De Cian E., Nicita L., Massetti M., Verdolini E. (2010),
“Environmental Policy and Technical Change: A Survey”, International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics, 4: 163-219