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Chiara Di Mambro

Director of Strategy Italy and Europe

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Chiara Di Mambro is the Director of Strategy Italy and Europe at ECCO. 

Chiara has extensive experience in both Italian and European public administration, having worked in various capacities with the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE) since 2005 and having been seconded to the European Commission’s DG Climate between 2010 and 2012. 

Chiara’s experience began with a comprehensive understanding of the Emissions Trading Directive following its initial national implementation, as a member and later as coordinator of the Technical Secretariat of the ETS Committee in 2015. She also participated in the working group responsible for the development of national positions during the numerous revisions of the directive. Over time, her expertise expanded to a broader understanding of the European Union’s climate change policies, where she played a key role in defining technical positions on climate dossiers at the European level and supporting their implementation at the national level. 

Chiara was also a member of the MASE technical delegation to the UNFCCC from 2013 to 2018 and co-chaired the informal EU coordination group on climate change mitigation policies from 2014 to 2016.  

Additionally, Chiara served on the Technical Committee for Environmental Impact Assessment at MASE from 2008 to 2010 and again from 2012 to 2020, focusing particularly on evaluating projects related to energy production and national-level electrical and gas infrastructure. 

With a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Rome La Sapienza, and a Ph.D. on the application of Life Cycle Assessment for assessing the sustainability of contaminated site remediation technologies from the University for the Studies of Rome Tor Vergata, Chiara’s profile combines technical knowledge of climate change and environmental issues more broadly, with an understanding of the negotiating world and its jargon at the European and international levels. 

In 2024, Chiara participated in the U.S. State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program on ‘Renewables as an Economic Driver’. 

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Pubblicazioni di Chiara Di Mambro

Industrial transformation policies: Green public procurement for construction materials

January 2025
The drive to innovate that has resulted from the need to meet today’s decarbonisation objectives has given rise to a new industrial revolution based on clean technology. This policy briefing, which analyses the current situation in relation to public procurement legislation in Europe and Italy, sets out a proposal for revising the minimum environmental criteria for the public procurement of construction materials, which are currently under review.

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National Energy and Climate Plan: Progress Report

October 2024
As a party to the Paris Agreement and as a member of the European Union, Italy’s national contribution is linked with that of other member states and, together, they are legally obliged to achieve a 55% reduction in net emissions, compared to 1990 levels, by 2030. The National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) provides a national framework for countries to implement their emissions reduction commitments. A Plan that openly falls short of some of the objectives set by the Fit for 55 proposals.

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Industrial transformation policies: the cement industry

September 2024
This analysis proposes a simplified and aggregated policy framework that’s consistent with the transition towards climate neutrality as well as an outline and assessment of the policies currently in place in the cement industry in Italy, which is the second largest producer of cement in the European Union and a major consumer of cement and concrete.

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Industrial transformation policies: the steel sector

July 2024
The biggest obstacle for zero/low emission or green steel is the simple fact that, within the current market, it isn’t cost-competitive. In light of the complex regulatory framework that has been developed around energy and climate objectives, this policy paper offers a perspective and a conceptual outline for defining a policy framework that’s consistent with the country's emission reduction goals.

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Industry and electrification: Strategic opportunities for the National Energy and Climate Plan

February 2024
The significant contribution to national emissions by the manufacturing sector depends on its reliance on the use of fossil fuels for energy purposes, as well as on emissions that are inherent in certain production processes (e.g. cement, chemicals, etc.). Framing the country’s industrial development prospects within the path of reducing greenhouse gas emissions represents a strategic opportunity. The definition of the National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) due by next June, is a unique opportunity for action.

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How much investment is needed for the decarbonisation of the Italian economy?

September 2023
WRITTEN BYMario Noera et al.
A propaedeutic analysis for the revision of the National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP). Estimates of the total investment that Italy needs in order to align with the new European Fit-for-55 targets range between an average of EUR 122 and EUR 134 billion per year. The additional investments needed are therefore EUR 30-42 billion per year higher than estimated in the NECP (2019), and 2-3 times higher than the amount allocated in the NRRP for the green transition in the 2021-26 five-year period (an average of EUR 14.4 billion per year).

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Strategy for public participation and multi-level dialogue in the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP)

August 2023
WRITTEN BYGiulia Colafrancesco, Chiara Di Mambro
Italy, like other European countries, has been called upon to structure the process of updating the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) through public participation and effective multi-level dialogue, as envisaged by the Energy Union Governance Regulations and reiterated by the Commission’s Guidelines for revision of the Plan. This work shows the availability of resources, time and knowledge to make the NECP a plan that reflects the needs of the country, through a participation-based path.

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