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Francesca Bellisai

Policy Advisor EU Politics and Governance

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Francesca Bellisai is a Policy Advisor EU Politics and Governance at ECCO. 

Francesca has been working on EU and Italian climate policies at ECCO for four years, writing analyses on climate legislation and political dynamics. She specialises in Italian and EU climate governance. 

Francesca has been working on climate since 2019, first at the Commission for the Environment, Climate Change and Energy of the European Committee of the Regions in Brussels, and later at Aequilibria s.r.l, a company specialising in carbon management consultancy. 

After a Bachelor’s degree in Political Sciences, International Relations and Government of Administration, at the University of Padua and a semester at Sciences Po Bordeaux, she obtained a Master’s Degree in EU’s External Relations focusing on climate policies at KU Leuven in Belgium. To complete her studies in Italy, she also graduated in European and Global Studies at the University of Padua. 

 

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Pubblicazioni di Francesca Bellisai

EU ETS auctions in Italy: transparency and traceability of revenues

February 2025
An analysis of the public reports submitted by Italy to the European Commission between 2014 and 2024 highlights issues with the use of revenues generated from EU ETS auctions. Reviewing the revenues from the ETS auctions reveals significant shortcomings in expenditure planning and fund traceability, with only nine percent of the revenues generated by the system have been allocated to measures addressing climate change.

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My car, my home, my job: How to reconcile climate policies with people’s needs and how to generate consensus

December 2024
This document is a first contribution to support policy makers in finding the right tools to interpret the needs of our society along the process of transition away from fossil fuels, as well as building a consensus based political proposal and a shared framework of reference based on the principles outlined in this document. Further, it opens a season of social studies aimed at exploring social, economic and cultural drivers of behaviours in relation to climate action.

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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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European elections 2024: Political scenarios

February 2024
The 2024 European elections will be a key moment for the future of the European Green Deal and the Union's climate policies. The future Commission and the new European Parliament will be able to continue on this path, ensuring that the 2030 targets needed to avert the most disastrous effects of climate change are met. They will also, and most importantly, be able to make the energy transition socioeconomically sustainable.

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Energy without Russia: Country report Italy

September 2023
The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the energy crisis which came in its wake have produced significant impacts on the energy sector in many EU countries, including Italy. This study shows that customers reacted to high gas prices by reducing consumption over and above the European target of 15%, with gas consumption dropping 18.6% from August 2022 to January 2023, in the absence of structural measures.

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