Chiara Proietti Silvestri

Expert in energy geopolitics, energy poverty, sustainability, and energy security in Italy and the Mediterranean

Role

Energy market analyst at the research and consulting firm RIE (Ricerche Industriali ed Energetiche) in Bologna; Associate Research Fellow in the Energy and Sustainability program at ISPI (Institute for International Political Studies).

Bio

He studied at the Faculty of Political Science "R. Ruffilli" (Forlì Campus) of the University of Bologna, where he obtained a master's degree in International and Diplomatic Sciences in 2011.

That same year, he joined the research team at RIE in Bologna, where he continues to work as an energy markets and energy policy analyst. In 2015, he began collaborating with ISPI on energy security reports for the Italian Parliament's International Policy Observatory; in 2017, he became an Associate Research Fellow in the Energy and Sustainability program. Over the years, he has attended advanced courses in energy law, industrial economics, econometrics, and energy certification.

He pursues various lines of research, from the analysis of oil and gas resources at the national level, to national energy districts, to sustainability issues such as energy poverty, climate change, and the critical minerals supply chain.

He has been a member of the editorial board of the magazine "Energia," a quarterly publication on energy issues since 1980, and has published numerous articles in specialized publications such as Affari Internazionali, Formiche, and Gestore Mercati Energetici.