Fireside chat with Laura Cozzi, Director of Sustainability, Technology and Outlooks of IEA

Laura Cozzi (@Laura_Cozzi_) was appointed the International Energy Agency’s Director of Sustainability, Technology and Outlooks in 2023. She leads and co-ordinates the IEA’s work on energy sustainability, encompassing energy technology policy and climate change. She is also the Agency’s Chief Energy Modeller and in this capacity co-leads the World Energy Outlook, the IEA’s flagship publication series.

Ms Cozzi joined the IEA in 1999 as a junior analyst in the World Energy Outlook team. She has co-led many editions of the Outlook and led multiple special reports. Prior to joining the IEA, Ms Cozzi worked for the Italian energy company ENI S.p.A. She holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering from Polytechnic Milan and a Master’s degree in Energy and Environmental Economics from Eni Corporate University. She has been elected to the National Academy of Technologies of France as a member, and she has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate degree from Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology.