Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei prende parte alla  ISPI School "Transizione energetica globale e Green New Deals".Michel Noussan, Ricercatore Senior della Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, e Pier Paolo Raimondi, Ricercatore della Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, tengono cinque moduli delle lezioni programmate.Per maggior informazioni, visita...

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei prende parte alla ISPI School "Politica ed energia nel Mediterraneo allargato". Pier Paolo Raimondi, ricercatore della Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, tiene la lezione dal titolo "Energia e futuro: le conseguenze energetiche e (geo)politiche della transizione energetica nel Mediterraneo". Per...

Africa, through its wide range of renewable energy options can transform its potential into reality through massive deployment of solar, hydropower, geothermal and wind, though only with useful information and planning. There are several examples of countries moving beyond the starting blocks and...

"Il vittimismo chiede pietà, mentre l’autodeterminazione impone rispetto. L'immaginario porta con sé i residui della storia – schiavitù, colonizzazione e razzismo - mentre l’indignazione selettiva dei benpensanti non serve alla nostra causa, ma occorre una critica della ragione africana con una grammatica nuova...

Many narratives encapsulate the process of urbanization in Africa. Through these narratives African cities are often assumed to be the worst places for people to live and sites associated with survival strategies. Though African cities are saddled with challenges, they remain the sites...

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Nell’ambito del Festival per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile 2019, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei ospita la lecture di Moctar Sacande rivolta all’agricoltura in Africa Subsahariana e l’apporto di FAO. L’evento si terrà in data mercoledì 22 maggio 2019 ore 17.30 presso la Fondazione Eni Enrico...

In occasione del   25esimo anniversario dell’iscrizione dei Sassi nella lista del patrimonio mondiale, FEEM partecipa a una serie di eventi in programma dal 13 al 15 dicembre a Matera. Gli incontri sono stati organizzati dalla   Cattedra UNESCO in “Paesaggi Culturali del Mediterraneo e...

La crescita economica del continente africano - sotto il profilo degli investimenti, della digitalizzazione e dei mercati interni - è stata vista negli scorsi anni con speranza. Tuttavia, permangono conflitti in diversi Stati e in altri le strutture educative e culturali dello Stato...

The energy world is going through a profound transformation as two trends reshape the energy system: decarbonisation and digitalisation. Which role can digitalization play to meet sustainable energy needs? Digital technologies are important for sustainability, as they can be a key enabler of...

La terza e ultima lecture del ciclo "L'Africa che cresce: andata e ritorno" è intitolata "Crescita sostenibile e lavoro dignitoso in Africa entro i planetary boundaries" ed è a cura di Elias Ayuk, Direttore dello United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa e componente del Comitato...

La seconda lecture del ciclo "L'Africa che cresce: andata e ritorno" è intitolata "Leadership, innovazione e capitale umano per uno sviluppo sostenibile". La lecture di George N. Njenga , fondatore della Strathmore Business School University di Nairobi, intende affrontare le sfide poste dall’Agenda 2030...

Prima lecture del ciclo "L'Africa che cresce: andata e ritorno"Questo evento è promosso insieme a E4Impact Foundation (un'iniziativa lanciata da ALTIS – Alta Scuola Impresa e Società dell'Università Cattolica del sacro Cuore di Milano). La lecture pone al centro della riflessione l’incontro tra...

FEEM is glad to host Prof. Solomon Hsiang, University of California, Berkeley and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Prof. Hsiang and colleagues have revolutionized the way the economics of climate change impacts is carried out, using novel statistical techniques and large data...

Professor Todd Sandler presents an eclectic review of the scientific study of terrorism that views all agents as rational decision makers.  The lecture begins with a discussion of terrorist event databases that are used by researchers to test key theoretical propositions about terrorism...

The International Center for Climate Governance (ICCG) is pleased to award the winner of the ICCG’s 2014 Climate Think Tank Award with a special event at FEEM premises in Milan. On October 5th at 12:00 p.m., Prof. Carlo Carraro, Coordinator of FEEM’s CCSD...

The continuous and progressive transformations related to global warming in the Arctic are posing new challenges which require appropriate reflection as well as innovative and efficient solutions. The melting of the Arctic ice started over 60 years ago, but its quick acceleration in...

REDD+ is a good start for reducing the emissions of carbon from land, but there are more ambitious management practices that might be needed to stabilize the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere almost immediately. Stopping deforestation and degradation (1 PgC/yr), letting forests...

After two 'lost decades' from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s, Africa’s economic growth has resumed in the last twenty years. In the last decade in particular (i.e. between 2003-2014), GDP growth in the region has averaged 5.1%, making it the second fastest-growing region...

Access to modern energy services is fundamental to development. It is generally agreed that nations need to supply their citizens with a basic level of access to modern energy to improve their quality of life. The Sustainable Energy for all (SE4ALL) goals of...

Over the last ten years China has achieved economic supremacy in the Asian region and has gained a pivotal role in understanding ongoing worldwide geostrategic scenarios. The many economic analyses that have investigated its rising hegemony have however failed to address the dynamics...

The recent development of the Ukrainian crisis has unveiled a series of long-neglected problems that today emerge dramatically. The complex current scenario and the difficulties in recomposing the crisis at diplomatic level show the inadequacy of EU and North American foreign policies and...

Tarek Heggy, one of the most influential and nonconformist voices of the Middle-East intellectual arena, will offer a cross-cutting overview of the main historic, political and sociological dynamics underpinning Islamic society, shedding light into current attempts to reconcile islamism with modernity, democracy, human...

The “Unconventional Oil Revolution” is a challenging topic that has profound consequences at both economic, technological and geopolitical levels. In particular, the rise of US tight oil production could dramatically impact on US domestic and international energy policy strategies, driving a global spin...

Even under ambitious climate change mitigation scenarios, changes in global and regional temperatures, precipitation and other climate attributes will be unavoidable. These shifts will also trigger changes in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events. Energy installations and infrastructure are vulnerable to...

Sustainable development is possible even in complex contexts, but requires real and concrete commitment not only by the Institutions, but also and increasingly by the private sector. This is the thought of J. D. Sachs, one of the world’s leading experts on economic...

The technological revolution ignited by the extraction of non-conventional oil marks a turning point in internationally consolidated political and economic scenarios. Important geopolitical and macro-micro economic transformations are likely to happen in the near future and must be addressed. In order to tackle...

The recent processes of constitutionalisation in the Southern bank of the Mediterranean Sea have had legal, political and social consequences of remarkable relevance. At the centre of the debate surrounding these dynamics is the quest for a balance between the needs of a...

The present backlash in ecological politics comes from an almost total disconnect between the size and extension in space and time of the issues and the institution of politics in charge of representing them to the eyes of those in charge of making...

The summer 2008 spike in crude oil prices to $147/bbl, followed by a steep correction in late 2008/early-2009 and subsequent sharp rebound over the last three years have jolted the world economy and pinched consumers at the fuel pump. Given the importance of...

Cape Farewell is internationally recognised for pioneering a cultural response to the climate challenge. Through an innovative programme of exploration, research and public engagement, Cape Farewell harnesses the affective power of the creative sector, inspiring artists across all media to participate in the...

Catastrophic climate-change damages are characterized by deep structural uncertainties in the science combined with severe constraints on the ability to evaluate meaningfully the welfare losses. The critical question is: How fast does the probability of a catastrophe decline relative to the welfare impact...

Former U.S. Congressman Phil Sharp, President of Resources for the Future, will provide a perspective on American state and federal climate policies and on developments in U.S. energy markets which will impact greenhouse gas emissions.  He will also speculate about the outcome of...

In today's world prosperity coexists with abject poverty. Why have some societies managed to grow rapidly for several decades, while others have been unable to generate economic growth and a decent living standard for their citizens? And how can we avoid crises to...

Governments and industry face two challenges: the need for energy security, and the limitations imposed by the dangers of global warming.  Making the choices more complex is the remarkable array of new energy sources and new technology, including solar, wind, nuclear, biofuel, and...

In this lecture Partha Dasgupta will begin with a discussion of theories of intergenerational justice. He will then relate them to the idea of social discount rates as applied to the evaluation of policies that have implications for generations in the deep future....

The severe financial and economic crisis calls not only for an appropriate response in order to limit collateral damages on the economy, but, even more fundamentally, for wide ranging reforms in the regulation of our financial system; the analysis of causes reveals a...

The last quarter century of financial capitalism has brought enormous economic and social progress to humanity. Yet the value of this system has been questioned in light of the current profound financial crisis. Professor Shleifer will review the last quarter century of economic...