Working on the implementation of important national energy infrastructure projects including cross-border energy interconnections, utility-scale battery storage projects, and floating offshore renewable energy projects.

Negotiating within the Council of the European Union on behalf of Malta. Notable dossiers include:• TEN-E - Regulation (EU) 2022/869 on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure • EMD - Directive (EU) 2024/1711 as regards improving the Union’s electricity market design & Regulation (EU) 2024/1747 as regards improving the Union’s electricity market design• REMIT - Regulation (EU) 2024/1106 as regards improving the Union’s protection against market manipulation on the… Show more Negotiating within the Council of the European Union on behalf of Malta. Notable dossiers include:• TEN-E - Regulation (EU) 2022/869 on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure • EMD - Directive (EU) 2024/1711 as regards improving the Union’s electricity market design & Regulation (EU) 2024/1747 as regards improving the Union’s electricity market design• REMIT - Regulation (EU) 2024/1106 as regards improving the Union’s protection against market manipulation on the wholesale energy market Fit for 55 Package:• EED - Directive (EU) 2023/1791 on energy efficiency• RED III - Directive (EU) 2023/2413 on the promotion of energy from renewable sources• EPBD - Directive (EU) 2024/1275 on the energy performance of buildings• Gas Decarbonisation package - Directive (EU) 2024/1788 on common rules for the internal markets for renewable gas, natural gas and hydrogen & Regulation (EU) 2024/1789 on the internal markets for renewable gas, natural gas and hydrogen• Regulation (EU) 2024/1787 on the reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector2021-2022 Energy Crisis:• Regulation (EU) 2022/1032 with regard to gas storage• RepowerEU - Directive amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency• Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1369 on coordinated demand-reduction measures for gas• Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1854 on an emergency intervention to address high energy prices• Council Regulation (EU) 2022/2576 enhancing solidarity through better coordination of gas purchases, reliable price benchmarks and exchanges of gas across borders• Council Regulation (EU) 2022/2577 laying down a framework to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy• Council Regulation (EU) 2022/2578 establishing a market correction mechanism to protect Union citizens and the economy against excessively high prices Show less

Working in the environment team on energy, circular economy, natural resources, and climate projects:• Horizon 2020 DG Research and Innovation – Real Value of Energy Efficiency (REFEREE)• World Bank – Electromobility Scoping Analysis• European Commission DG Energy - Study on energy prices, costs and their impact on industry and households• European Commission DG Environment - Mapping objectives in the field of environmental taxation and budgetary reform: Internalisation of… Show more Working in the environment team on energy, circular economy, natural resources, and climate projects:• Horizon 2020 DG Research and Innovation – Real Value of Energy Efficiency (REFEREE)• World Bank – Electromobility Scoping Analysis• European Commission DG Energy - Study on energy prices, costs and their impact on industry and households• European Commission DG Environment - Mapping objectives in the field of environmental taxation and budgetary reform: Internalisation of environmental external costs• European Commission DG Climate Action - Assessment of ICAO's global market-based measure (CORSIA) pursuant to Article 28b and for studying cost pass-through pursuant to Article 3d of the EU ETS Directive• European Commission DG Climate Action - Possible extension of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) to cover emissions from the use of fossil fuels in particular in the road transport and the buildings sector• European Commission DG Energy - Macroeconomics of the Energy Union • Federation Internationale de l'Automobile - Review of the European Commission study on Transport Externalities (STICITE) and the “Handbook on the external costs of transport version 2019” Show less

• Delivered technical support related to drafting Malta's final 2021-2030 National Energy and Climate Plan;• Provided economics analyses to the core Energy and Water teams within the Agency.

• Carried out Economics Impact Assessments and Cost-Benefit Analyses in the R&I, Energy, and Transport Sectors; • Assisted in proposal writing for public procurement tenders and EU funding programmes such as Horizon 2020; • Delivered multiple MS Excel training sessions for Equinox Academy, Equinox Advisory’s training and education arm. July 2015 – September 2015: Trainee Economics Consultant

The IRISS aims to:• enhance knowledge through seminars, workshops and active participation in learning programmes;• raise public awareness about the social sciences, including political studies, social psychology, sociology, economics and anthropology, and their importance in understanding and improving the world we live in;• encourage the development of new tools and theories in the social sciences with a view to widening the real-world applicability of the social sciences;

• Working in the Task Force for Collaborative Economy, New Business Models and SMEs to compile the Commission Communication on the European agenda for the collaborative economy.• Working to implement the different strands of the Task Force's work program and remit which included the public procurement of low value contracts;• Assisting the Principal Adviser in the day to day operation of the Task Force: Collaborative Economy, New Business Models and SMEs;