João Pedro Gouveia

Lab Leader at NOVA University of Lisbon



Dr. João Pedro Gouveia holds a Ph.D. in Climate Change and Sustainable Development Policies from NOVA School of Science and Technology of NOVA University of Lisbon (FCT-NOVA, PT). He is a Principal Researcher and Integrated Member at the Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research (CENSE). At CENSE, he currently manages a team of over 40 persons working on energy efficiency solutions & funding schemes, and energy poverty mitigation. He is the coordinator of the CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute thematic line on "Promoting a circular and carbon neutral economy". He created and leads the Firefly Energy lab.
He is a lecturer at FCT-NOVA University of Lisbon on climate change mitigation and adaptation, and sustainable urban planning and at ISEC Lisboa - Higher Institute of Education and Sciences. He is one of the founders of Regenerative Intelligence (RegenIntel), a global advisory consultancy based in the US.
Dr. Gouveia's expertise extends beyond academia, as he is the principal investigator of multiple national and international projects, policy support studies, and consultancy work on buildings, energy efficiency, energy poverty, sustainable cities, and climate change. His practical application of research is further evidenced by his role in the Coordination team of EPAH - EU Energy Poverty Advisory Hub for DG Energy of the European Commission, and his former position on the Management Committee of EU COST Action on Energy Poverty (ENGAGER) (2017-2022).
He supervises multiple PhD and MSc thesis. He is a recognized international expert in his research area, having an advisory role on 7 EU projects and participating in various academic MSc and PhD juries. João has authored over 50 peer-reviewed articles in high-impact factor international journals with over 3500 citations (H-index of 27) and has contributed to presentations at over 150 national and international conferences and events, from which he has been an invited speaker/keynote to more than 100.
He is a member of the editorial board of Discover Global Society (Springer Nature), PLOS Climate and an Associate Editor of Frontiers in Sustainable Cities.
He was a Senior Research Fellow for energy systems at Project Drawdown (USA) (2016-2020), founder and former Board Member of DERA - Drawdown Europe Research Association (2019-2022) and APEEN - Portuguese Association for Energy Economics (2015) where is currently part of the board. Between 2018 and 2021, he was part of the CENSE Management Board, where he was responsible for the cross-cutting area of "Impact on Society and Technology Transfer." He is one of the elected representatives of the Researchers on the Environmental Science and Engineering Department Council at FCT-NOVA (2020-...).
Before his Ph.D., he completed his master's degree in Environmental Engineering from the Faculty of Sciences and Technology at NOVA University of Lisbon, where he also completed his bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering.

National

The Care-Full Sustainability Campus [2022-2022]

The Care-Full Sustainability Campus - Exploring Transformative Sustainability Research

National

Green Renovation Menu [2020-2021]

The "Menu Renovação Verde" aims to help homeowners increase the sustainability of their homes, as well as improve their comfort conditions and reduce their energy bills, with a particular focus on those who are most vulnerable and those living in older and inefficient buildings.

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Municipal Plan for Climate Change Adaptation of the Municipality of Arruda dos Vinhos (CM Arruda dos Vinhos). [2020-2021]

The Municipal Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change in the municipality of Arruda dos Vinhos (PMAAC-AR), in accordance with the National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change (ENAAC, 2020) and PIAAC-Oeste (2019), essentially intends to systematize climate knowledge, define and indicate adaptation options at the municipal level, as well as inform and mobilize the municipal community. It aims to reduce climate vulnerability in the municipality and promote adaptation, through a set of measures and actions identified for different priority sectors.

International

SUSHI Sustainable Historic City Districts [2018-2020]

The Sustainable Historic Districts project takes a holistic approach to addressing common challenges in the historic districts of six cities from five EU Mediterranean countries [Lisboa (PT), Valletta (MT), Savona (IT), Ptuj (SI), Nicosia (CY), and Sassari (IT)].

National

LIGAR - Eficiência energética para todos! [Energy Efficiency for All!] [2017-2019]

“LIGAR – Energia para todos!” is an initiative that aims to develop inclusive strategies to mitigate energy poverty and increase the energy efficiency among the population in disadvantaged socioeconomic conditions and info-exclusion.

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PIAAC OESTE - Intermunicipal Plan for Climate Change Adaptation in Oeste region, Portugal [2018-2019]

Oeste PIAAC is an action plan to face climate change for the inter municipal region of OESTE in Portugal. In this sense, it contains risk mapping for the main climate vulnerabilities and adaptation measures, taking into account a vision of the future for the region it covers. For this to be possible, stakeholders and decision makers will be involved throughout the process of drawing up the Plan, in a logic of participation and knowledge sharing.

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December 16, 2024 Magazine
INTELCITIES: Social Energy Innovation: Mapping and Co-creation in Rural Areas in Southern Europe
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December 16, 2024 Magazine
Intelcities Magazine - Hard-to-reach energy users: A challenge for the energy transition in Portugal
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November 30, 2024 Online
Electric wallpaper: an innovative solution for heating your home. But does it work?
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November 30, 2024 Online
Higher education students report thermal discomfort mainly in Alentejo
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November 26, 2024 TV
What is energy poverty and how many people does it affect in Portugal?
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October 01, 2024 Magazine
João Pedro Gouveia interviewed for GreenSavers Magazine
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