Pedro Palma

PhD Candidate at NOVA University of Lisbon



Pedro Palma holds a MSc. degree in environmental engineering, environmental systems engineering profile, from the NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon. He has been a researcher at CENSE since 2017, developing research work on buildings energy modelling, building renovation cost-effectiveness analysis, energy poverty vulnerability metrics, and climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies.

He has participated in national and European projects such as Intermunicipal Plans for Climate Change Adaptation of Portuguese regions Alentejo Central and Oeste; the National Roadmap for Carbon Neutrality 2050 of Portugal; the project LIGAR! Energy Efficiency for All!, about the identification of energy poverty hotspots for local action in Portugal; the project Ponto de Transição, which implemented and is currently running a physical one-stop-shop for energy poverty mitigation; the Climate-KIC project SUSHI - Sustainable Historic City Districts; the Menu de Renovação Verde, which developed a digital one-stop-shop for home renovation; the IEA's UsersTCP Task on Hard-to-reach Energy Users; and the project EPAH - Energy Poverty Advisory Hub.

Pedro is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the doctoral program Environment and Sustainability at the Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research (CENSE), of the same school and university, exploring building energy performance and energy poverty measurements across spatial and temporal scales.

Books and Book Chapters

Scientific Publications
D. Dokupilová, A. Stojilovska, P. Palma, J.P. Gouveia, E.G. Paschalidou, R. Barrella, M. Feenstra, A. Horta, C. Sánchez‐Guevara, J. Kádár, M. Tesanovic, N.S. Thomaidis, T.A. Hamed

Exploring Energy Poverty in Urban and Rural Contexts in the Era of Climate Change: A Comparative Analysis of European Countries and Israel [2024]

Energies

Scientific Publications
P. Palma, R. Barrella, J.P. Gouveia, J.C. Romero

Comparative analysis of energy poverty definition and measurement in Portugal and Spain [2024]

Utilities Policy



Scientific Publications
L. Mundaca, S. Rotmann, K. Ashby, B. Karlin, D. Butler, M. Sequeira, J.P. Gouveia, P. Palma, A. Realini, S. Maggiore, M. Feenstra

Hard-to-reach energy users: An ex-post cross-country assessment of behavioural-oriented interventions [2023]

Energy Research & Social Science

International

LOCal Authorities to Tackle Energy povErty in private multi-apartment buildings (LOCATEE) [LIFE] [2024-2027]

LOCATEE's overarching goal is to support local municipalities in addressing energy poverty through the renovation of private multiapartment buildings for vulnerable residents.

International

HORIS - Home Renovation Integrated Services (LIFE) [2023-2026]

A digital OSS empowering homeowners renovating to choose the right professionals and navigate a complex financial process

International

Energy/and human POverty: Public policy and Recommendations in Southern Europe [EFPORE-SE] [2024-2025]

The project's primary goal is to provide methods for measuring energy poverty and enhancing institutional capacities to identify energy-poor households in South Europe using Greece, Portugal Spain and Italy as case studies. The project is funded by the Hellenic

National

Ponto de Transição (Transition Point) [2021-2025]

Ponto de Transição is a mobile one-stop-shop operating out of a reused shipping container, with the goal of providing residents with useful, practical information and support on how they can improve the thermal comfort of their homes.

International

EPAH - EU Energy Poverty Advisory Hub [2021-2024]

The Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH) is the leading EU initiative aiming to eradicate energy poverty and accelerate the just energy transition of European local governments.

International

La vivienda iberoamericana ante los desafíos post-COVID y de adaptación al Cambio Global, desde la habitabilidad: propuestas arquitectónicas y técnicas para hábitats igualitarios y salubres (VIbRA-IS) [2022-2024]

The aim of this LINCGLOBAL project is to promote interaction between Ibero-American and Portuguese and Spanish researchers in the field of Global Change, while advancing in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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July 19, 2024 Online
Published study by Pedro Palma and João Pedro Gouveia "Analysing the 2023-2050 Long-term National Strategy to Combat Energy Poverty - Challenges and Proposals for Portugal]
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November 21, 2023 Online
Honorable mention on the NOVA Impact Research Narratives - Collaborative research spearheading Europe’s fight against Energy Poverty
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June 13, 2023 Online
Diagnosing energy poverty: two Portuguese projects receive EPAH assistance
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April 20, 2023 Magazine
The Long Way for a Renovated and Future-proof Building Stock in Portugal
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March 03, 2023 Online
Public consultation on the National Long-Term Strategy for Combating Energy Poverty 2022-2050.
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February 21, 2023 Newspaper
Eficiência energética. Renovação de edifícios custaria €70 mil milhões mas PRR aloca apenas €300 milhões?
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