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.