Cecilia Trasi
Cecilia works at Bruegel as a Research analyst. She completed a BSc in Economics at Università Cattolica in Milan, and then a Master's in Public Policy at the Hertie School in Berlin.
Before joining Bruegel, Cecilia pursued a Blue Book traineeship at the European Commission in DG INTPA focusing on renewable energy and green hydrogen and cooperation with countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. During her studies, Cecilia worked at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on private sector development and trade in the Eastern Partnership. Also, she was a research assistant at the Hertie School, investigating the effect of the rise of China on European governance in the areas of trade and finance.
Cecilia is fluent in Italian and English and has a good command of German and French.
Featured work
Transatlantic clean investment monitor 3: battery manufacturing
Battery manufacturing investment is rising fast on both sides of the Atlantic with the US outstripping Europe – for now
Clean industrial transformation: where does Europe stand?
Clean-tech investment and employment in the EU are growing, but a major heavy industry decarbonisation push is still needed
The EU's Clean Industrial Deal: aligning decarbonization, industrial competitiveness, and geopolitics
European clean tech tracker
This tracker provides an overview of the main innovation, manufacturing and deployment trends in clean tech in Europe
Northvolt’s struggles: a cautionary tale for the EU Clean Industrial Deal
In designing a new industrial policy, the European Commission should reflect on the troubles of the Swedish battery maker
Trump’s comeback and its implications for EU climate and energy policy
Trump’s return should not be seen as a threat to EU decarbonisation, but as a rallying cry to unite and push forward more strongly
Transatlantic clean investment monitor 2: a solar PV snapshot
This analysis compares the state of play in solar capacity in both the US and Europe
Europe’s fiscal policy response to the energy crisis: lessons learned for a greener way out
Making the most of the new EU Clean Trade and Investment Partnerships
With the right governance, proposed EU Clean Trade and Investment Partnerships could boost clean industrialisation domestically and globally
Europe’s green global reach
How should the EU’s global green agenda evolve to balance decarbonisation, competitiveness, and strategic autonomy?
The European Green Deal must go global
Transatlantic clean investment monitor 1
A comparison of clean-tech manufacturing and deployment trends in the US shows rapid advances but still under-used capacity
Re-energising Europe’s global green reach
At this event, we discussed how the EU’s global green agenda should evolve to balance decarbonisation, competitiveness, and strategic autonomy.
Re-energising Europe’s global green reach
EU’s green reach strategy will need to use a broad range of levers to build equitable partnerships that will help partners make deeper emissions cuts
Evolution, challenges and strategies for EU's green industrial policy
How Should Europe Think About Economic Security?
Green Industrial Policy in Europe: Past, Present, and Prospects
European Commission predicts skyrocketing demand for critical raw materials
A smart solar strategy for Europe
Smarter European Union industrial policy for solar panels
Accelerating solar deployment, stockpiling and diversifying imports would mitigate the threat to European economic security from solar PV imports
A smart solar strategy for Europe
Smart measures, not tariffs or blunt subsidies, should be deployed to strengthen Europe’s standing in solar power
Europe’s time to lead on climate action
COP28: key issues at stake and indicators of success
COP28 must convey the importance to governments of better integrating climate considerations into financial decision-making.
Sparking Europe’s new industrial revolution: A policy for net zero, growth and resilience
This book assesses what must be done to implement industrial policy in a way that will achieve overarching goals while minimising distortions.
National fiscal policy responses to the energy crisis
Cleantech manufacturing: where does Europe really stand?
A single European Union cleantech manufacturing capacity target should be based on an understanding of the situation in each cleantech sector
The fiscal side of Europe’s energy crisis: the facts, problems and prospects
Europe needs to move beyond emergency fiscal responses and focus on structural changes to allow the EU to accelerate its decoupling from fossil fuels.
