Nigel Caruana
Junior Economic Researcher
Nigel’s role in ERCST is to bring a fresh economic perspective and a high-quality quantitative approach to ERCST’s work. His interests cover climate topics such as, market-based approaches, emissions target setting, agriculture, voluntary disclosure and international climate diplomacy. He is currently contributing to ERCST’s projects on the State of the ETS and the Future of the EU ETS.
A graduate climate economist from LSE, Nigel has a wide range of experience in environmental and climate policy. From a local level to an international level, he has held positions in the private sector, working in consulting, the national-policy sector with work at the national environment authority, the Maltese Chamber of Commerce, and the National Youth Council. Most recently, he gained intensive experience at the Council of the European Union, where he focused on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, the 2040 Climate Target communication, and the EU’s preparation for COP, the UN’s climate negotiations. His aim is to use his quantitative analysis skills to drive climate action.
At LSE, he conducted research on the impact of carbon disclosure on company value as part of his MSc in Environmental Economics and Climate Change. Nigel also holds a B.Com in Economics and Public Policy from the University of Malta.
Email: ncaruana@ercst.org
Phone: + 32 468 20 32 75
