Elisabetta Cornago
Elisabetta Cornago
Assistant director
Areas of expertise
EU energy and climate policy
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Europe’s climate future calls for smart enlargement
Encompass
13 October 2025
As it prepares for another wave of enlargement, bringing in candidate countries from the Western Balkans and Eastern Europe, Brussels faces a critical challenge: how to expand while maintaining its climate ambitions.
CER Podcast: Unpacking Europe: One year after the Draghi report
19 September 2025
Aslak Berg, Elisabetta Cornago and Sander Tordoir discuss where the EU stands one year after the landmark Draghi report.
The Jolt: Climate and energy overshadowed in State of the EU address
11 September 2025
Elisabetta Cornago from the Centre for European Reform joins The Jolt to discuss what it revealed about upcoming climate and energy policy, as well as the global trends that overshadow these.
“On one hand, I think she's trying to make the case for a European industrial grand plan that covers both clean tech...
“On one hand, I think she's trying to make the case for a European industrial grand plan that covers both clean tech...
CER Podcast: Unpacking Europe: Britain's trade stagnation
04 June 2025
Elisabetta Cornago and Anton Spisak discuss what has contributed to the stagnation of Britain’s trade since 2020.
Experts: What do Trump’s tariffs mean for global climate action?
Carbon Brief
27 March 2025
The Trump administration is walking back on US climate commitments, both domestically by threatening to cut back Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) support for clean-tech industries and internationally, [by] withdrawing from the Paris Agreement.
Deutsche Welle News: Can the EU bring back "Made in Europe"?
27 February 2025
Elisabetta Cornago of the CER speaks to DW News about how the bloc can stay competitive with the US and China while holding on to its aim to lower emissions and slow down climate change.
CER Podcast: Unpacking Europe: Evaluating Mario Draghi's report on competitiveness
13 September 2024
Elisabetta Cornago, Luigi Scazzieri, Sander Tordoir and Zach Meyers discuss Mario Draghi's report.
Cómo reducir al mínimo las reacciones contra las políticas verdes
ESglobal
28 December 2023
No es inevitable que haya una reacción violenta contra las políticas verdes de la UE. Los responsables políticos deben dedicarse a diseñar unas políticas que hagan asequible la descarbonización y destaquen sus beneficios sociales.
CER review of 2023: What's next for Europe?
20 December 2023
Eight of our researchers reflect on the past year and look ahead to 2024.
La reforma de los mercados mayoristas de la energía en Europa: ¿necesita más impulso?
ES Global
16 June 2023
Las propuestas de la Comisión Europea para reformar el mercado mayorista de la electricidad son modestas pero pragmáticas.