Giuseppe Pellegrini Masini

About

I am an environmental social scientist working on the drivers and barriers affecting the development of bottom-up initiatives and social innovations involving renewables, sustainable transportation and energy consumption in buildings. My specific focus is on energy justice, climate justice and related policies. I am also interested in developing new research lines focusing on the relevance of environmental justice in sustainable development education.

Currently, I am a PI and WP leader in the H2020 ACCTING project, while in the recent past, I have worked as a senior researcher in the Department of Psychology of NTNU, engaging in the H2020 ENTRANCES and SMARTEES projects.

Previously I was a postdoctoral fellow, and now I am an Affiliate Researcher at the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies (Pisa, Italy), where I worked on a research project in collaboration with RSE, (Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico, Milano), on energy justice and the social aspects related with the evolution of the Italian energy system.

In 2017, I was awarded my PhD at Heriot-Watt University, (School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society), where I researched social acceptability of onshore wind farms and the co-operative model of community ownership.

In the past, I also worked as ‘Research Associate’ at the University of Glasgow and Heriot-Watt University on a nationwide British project, (TARBASE), aiming at individuating engineering and policy solutions to reduce carbon emissions from the UK building stock. Previously, I researched social engagement in wind energy at the Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development of De Montfort University.

In 2012 and 2013, I was environment executive councillor (Assessore all’ Ambiente) in the municipality of Lucca (Italy) where I coordinated the design and implementation of the environmental policy for the whole city. In that capacity, I introduced the zero-waste strategy, obtaining a 20% increase in recycled waste, and I coordinated the design of the Sustainable Energy Action Plan for the city membership of the Covenant of Mayors.

My main research interests lie broadly in energy and social research, energy policy, sustainable behaviours and environmental policies.

Research

Publications

2023

Lestar, Tamas; Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe. (2023) The Agency of Children and Young People in Sustainability Transitions: Eco-Spiritual Events on Hare Krishna Eco-Farms in Europe. Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2022

Hilmo Lundheim, Sigurd; Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe; Kløckner, Christian; Geiss, Stefan. (2022) Developing a Theoretical Framework to Explain the Social Acceptability of Wind Energy. Energies
Academic article

2021

Dumitru, Adina; Lema Blanco, Isabel; Albulescu, Patricia; Antosz, Patrycja; Bouman, Loes; Colley, kathryn. (2021) Elaboration of Policy Recommendations for each cluster of case-studies and an online tool for the co-production of energy policy and simulations. European Commission European Commission
Report
Albulescu, Patricia; Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe; Löfström, Erica; Bouman, Loes; Dumitru, Adina; Jager, Wander. (2021) Report on barriers towards and drivers of energy equality in the energy union. European Commission European Commission
Report
Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe; Albulescu, Patricia; Jager, Wander; Löfström, Erica; Macsinga, Irina; Alonso-betanzos, A.. (2021) Report on the updated theoretical framework for social innovation diffusion. European Commission European Commission
Report
Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe; Egner, Lars Even; Kløckner, Christian; Löfström, Erica. (2021) Sustainable Energy Policies and Equality: Is There a Nexus? Inferences From the Analysis of EU Statistical and Survey Data. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
Academic article
Egner, Lars Even; Kløckner, Christian; Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe. (2021) Low free-riding at the cost of subsidizing the rich. Replicating Swiss energy retrofit subsidy findings in Norway. Energy and Buildings
Academic article
Corvino, Fausto; Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe; Pirni, Alberto Eugenio Ermenegildo; Maran, Stefano. (2021) Compensation for Energy Infrastructures: Can a Capability Approach be More Equitable?. Journal of Human Development and Capabilities
Academic article
Cohen, Jed J.; Azarova, Valeriya; Kløckner, Christian; Kollmann, Andrea; Löfström, Erica; Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe. (2021) Tackling the challenge of interdisciplinary energy research: A research toolkit. Energy Research & Social Science
Academic article

2020

Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe; Corvino, Fausto; Löfquist, Lars. (2020) Energy Justice and Intergenerational Ethics: Theoretical Perspectives and Institutional Designs. Springer
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe. (2020) Wind Power and Public Engagement: Co-operatives and Community Ownership. Routledge Routledge
Academic monograph
Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe; Pirni, Alberto Eugenio Ermenegildo; Maran, Stefano; Kløckner, Christian. (2020) Delivering a timely and Just Energy Transition: which policy research priorities?. Environmental Policy and Governance
Academic article

2019

Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe; Macsinga, Irina; Albulescu, Patricia; Löfström, Erica; Coralia, Sulea; Dumitru, Adina. (2019) Report on social innovation drivers, barriers, actors and network structures. European Commission European Commission
Report
Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe. (2019) Energy equality and energy sufficiency: new policy principles to accelerate the energy transition. European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ECEEE)
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe; Corvino, Fausto; Pirni, Alberto Eugenio Ermenegildo. (2019) Climate justice in practice: adapting democratic institutions for environmental citizenship. Edward Elgar Publishing
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe; Pirni, Alberto Eugenio Ermenegildo; Maran, Stefano. (2019) Energy justice revisited: A critical review on the philosophical and political origins of equality. Energy Research & Social Science
Academic literature review

2018

Maran, Stefano; Pirni, Alberto Eugenio Ermenegildo; Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe. (2018) Recommendations for stakeholders' engagement in grid developments. Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico - RSE S.p.A.
Report

2012

Leishman, Chris; Orr, A.M.; Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe. (2012) The impact of carbon emission reducing design features on office occupiers’ choice of premises. Urban Studies
Academic article

2011

Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe; Leishman, Chris. (2011) The role of corporate reputation and employees’ values in the uptake of energy efficiency in office buildings. Energy Policy
Academic article

2010

Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe; Jenkins, David; McLaren, Gary; Bowles, Greaeme; Buchan, Ross. (2010) Economic barriers to low-carbon office refurbishments.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe; Bowels, G.; Peacock, A.; Ahadzi, M.; Banfill, P.F.. (2010) Whole life costing of domestic energy demand reduction technologies: householder perspectives. Construction Management and Economics
Academic article
Jenkins, David; Banfill, P.F.; Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe. (2010) Non-domestic conclusions of the Tarbase project –Reducing CO2 emissions of existing buildings. Heriot-Watt University
Report

2009

Peacock, Andrew; Jackson, Tim; Berry, Ali; Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe; Ahadzi, M.. (2009) Market Development Potential of Residential Refurbishment Packages. European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ECEEE)
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Part of book/report

Lestar, Tamas; Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe. (2023) The Agency of Children and Young People in Sustainability Transitions: Eco-Spiritual Events on Hare Krishna Eco-Farms in Europe. Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe; Corvino, Fausto; Löfquist, Lars. (2020) Energy Justice and Intergenerational Ethics: Theoretical Perspectives and Institutional Designs. Springer
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe. (2019) Energy equality and energy sufficiency: new policy principles to accelerate the energy transition. European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ECEEE)
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe; Corvino, Fausto; Pirni, Alberto Eugenio Ermenegildo. (2019) Climate justice in practice: adapting democratic institutions for environmental citizenship. Edward Elgar Publishing
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe; Jenkins, David; McLaren, Gary; Bowles, Greaeme; Buchan, Ross. (2010) Economic barriers to low-carbon office refurbishments.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Peacock, Andrew; Jackson, Tim; Berry, Ali; Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe; Ahadzi, M.. (2009) Market Development Potential of Residential Refurbishment Packages. European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ECEEE)
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Report

Dumitru, Adina; Lema Blanco, Isabel; Albulescu, Patricia; Antosz, Patrycja; Bouman, Loes; Colley, kathryn. (2021) Elaboration of Policy Recommendations for each cluster of case-studies and an online tool for the co-production of energy policy and simulations. European Commission European Commission
Report
Albulescu, Patricia; Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe; Löfström, Erica; Bouman, Loes; Dumitru, Adina; Jager, Wander. (2021) Report on barriers towards and drivers of energy equality in the energy union. European Commission European Commission
Report
Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe; Albulescu, Patricia; Jager, Wander; Löfström, Erica; Macsinga, Irina; Alonso-betanzos, A.. (2021) Report on the updated theoretical framework for social innovation diffusion. European Commission European Commission
Report
Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe; Macsinga, Irina; Albulescu, Patricia; Löfström, Erica; Coralia, Sulea; Dumitru, Adina. (2019) Report on social innovation drivers, barriers, actors and network structures. European Commission European Commission
Report
Maran, Stefano; Pirni, Alberto Eugenio Ermenegildo; Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe. (2018) Recommendations for stakeholders' engagement in grid developments. Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico - RSE S.p.A.
Report
Jenkins, David; Banfill, P.F.; Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe. (2010) Non-domestic conclusions of the Tarbase project –Reducing CO2 emissions of existing buildings. Heriot-Watt University
Report

Teaching

Courses

INTRO175 - Introduction to Norway

Media

2023

Academic lecture

Boostani, Pariman; Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe; Klein, Jørgen. (2023) The role of community energy schemes in reducing energy vulnerability across Europe; A systematic literature review . The RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2023 , Imperial College London 2023-08-29 - 2023-10-01
Academic lecture

Boostani, Pariman; Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe; Klein, Jørgen. (2023) A Systematic Review Of Community Energy Schemes Through A Feminist Perspective On The Energy Transition . Second International Conference on New Pathways for a Just and Inclusive Energy Transition: Connecting Multiple Stakeholders and Levels , Groningen university 2023-06-20 - 2023-06-21

2007

Academic lecture

Pellegrini-Masini, Giuseppe. (2007) The carbon-saving behaviour of residential households. 51st IFHP World Congress 2007-09-23 - 2007-09-26

Språkvelger

Giuseppe Pellegrini Masini