Eduardo Casseres

Eduardo is a doctoral student at the Energy Planning Program (COPPE/UFRJ). He holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from UFRJ and a diplôme d'ingénieur from Mines-Télécom Lille Douai, in addition to a master’s degree in Energy Planning from COPPE/UFRJ. Eduardo also worked as Chapter Scientist in the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (WG3, chapter 3). The focus of his doctoral research is the role of international shipping in long-term climate mitigation scenarios. Eduardo’s research interests include integrated assessment modelling, energy modelling, low-carbon fuels and energy transitions. Over the past four years, he has been working on projects related to renewable energy production and climate mitigation options for merchant ships.