PERSONAL INFORMATION
• Name: Paolo Cagnoli
• Telephone: +39 353 499 6405
• E-mail: paolo.cagnoli@unibo.it
WORK EXPERIENCE
Current (since 2023)
• Employer name and address: Ministry of Environment and Energy Security
• Type of business or sector: Government Ministry.
• Position: Coordinator of the review team for the Technical Commission on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) regarding PNRR-PNIEC projects.
• Main duties and responsibilities: providing technical-scientific support to the Minister of Environment and Energy Security for the environmental assessment of nationally significant PNRR-PNIEC projects, which are essential for achieving the national ecological transition; applying technical-scientific methods and tools to evaluate the impact of nationally significant projects on environmental components (soil, water, atmosphere, climate, flora, fauna, biodiversity, ecosystems, landscape, human well-being, etc.); providing support in preparing administrative documents for managing environmental assessment applications for nationally significant PNRR-PNIEC projects.
Current (since 2008)
• Employer name and address: University of Bologna, Via Zamboni, 33 - 40126 Bologna – www.unibo.it.
• Type of business or sector: Public university.
• Position: Lecturer/Professor. • Main duties and responsibilities: "Energy and Environment Systems" course, Degree in Environmental and Workplace Prevention Techniques (syllabus summary: basic definitions regarding energy and energy sources; assessment of energy potential; energy conversion systems using fossil and renewable sources; energy transport and storage systems; mitigation systems for the impacts of energy infrastructure and facilities; energy consumption patterns and energy-saving methods).
2020–2023
• Employer name and address: Ministry of the Environment.
• Type of business or sector: Government Ministry.
• Position held: Head of the "Development Quality" Division.
• Main duties and responsibilities: protection against noise pollution, electromagnetic fields, and ionizing radiation; control of major-accident hazards (Seveso Directive); defining the national position during the drafting of reference documents on Best Available Techniques (BAT); issuing Integrated Environmental Authorizations (IEA/AIA) falling under state jurisdiction.
2002–2008
• Employer name and address: University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Vignolese 905, 41100 Modena, Italy – www.ing.unimo.it
• Type of business or sector: Public university.
• Type of employment: Adjunct Professor.
• Main duties and responsibilities: Course on "Environmental Communication and Marketing," Environmental Engineering Degree Program (3rd year). (Course syllabus summary: basic definitions of environmental communication; environmental perception and reaction processes; conditional decision-making techniques; environmental and market research; environmental indicators and indices; elements of environmental economics and accounting; segmentation, positioning, and targeting techniques; strategic environmental planning and assessment; environmental negotiation; eco-budgeting; case studies and practical exercises).
1997–2020
• Employer name and address: Regional Agency for Prevention, Environment and Energy of Emilia-Romagna Region (ARPAE Emilia-Romagna), Via Po 5, 40139 Bologna, Italy – http://www.arpae.it
• Type of business or sector: Regional public agency.
• Type of employment: Environmental Executive/Manager.
• Main duties and responsibilities: Head of the Regional Thematic Centre for "Energy and Complex Environmental Assessments," with various responsibilities regarding planning, Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA); manager of various regional, national, and European projects: drafting of energy plans; preparation of SEA environmental reports for various Emilia-Romagna plans and programs (Energy Plan, Integrated Transport Plan, Rural Development Program, Water Protection Plan, etc.); various technical assessments for SEA and EIA procedures under regional jurisdiction (over 30 projects per year); Management of the "Emilia-Romagna Energy and Environment Expert System" database covering energy facilities with significant environmental impacts in the region; preparation of regional guidelines on SEA and EIA (various guides for plans and different project types); RES-HC-SPREAD project (Intelligent Energy; regional energy planning and heating/cooling systems); POWER project (INTERREG; actions for a "Low-Carbon Economy"); ENPLAN project (INTERREG; support for preparing SEA data and models); Ecobudget project (LIFE; local authority environmental accounting system); RAMEA project (Regionalized nAMEA-type matrix; European GROW programme; integrated indicator system for regional environmental accounting).
From 1989 to 1997
• Name and address of employer: Emilia-Romagna Region, Via dei Mille 21, 40121 Bologna, Italy - www.regione.emilia-romagna.it
• Type of business or sector: Regional public administration.
• Type of employment: Technical officer.
• Main duties and responsibilities: Expert technical officer within the Environmental Impact Assessment Office, with duties focused primarily on the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of projects.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
In 1998
• Name and type of educational or training institution: University of Trento, Department of Environmental Engineering.
• Main subjects/professional skills covered: Specialized Master's program in environmental planning, environmental control, environmental monitoring, and environmental conflict management.
• Qualification awarded: Expert in Environmental Management and Control.
• Level in national classification: Specialization Diploma.
From 1986 to 1989
• Name and type of educational or training institution: University of Genoa.
• Main subjects/professional skills covered: Landscape Architecture, spatial planning.
• Qualification awarded: Landscape Architect.
• Level in national classification: 2-year advanced training diploma.
From 1977 to 1984
• Name and type of educational or training institution: University of Bologna; Degree in Civil Engineering (Building Construction specialization).
• Main subjects/professional skills covered: Methodologies and operational aspects of basic sciences (mathematical analysis, geometry, physics, chemistry, computer science, and statistics). Structural engineering, hydraulics, structural design/programming.
• Qualification awarded: Civil Engineer.
• Level in national classification: Master's Degree (5-year program).
PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES
• Mother tongue: Italian.
• English: excellent reading skills; good writing and speaking skills.
• Spanish: basic reading, writing, and speaking skills.
• Interpersonal skills: expert in facilitation techniques and the negotiation-based management of social conflicts (skills acquired through teaching, participation in various training courses, and work in the fields of sustainable development, forums, and decision-making contexts where interaction aimed at achieving common goals is essential).
• Organizational skills: project management capabilities (acquired through managing numerous local and international projects; notably, participation in various projects carried out in multicultural environments with funding from the European Union—LIFE, IMPEL, INTERREG).
• Additional technical skills: experience with various environmental impact simulation models, as well as CAD and GIS systems.
• Artistic skills: knowledge of creative writing and graphic composition.
• Other skills and competences: practice of martial arts (karate, judo, archery).
• Driving license (Category B).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• Member of the Association of Environmental Analysts of Milan.
• Member of the Order of Engineers of the Province of Bologna.
• Lecturer for various Master's programs and training courses on EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment), SEA (Strategic Environmental Assessment), and sustainable development (1988–present).
• Speaker at various national and international conferences on EIA, SEA, and sustainable development (1988–present).
• References available from:
- Dr. Alessandro Bratti (Secretary General of the Po River Basin Authority, Parma);
- Councilor Massimiliano Atelli (Italian Ministry of the Environment, President of the Environmental Impact Assessment Commission, Rome);
- Dr. Jonathan Parker (European Union, European Commission – Directorate-General for Environment, Brussels).
• Author of over 50 publications in the fields of environmental assessment, energy, and environmental engineering (from 1987 to the present). Notable works include two technical-scientific manuals: *VAS, Valutazione Ambientale Strategica. Fondamenti teorici e tecniche operative* (SEA – Strategic Environmental Assessment: Theoretical Foundations and Operational Techniques), Dario Flaccovio Editore, 2010, ISBN: 9788857900469; and *AIA, Autorizzazione Integrata Ambientale* (IPPC – Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control / Integrated Environmental Authorization), Dario Flaccovio Editore, 2015, ISBN: 9788857905266.
