
VALERIA ANDREONI, PhD

Is AIB Professor in Sustainable Business - Economics, at University College Cork (Ireland), Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and trained facilitator for the 2030 SDGs Game and LEGO Serious Play.
She holds a PhD in Economics from University of Bologna (Italy) and a Master in Ecological Economics and Environmental Management from Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain).
Her expertise focuses on Ecological Economics, Energy Economics and Degrowth. She is author of peer-reviewed papers and European Commission reports.
Prior to her academic appointments, she has been working for the Joint Research Center of European Commission and for the EuroMediterranean Center on Climate Change.
Research Projects
REVEIRE - Regenerative Value Systems for Irish Grown Wool in Ireland (2025-2028)
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland) Research Programme 2021-2030
EXPAND - Exploring Economic Viability and Market Development of Products from Anaerobic Digestion
Sustainable Energy Authority (SEAI), Ireland
RECENT ARTICLES
Zhao, T., Andreoni, V., Daly, H., Eakins, J., 2025.
Ireland's carbon emission trends and degrowth opportunities: Based on modified Tapio - LMDI model.
Energy Policy 209(A), 114943
Andreoni, V., 2025.
Drivers of water use change: A multiscale integrated analysis for 13 European countries.
Environmental Science and Policy 170, 104117
Andreoni, V., Jeyacheya, J., 2025.
A multiscale integrated analysis of six developing countries with established tourism economies: the case of Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Malaysia, Jordan and Tunisia.
World Development Sustainability 6(3), 100223