Laura Cozzi

Director, Sustainability, Technology and Outlooks

Laura Cozzi was appointed the International Energy Agency’s Director of Sustainability,  Technology and Outlooks in 2023. She leads and co-ordinates the IEA’s work on energy sustainability, encompassing energy technology policy and climate change. She is also the Agency’s Chief Energy Modeller and in this capacity co-leads the World Energy Outlook, 

the IEA’s flagship publication series. Ms Cozzi joined the IEA in 1999 as a junior analyst in the World Energy Outlook team.She 

has co-led many editions of the Outlook and led multiple special reports. Prior to joining the IEA, Ms Cozzi worked for the Italian energy company ENI S.p.A. She holds a Master’s 

degree in Environmental Engineering from Polytechnic Milan and a Master’s degree in Energy and Environmental Economics from Eni Corporate University. 

Ms Cozzi was awarded an Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Cavaliere dell’ordine al merito della repubblica italiana) in 2025 and she was elected as a member of the National 

Academy of Technologies of France in 2024. She has also received honorary doctorates from Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology and from the Polytechnic University of 

Milan.