Samuela Bassi

Policy analyst

As a policy analyst, Samuela's role is to respond to policy trends with timely but rigorous analysis. Her focus is on green growth and climate policy.

Background

Samuela previously worked as a senior policy analyst at the Institute for European Environmental Policy, focusing on environmental economics. She has also worked for an environmental consulting company in Italy and at the Italian Permanent Mission to the United Nations.

Samuela graduated in economics from University of Trieste, Italy, and holds an MSc in Economics from Birkbeck College, London.

Research interests

• Green growth policy and economics;
• The design of policy instruments for climate change and the environment;
• Provision of policy relevant analysis and communication. 

Media articles

2012

Onshore wind energy: what are the pros and cons?
|Samuela Bassi and Naomi Hicks, The Guardian, 25 September

Policy articles

2013

Bassi, S., Duffy, C., and Rydge, J. April 2013. Decarbonising electricity generation. Policy paper, Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, Leeds and London, UK. Download PDF of paper| (201KB)

Bassi, S., Rydge, J., Khor, C.S., Fankhauser, S., Hirst, N., and Ward, B. March 2013. A UK 'dash' for smart gas'. Policy brief, Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, Leeds and London, UK. External link to full report| (PDF, 1.4MB)

2012

Jacobs, M., Ward, J., Smale, R., Krahé, M., and Bassi, S. November 2012. Less pain, more gain: the potential of carbon pricing to reduce Europe’s fiscal deficits. Policy paper, Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, Leeds and London, UK. Download PDF of paper| (2.52MB)

Bassi, S., and Fankhauser, S. The economics of wind power: submission to the inquiry by the House of Commons Select Committee on Energy and Climate Change. Policy paper, Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, Leeds and London, UK. Download the policy paper| (PDF, 252KB)

Bassi, S., Bowen, A., and Fankhauser, S. June 2012. The case for and against onshore wind energy in the UK. Policy brief, Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, Leeds and London, UK. Download PDF of brief| (1.64MB)

Bassi, S, and Watkins, E. 2012. Looking for evidence of landfill tax effectiveness in the European Union. Critical Issues in Environmental Taxation – International and Comparative Perspectives, v.x, Oxford University Press.

2011

Bassi, S., Mazza, L., ten Brink, P., Medarova, K., Gantioler, S., Polakova, J., Lutchman, I., Fedrigo-Fazio, D., Hjerp, P., Baroni, L. and Portale, E. 2011. Opportunities for a better use of indicators in policy-making: emerging needs and policy recommendations. Deliverable D7.2 of the IN-STREAM 7th Framework Programme project. External link to PDF of full article|

Bassi, S., P. ten Brink, A. Farmer, G. Tucker, S. Gardner, L. Mazza, W. Van Breusegem, A. Hunt, M. Lago, J. Spurgeon, M. Van Acoleyen, B. Larsen and, F. Doumani. 2011. Benefit assessment manual for policy makers: assessment of social and economic benefits of enhanced environmental protection in the ENPI countries. A guiding document for the project 'Analysis for European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) Countries and the Russian Federation on social and economic benefits of enhanced environmental protection'. Brussels. External link to PDF of full document|

2010

Bassi, S, Dias Soares, C and Valsecchi, C. 2010. Reforming environmentally harmful subsidies in the water sector: irrigation subsidies in Spain. Critical Issues in Environmental Taxation – International and Comparative Perspectives Volume VIII ( Dias Soares, C, Milned, J E, Ashiabor, H, Kreiser, L and Deketelaere, K [eds.]). Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.

Bassi, S, Pallemaerts, M and ten Brink, P. 2010. Exploring the potential of harmonizing environmental tax reform efforts in the European Union. Critical Issues in Environmental Taxation – International and Comparative Perspectives Volume VIII (Dias Soares, C, Milned, J E, Ashiabor, H, Kreiser, L and Deketelaere, K [eds.]). Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.