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Pedro Gomes
Clean Vehicles & Air Quality Cluster Lead
Pedro joined POLIS in March 2022.
Before, he worked as a researcher in the Air Quality Group of CENSE – Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research at NOVA University and later at AGENEAL, Local Energy Management Agency of Almada in the fields of energy efficiency, GHG emission mitigation and sustainable mobility.
He is responsible for several key topics, including AFIR, EPDB, EV charging infrastructure (including smart charging/grid connections), Clean Vehicles Directive implementation, and Sustainable Transport, and is currently working on several EU-funded projects (APOLLO, CleanMobilEnergy, eCharge4Drivers, SOLUTIONSplus, EAFO3.0).
He leads on the Clean Vehicles & Air Quality Working Group.
Pedro holds an MSc. in Environmental Management Systems and a BSc. in Environmental Engineering.
Fluent in Portuguese (native) and English, with good command of Spanish.
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