Thomas Pellerin-Carlin joined the Jacques Delors Institute in 2015. He is currently Director of the Jacques Delors Energy Centre and a Jacques Delors Institute research fellow.

His work focuses on the European Union energy policy, with a focus on innovation and climate change in the context of the European Green Deal. He also works on the Energy Union (with Jean-Arnold Vinois), the social dimension of the energy transition (with Sofia Fernandes), clean mobility (with Emilie Magdalinski) and on the Horizon 2020 REFEREE project on energy efficiency (with Emilie Magdalinski).

Thomas also teaches at the College of Europe Energy Union Training Programme, at Sciences Po, and at the Sorbonne. He is also a member of the Policy Advisory Council of the European University Institute’s Florence School of Regulation.

Before joining the Jacques Delors Institute, Thomas worked in Academia for the College of Europe, (Belgium, 2013-2015) as Academic Assistant and Research Assistant of its European Energy Policy Chair. Previously he worked in a consultancy (Europroject, Italy, 2010), the French Army, and the French Administration (General Secretariat for European Affairs, 2012).

Thomas studied political science and holds a MA from the College of Europe’s Master in European Political and Administrative Studies, Bruges (2012-2013, Václav Havel Promotion) and an MA from Sciences-Po Lille (2007-2012, Promotion George Orwell).

Thomas speaks French, English and Italian.