Description
Dr Shefkat Speitmann is an energy and environmental economist with over a decade of experience in energy, climate change and finance. She specialises in industrial transformation and the EU’s Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) and the determination of Best Available Techniques (BAT) under the Sevilla Process.
As a Project Officer at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, in the European Bureau for Research on Industrial Transformation and Emissions (EU-BRITE), Dr Speitmann leads the review and drafting of BAT Reference Documents (BREFs) for energy-intensive industries and provides the techno-economic analysis underpinning EU policy for sustainable industry and circular economy. She works closely with environmental ministries, industry, national authorities and technical working groups to reconcile rigorous environmental protection with economic competitiveness.
Dr Speitmann holds a PhD in Energy and Environmental Economics from the University of Vienna, has authored peer-reviewed publications and is a frequent speaker at international energy and environment summits. Before joining the European Commission, she worked as an engineer in the private sector, including in energy-intensive industries such as refractories, oil and gas, and in the financial industry. She is passionate about translating complex data into actionable policies and strategies that guide energy-intensive industries toward a net-zero future.
