As pointed out by FAO, energy, agriculture and the climate crisis are strictly linked. Agricultural food systems currently massively rely on fossil fuels to operate. The increasing use of fossil energy in agriculture leads to increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the agricultural sector, which in turn has an impact on agricultural production. One of the ways to overcome the mentioned problems is to increase the use of renewable energy in agriculture, including sustainable bioenergy from agri-food systems. The regulation of agroenergy in light of the fight against the climate crisis intersects crucial fields: 1) agriculture; 2) energy; 3) protection of the environment, which are entrusted to different levels of government (agriculture: regional exclusive competence, art. 117.4 Constitution / energy: State-regions shared competence, art. 117.3 Constitution / protection of the environment: central State competence, art. 117.2 Constitution). In light of the above, the objective of this research project is to understand and clarify who (central State, Regions or both) has the right to adopt legislation aimed at promoting the production and use of renewable energy in agriculture and how this competence should be exercised as a way of contributing to climate change mitigation.

Ability to work in teamStrong legal background, with a focus on Constitutional and Environmental LawGood command of Italian and English. Good command of other languages is a plus.

The research team is made up of 3 researchers: 1 Associate professor in Constitutional and Environmental Law, 1 Research Fellow in Constitutional Law with special expertise in Agroenergy, 1 PhD candidate in Economic and Social Sciences, with expertise in Constitutional Law and protection of marine environment