Anne de Bortoli

Carbon Neutrality Research Lead, Polytechnique Montréal

Joining Date:

September 25, 2023

Anne de Bortoli

Anne de Bortoli

Carbon Neutrality Research Lead, Polytechnique Montréal

Joining Date:

September 25, 2023

About

Dr. Anne de Bortoli is a researcher specializing in industrial ecology, carbon neutrality, and sustainability accounting, with a particular focus on life cycle assessment and prospective analysis. She is a Research Associate at CIRAIG (Polytechnique Montréal), where she leads research on carbon neutrality and transition pathways, and an Adjunct Professor in Strategy, Social and Environmental Responsibility at Université du Québec à Montréal.

Her research focuses on the environmental assessment of energy systems, mobility, infrastructure, and critical minerals in the context of climate targets and long-term transitions. It sits at the interface between scientific knowledge production and public decision-making, with a strong interest in how environmental, social, and economic assessments can jointly support robust, transparent, and equitable climate and sustainability transitions. She has published in leading international peer-reviewed journals and contributed to both academic and applied policy discussions on sustainability transitions.

Anne has held research positions across academia, industry, and international institutions, including MIT and UC Berkeley, as well as applied research roles within the VINCI Group. She has led and co-led major research projects funded by Canadian and international agencies and regularly collaborates with public institutions, industry partners, and civil society organizations on decarbonization and sustainability transitions.

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