Katarina Svatikova is a Senior Expert at Trinomics
Katarina works on both, environment and energy topics, specialising in circular economy, resource efficiency and energy efficiency in buildings. She has experience in impact assessment & evaluation methodologies, socio-economic assessments, data collection as well as stakeholder consultations. Besides analytical tasks, her tasks include project coordination and management, as well as project acquisition. She has worked for a number of European, international and national clients: e.g. the European Commission (DG ENV, DG ENER, DG CLIMA), the European Investment Bank, the European Parliament, the World Bank/ IFC, and the Dutch & Scottish Governments.
Prior to joining Trinomics, Katarina worked for the Energy & Environment Unit of Ecorys, a leading economic consultancy, and prior to that for the Chief Economist Unit (Impact Assessments and evaluation unit) at DG Environment of the European Commission. At DG Environment she was involved for example in drafting of the EU Resource Efficiency Roadmap, in the Beyond GDP initiative and environmental composite indicators.
Katarina holds a PhD degree in Law & Economics from the Erasmus University Rotterdam. In her dissertation she analysed using a cost-benefit analysis, empirical assessment and a simple economic model, enforcement of environmental violations via criminal and administrative sanctions.
Recent projects
Impact Assessment study on common chargers of portable devices (smart phones)
- Client: EC - DG GROW
- Implementation period: 2018 - 2019 (Ongoing)
- Theme: Energy
- Topic: Energy Policy
How much can the circular economy contribute to fighting climate change?
- Client: European Environment Agency (EEA)
- Implementation period: 2018 - 2018 (Completed)
- Theme: Climate Change Mitigation, Environment, Circular Economy
- Topic: Circular Economy
Support to the ex-post evaluation of the nuclear decommissioning assistance programme – energy window 2007-2013
- Client: EC - DG Energy
- Implementation period: 2018 - 2019 (Completed)
- Theme: Energy, Energy Policy
- Topic: Energy Policy
Support for an ex-ante impact assessment of the post-2020 financial instrument for environment and climate (LIFE)
- Client: EC - DG Environment & DG Climate Action
- Implementation period: 2018 - 2018 (Completed)
- Theme: Climate Change, Environment
- Topic: Environmental Policy