Irene Skoula serves as the Director of Energy and Buildings team at C40. Her work supports C40 cities in transitioning away from fossil fuels, carbon-intensive materials and into renewable energy and green buildings solutions. The Energy & Buildings programme helps cities to accelerate decarbonization of buildings, clean up their energy supply and reduce emissions from the construction sector, whilst creating healthier, more resilient environments for all.
Irene has been with C40 since 2015. She has previously acted as the Technical Lead for the Energy & Buildings team, helping C40 cities deliver ambitious actions in line with the goals of the Paris agreement, specifically through initiatives to deliver zero-carbon new buildings by 2030 and all buildings by 2050 and increase low-carbon energy supply as part of the global grid decarbonization required by 2050. She has also previously managed the Clean Energy Network at C40, while acting as an interim network manager for Private Building Efficiency. As C40’s former City Advisor for the City of Athens, she facilitated the delivery of the City’s first GPC-compliant GHG inventory and the first fully‐integrated Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Action Plan.
Before joining C40, Irene was the Head of the Department for Environmental & Energy Projects in one of the biggest consultancy firms in Greece. For more than 10 years, she worked with local governments in Europe supporting the development and implementation of their sustainable energy action plans.
Irene holds a Bachelor’s degree in Physics from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and an MSc in Environment and Sustainable Development from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA).