He has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, and informal training in empirical environmental economics. He is a Member of the Standing Committee for Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences of the European Science Foundation and an associate editor of the international Journal “Energy Economics”. He advises the government of Cyprus on long-term energy planning and the economic impacts of climate change. His research work has appeared in academic Journals such as Energy, Energy Economics, Energy Policy, and Transportation Research Part D.