Laurent Drouet is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Science and Technology of NOVA University Lisbon and a Senior Scientist at the Fondazione Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici in Italy.
His research focuses on integrated assessment modeling, climate policy, uncertainty analysis, and the economics of mitigation and adaptation. He leads the development of the WITCH integrated assessment model, a well-known framework to design and evaluate decarbonization pathways under real-world constraints, including energy security, technology deployment, macroeconomic trade-offs, and climate impacts. He contributed to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report and is involved in various EU-funded research projects. Laurent holds a PhD in Economics and Social Sciences and a background in applied mathematics, and has worked across research institutions in Europe. He is an Editor at Global Environmental Change and has co-authored over 60 peer-reviewed articles, including publications in Nature Climate Change, Nature Energy, and The Lancet Planetary Health. He has been recognized as a Highly Cited Researcher by Web of Science (2022-2025).