Pietro Quercia (University of Trento) is the winner of the first scholarship in the framework of the IAI-Eni partnership [2]. He currently carries out a six-month research period at IAI to write his dissertation on the European Trading Scheme - the EU flagship programme for emission reduction - and the relationship between industrial competitiveness and carbon pricing. The title of the thesis is: “Carbon trading: a stimulus for innovation or a detriment for energy-intensive industries? A case study from the European Trading Scheme".