Simone Tagliapietra holds prominent academic and research positions, serving as a Senior Fellow at Bruegel, a Part-time Professor at the European University Institute (EUI) School of Transnational Governance (STG), and an Adjunct Professor at The Johns Hopkins University - School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) Europe.
His professional activities are centered on European Union energy and climate policy, as well as the political economy of global decarbonisation.