Ricardo Fernandez is a climate change expert at the European Environment Agency, with a career starting in October 2003 that includes responsibilities such as coordinating the EU greenhouse gas inventory submissions to the UNFCCC, contributing to measurement and reporting verification under the Paris Agreement, and analyzing emission trends in the context of EU climate objectives. Prior experience includes structural analysis of labor supply at the European Commission's Directorate General for Employment and Social Affairs, employment and taxation analysis at the Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs, and consultancy work with The Economist Intelligence Unit. Educational qualifications encompass a Master's degree in Applied Statistics from the University of Southern Denmark, a BA Honours in European Business Administration from the University of South Wales, and certifications in climate finance.