Giovanni Frigo

Giovanni Frigo is a postdoctoral researcher and environmental ethicist at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)’s Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS) since 2019. His work bridges the Philosophy of Technology, Technology Assessment, and Science and Technology Studies (STS), focusing on Energy Ethics, Environmental Philosophy, and Energy Humanities. Frigo’s research interrogates anthropocentric assumptions in energy systems, advocating for ecofeminist, non-anthropocentric, and justice-oriented approaches to energy transitions.

• Education: PhD in Environmental Ethics (2018), MA in Philosophical Sciences (2011), BA in Philosophy (2008)

His scholarly output examines energy justice, care ethics, and capabilities-based frameworks for equitable energy access. Articles analyze topics ranging from fossil fuel petrocultures to interspecies justice, with a focus on renewable energy transitions and non-dualistic ethical models. Recent collaborative works explore fictional energy utopias and relational values in Alpine environments.

Frigo engages with interdisciplinary networks throughORCID, ResearchGate, and Academia. His methodological approach integrates virtue ethics, applied ethics frameworks, and philosophical critiques of modern energy paradigms. Current projects address energy poverty policies, transboundary ecological thinking, and ethical dimensions of digital mobility transitions.