{"id":3171275,"date":"2026-03-24T23:13:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T23:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/luena-mullaj\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T09:14:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:14:46","slug":"luena-mullaj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/en\/luena-mullaj\/","title":{"rendered":"Luena Mullaj"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Country: Albania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interests: Climate and environment, agriculture and farming<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luena Mullaj is an energy and climate expert with an academic background in Environmental Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Tirana. Her work sits at the intersection of climate policy, sustainable energy systems, and circular economy solutions, combining strategic policy engagement with technical environmental expertise across national and international levels. She has contributed to multiple IFI-funded infrastructure and environmental projects in Albania, supporting EIA and ESIA assessments, national climate and energy strategy development, and alignment with EU decarbonization frameworks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luena has been recognized through highly selective international programs, including as the only Western Balkans fellow of the BeVisioneers Fellowship by the Mercedes-Benz Foundation, a Youth Delegate within the Union for the Mediterranean Energy and Climate Cohort, selected from over 450 applicants, and a contributor to the YOUNGO Energy Working Group, shaping international youth-driven climate policy. She is also the founder of a circular economy platform helping Albanian businesses align with EU environmental standards, creating scalable and regionally replicable systems. 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