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Global Excellence in Modelling of Climate and Energy (GEMCLIME)

Date du début: 1 oct. 2016, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2020,

...s, environmental scientists, and other scientists related to climate and energy. The reciprocal transfer of knowledge between the members of the consortium is supported by a staff exchange including senior research fellows, professors, early-career academics, and doctoral students. Our global project aims at supporting research mobility between the EU on one side, and the USA, Canada, New Zealand, ...
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Psychological, social and financial barriers to energy efficiency (PENNY)

Date du début: 1 sept. 2016, Date de fin: 31 août 2019,

The project aims at improving our understanding on behavioural mechanisms in energy efficiency, following an interdisciplinary and broad behavioural science approach. The project will provide an empirical and numerical assessment of the psychological, social, economic and financial factors that influence energy efficiency in the residential and industry sectors By paring with energy utilities and ...
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Droughts and Water Scarcity in the EU: Economic Impact, Adaptation, Policy Implications and Integrated Assessment Modelling (WATER DROP)

Date du début: 1 oct. 2016, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2018,

Drought risks and water scarcity are expected to intensify as a result of human-induced climate change. Some areas in Europe, notably the Mediterranean countries are more prone to prolonged drought spells than others. Understanding and properly measuring the overall and sector-wide economic impact of those episodes at the geographically most disaggregated level is of crucial importance for the des ...
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Developing a robust decision making framework for climate change policy under uncertainty (ROBUST POLICY)

Date du début: 20 sept. 2016, Date de fin: 19 sept. 2018,

Although the EU is on track to achieve the climate targets of “20-20-20”, there is an ongoing debate over whether a more aggressive emission reduction goal is needed to be set for 2030. The root cause of such debate is not only the lack of scientific understanding of climate change but also severe uncertainties about the pace of change and the extent to which it impacts human and natural systems. ...
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Accommodate Renewable Energy in Interconnected Electricity System: an Economic Perspective (RES INV)

Date du début: 1 sept. 2016, Date de fin: 31 août 2018,

The European Union (EU) has set ambitious greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) targets: 20% lower than 1990 levels by 2020, rising to 40% lower by 2030 and 85% lower by 2050. Moreover, a target of at least 27% on the share of renewable energy consumed in EU is set for 2030. To facilitate renewable integration, the EU is implementing the European Single Electricity Market (ESEM). The efficient use of el ...
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Economic Modeling for Climate-Energy Policy (ECOCEP)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2014, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2017,

...other disciplines, including sociologists, lawyers and environmental scientists. The staff exchanges will enable the reciprocal transfer of knowledge between the members of the consortium, including senior research fellows, professors, early-career academics and PhD students, covering mobility flows between the EU on one side, and the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Africa and Russia on the o ...
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FAST industrialisation by CAtalysts Research and Development (FASTCARD)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2014, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2017,

"To meet short term European 20-20-20 objectives and long term targets of European Energy Roadmap 2050, an energy paradigm shift is needed for which biomass conversion into advanced biofuels is essential.This new deal has challenges in catalyst development which so far hinders implementation at industrial level: Firstly, biomass is much more complex and reactive than conventional feedstock; second ...
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Sharing Water-related Information to Tackle Changes in the Hydrosphere - for Operational Needs (SWITCH-ON)

Date du début: 1 nov. 2013, Date de fin: 31 oct. 2017,

"The project SWITCH-ON addresses water concerns to thoroughly explore and exploit the significant and currently untapped potential of open data. Water information is highly sought after by many kinds of end-users, both within government and business as well as within civil society. Water touches virtually all societal and environmental domains and the knowledge domain is largely multidisciplinary. ...
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CAScade deoxygenation process using tailored nanoCATalysts for the production of BiofuELs from lignocellullosic biomass (CASCATBEL)

Date du début: 1 nov. 2013, Date de fin: 31 oct. 2017,

The present project is aimed to the development of a multi-step process for the production of second-generation biofuels from lignocellulosic biomass in a cost-efficient way through the use of tailored nanostructured catalysts. The proposed process is based on the cascade combination of three catalytic transformations: catalytic pyrolysis, intermediate deoxygenation and hydrodeoxygenation. The seq ...
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A New Energy Culture: Sustainability and Territories

Date du début: 1 sept. 2014, Date de fin: 31 août 2017,

...oss-sectoral strategic partnership that will involve research organisations, universities, enterprises and public bodies, all with a specific expertise in energy and environmental issues, i.e. FEEM, eni, Civicamente, the University of Zagreb, the National Park of the Appennino Lucano and the Norwegian Oil and Gas Archives. The partners will be joined by a number of secondary schools of 4 Europea ...
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Economic Instruments for Sustainable Water Management in Water Scarce and Drought Prone Irrigated Areas (WATER INCENT)

Date du début: 1 juin 2015, Date de fin: 31 mai 2017,

More than 50% of total water abstractions in Southern Europe come from the agricultural sector, rising to more than 80% in some regions. Water abstractions are particularly high and fast growing in profitable irrigated areas in the Mediterranean Basin, where agricultural demand enters in direct competition with basic environmental services increasingly often. Urgent action is needed to address thi ...
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LNG-BC: Liquefied Natural Gas Blue Corridors (LNG BLUE CORRIDORS)

Date du début: 1 mai 2013, Date de fin: 30 avr. 2017,

"LNG Blue Corridors unites/mobilizes the critical mass of experience (know-how, expertise, (industrial) parties and stakeholders) in LNG transport and infrastructure technology. It involves cooperation between heavy duty vehicle manufacturers, fuel suppliers, fuel distributors and fleet operators. The project includes a first definition of European LNG Blue Corridors, with strategic LNG refuelling ...
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POst-CArbon CIties of TOmorrow – foresight for sustainable pathways towards liveable, affordable and prospering cities in a world context (POCACITO)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2014, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2016,

The project POst-CArbon CIties of TOmorrow – foresight for sustainable pathways towards liveable, affordable and prospering cities in a world context (POCACITO) will develop an evidence-based 2050 roadmap for EU post-carbon cities. POCACITO facilitates the transition of EU cities to a forecasted sustainable or “post-carbon” economic model. The project focuses on towns, cities, megacities, metropol ...
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Advanced Model Development and Validation for Improved Analysis of Costs and Impacts of Mitigation Policies (ADVANCE)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2013, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2016,

Integrated assessment and energy-economy models have become central tools for informing long-term global and regional climate mitigation strategies. There is a large demand for improved representations of complex system interactions and thorough validation of model behaviour in order to increase user confidence in climate policy assessments. ADVANCE aims to respond to this demand by facilitating t ...
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Strategic Clean Technology Policies for Climate Change (STRATECHPOL)

Date du début: 8 juil. 2014, Date de fin: 7 déc. 2016,

"Renewable energy targets and support programs form a major part of efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the E.U. and abroad—but not without controversy. Recent studies indicate that the implied abatement costs from European renewable energy policies are significantly higher than corresponding ETS allowance prices. Furthermore, the generators that benefit from these policies already opera ...
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"Exploring transitions pathways to sustainable, low carbon societies" (PATHWAYS)

Date du début: 1 déc. 2013, Date de fin: 30 nov. 2016,

"The ambitious EU policy goals to move to sustainable, resource efficient, low-carbon and climate-resilient and biodiversity rich societies requires substantial transitions in the energy system and land-use and food systems. Different scientific approaches offer different perspectives on transitions, each with strengths and weaknesses. The PATHWAYS project takes a step in coupling three scientific ...
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Enhancing risk management partnerships for catastrophic natural disasters in Europe (ENHANCE)

Date du début: 1 déc. 2012, Date de fin: 30 nov. 2016,

The main goal of the ENHANCE project is to develop and analyse new ways to enhance society’s resilience to catastrophic natural hazard impacts, by providing new scenarios and information in selected hazard cases in close collaboration with stakeholders, and by contributing to the development of new multi-sector partnerships (MSPs) to reduce or redistribute risk. Innovation in MSPs is essential, a ...
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DYNAmic policy MIXes for absolute decoupling of environmental impact of EU resource use from economic growth (DYNAMIX)

Date du début: 1 sept. 2012, Date de fin: 31 mars 2016,

...osed policy mixes. The primary target group for the project are EU- and national-level policy-makers directly involved in designing and implementing resource use policies. The project aims at strengthening their capacity to implement effective resource efficiency policy options in a ‘real-world context’. To this purpose the policy-makers, together with other key stakeholders, will be involved in a ...
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Photogenerated Hydrogen by Organic Catalytic Systems (PHOCS)

Date du début: 1 déc. 2012, Date de fin: 30 nov. 2015,

Aim of the project “Photogenerated Hydrogen by Organic Catalytic Systems (PHOCS)” is the realization of a new-concept,photoelectrochemical system for hydrogen production, based on the hybrid organic/inorganic and organic/liquid interfaces. PHOCS takes the move from the recent demonstration of reduction/oxidation reactions taking place, under visible light and at zero bias, at the interface of an o ...
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Economic iNsTRuments to Achieve Climate Targets in Europe (ENTRACTE)

Date du début: 1 sept. 2012, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2015,

The ENTRACTE research project assesses the EU’s climate policy portfolio. While the EU ETS is key to promote the transition towards a low-carbon economy, ambitious GHG emissions reductions will be reached only if this scheme is improved and supported by complementary policies. A carefully considered policy design has to take into account existing market failures other than the climate externality, ...
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Vectors of Change in Oceans and Seas Marine Life, Impact on Economic Sectors (VECTORS)

Date du début: 1 févr. 2011, Date de fin: 31 janv. 2015,

Marine life makes a substantial contribution to the economy and society of Europe. VECTORS will elucidate the drivers, pressures and vectors that cause change in marine life, the mechanisms by which they do so, the impacts that they have on ecosystem structures and functioning, and on the economics of associated marine sectors and society. VECTORS will particularly focus on causes and consequences ...
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Active Demand Value ANd Consumers Experiences Discovery (ADVANCED)

Date du début: 1 déc. 2012, Date de fin: 30 nov. 2014,

Active Demand (AD) has the potential to contribute to solving the challenges of electricity systems and offers significant benefits to consumers. There are only few real AD programmes being implemented in Europe and the results of AD pilots are rather fragmented. AD is considered one of the largest untapped energy resources. The main reason behind it is insufficient consumer awareness regarding th ...
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How does climate policy affect the pace and direction of technical change? Theory and applications in a general equilibrium framework (CLIPOL&TECH)

Date du début: 1 juin 2013, Date de fin: 30 nov. 2014,

There is widespread agreement that governments must act to enhance the innovation and widespread diffusion of clean technologies if we are to avoid dangerous climate change. This is evidenced in the 2010 UNFCCC Cancun Agreements. However, there is neither political nor even academic consensus on exactly what exactly actions will best meet these objectives. Recent theoretical and empirical research ...
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DYNamic feedbacks of climate impacts on current Adaptation and Mitigation Investment Choice (DYNAMIC)

Date du début: 1 nov. 2012, Date de fin: 31 oct. 2014,

This projects proposes a novel framework to modeling the economic consequences of climate change impacts and the induced policy responses, in terms of both mitigation and adaptation strategies at regional scale.To accomplish this task, state-of-the-art IAMs will be modified to include (1) The causal chain between sectoral and regional economic activity and emissions; (2) The climate change feedbac ...
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Low climate IMpact scenarios and the Implications of required Tight emission control Strategies (LIMITS)

Date du début: 1 oct. 2011, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2014,

"Now and in the foreseeable future, action on climate mitigation and adaptation doesn’t seem to be sufficient to manage greenhouse gases and their impact at the scale required to achieve stringent objectives such as those compatible with the 2°C target. This project aims at carrying out a rigorous assessment of what a stringent climate policy entails, and what is needed to overcome major impedimen ...
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Oxidative Coupling of Methane followed by Oligomerization to Liquids (OCMOL)

Date du début: 1 sept. 2009, Date de fin: 31 août 2014,

The general objectives of the OCMOL project, focussed on the development of an alternative chemical route based on oxidative coupling of methane followed by oligomerization to liquids, are twofold: 1. To develop a small-scale process: process intensification via cutting-edge micro reactor technologies will enable to skip the expensive scaling up stage to provide a proof of concept of the OCMOL liq ...
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Public health impacts in URban environments of Greenhouse gas Emissions reduction strategies (PURGE)

Date du début: 1 févr. 2011, Date de fin: 31 juil. 2014,

"The project will examine the health impacts of greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction policies in urban settings in Europe, China and India, using case studies of 3-4 large urban centres and three smaller urban centres. Sets of realistic interventions will be proposed, tailored to local needs, to meet published abatement goals for GHG Emissions for 2020, 2030 and 2050.Mitigation actions will be defined i ...
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Impacts Quantification of global changes (Global-IQ)

Date du début: 1 août 2011, Date de fin: 31 juil. 2014,

World societies experience today large transformation processes both in the social, economic and environmental dimensions. These transformations are usually described under the heading of ‘global change’, to emphasize the increasing interactions between them. The objective of the proposal is three-fold: (1) to provide significant advances in the estimation of socio-economic impacts of global chall ...
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European Framework for Measuring Progress (e-Frame)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2012, Date de fin: 30 juin 2014,

Within the framework of the Work Programme 2011 on Socio-economic Science and Humanities e-Frame project builds on the latest political directions of the European Commission, in particular the priorities identified in the Europe 2020 strategy. The project will focus on the following general objectives: stocktaking of available results and of ongoing research activities on progress measurement; fos ...
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"Advanced, High Performance, Polymer Lithium Batteries for Electrochemical Storage" (APPLES)

Date du début: 1 juin 2011, Date de fin: 31 mai 2014,

"This project aims to the development at an initial industrial level of an advanced, lithium ion battery for efficient application in the sustainable vehicle market. The basic structure of this battery involves a lithium-metal (tin)-carbon, Sn-C, alloy anode, a lithium nickel manganese oxide, LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4, cathode and a ceramic-added, gel-type membrane electrolyte. This battery is expected to m ...
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Desarrollo de TEcnologías orientadas a favorecer la Colaboración entre agentes de la Cadena Alimentaria de Suministro (TECCAS)

Date du début: 31 mai 2012, Date de fin: 30 mai 2014,

Las empresas que conforman las cadenas de suministro alimentarias ejecutan sus procesos en ausencia de información en tiempo real y sin colaboración entre ellas lo que provoca roturas de stock, planificación errática y la acumulación de inventarios e ineficiencias en el transporte. Esto unido a los problemas en las comunicaciones de la zona pirenaica, dificulta enormemente el intercambio de mercan ...
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Policy linkages and international cooperation on climate change: Who cares about the economic burden of the environment? (INTCOP21)

Date du début: 14 nov. 2011, Date de fin: 17 mai 2014,

"The goal of this research is to shed light on some relevant aspects of the relationship between the world trade liberalization, i.e. the increasing economic inter-connexions between countries, and the international provision of global public goods such as climate stability. The idea is to contrast with the existing literature on international cooperation that mostly assumes that countries’ enviro ...
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Climate Change Impacts – Economic Modelling and Assessment (CLI-EMA)

Date du début: 1 mai 2011, Date de fin: 30 avr. 2014,

"One of the weaknesses of Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) is their characterization of the impacts of climate change. The models have tended to rely on very simple reduced form damage functions that provide very little detail about climate impacts and their distribution. The aggregate quality of these damage functions makes it very difficult to determine how to measure damages. Parameter value ...
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Linking Impact Assessment Instruments to Sustainability Expertise (LIAISE)

Date du début: 1 nov. 2009, Date de fin: 30 avr. 2014,

Existing research points out that the full potential of Impact Assessment (IA) for delivering sustainable development is not being realised. Many tools to support IA are not yet being fully employed by policy makers. This is symptomatic of a large and deep gap between the two broad communities of IA researchers and IA practitioners. Practitioners tend to look for tools that are simple and transpar ...
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Assessment of Climate Change Mitigation Pathways and Evaluation of the Robustness of Mitigation Cost Estimates (AMPERE)

Date du début: 1 févr. 2011, Date de fin: 31 janv. 2014,

...itigation pathways and associated mitigation costs in a series of multi-model intercomparisons. It will focus on four central areas: (i) The role of uncertainty about the climate response to anthropogenic forcing on the remaining carbon budget for supplying societies around the globe with energy, (ii) the role of technology availability, innovation and myopia in the energy sector, (iii) the role o ...
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Evaluating Economic Policy Instruments for Sustainable Water Management in Europe (EPI-WATER)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2011, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2013,

Economic policy instruments (EPI) have received widespread attention over the last three decades, and have increasingly been implemented to achieve environmental policy objectives. However, whereas EPI have been successfully applied in some policy domains (such as climate, energy and air quality), their application to tackle water management issues (drought/water scarcity, floods, water quality co ...
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Innovative Catalytic Technologies & Materials for Next Gas to Liquid Processes (NEXT-GTL)

Date du début: 1 nov. 2009, Date de fin: 31 oct. 2013,

The project addresses from one site the most critical and costly step to produce liquid fuel from natural gas using conventional routes, e.g. the stage of syngas production, and from the other side explores alternative routes to convert natural gas to liquid transportable products. The general objective is to explore novel and innovative (precompetitive) routes for transformation of natural gas t ...
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Capacity Development for Hazard Risk Reduction and Adaptation (CATALYST)

Date du début: 1 oct. 2011, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2013,

...ks to identify and share the best of knowledge, know-how and practices related to natural hazard and disaster risk reduction (NH/DRR), including adaptation. Its ultimate objective will be the strengthening of capacity development in this area. Strengthening of capacity development will be achieved by facilitating knowledge exchange and improving the science-application interface; deepening and add ...
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20 percent efficiency on less than 100 µm thick industrially feasible c-Si solar cells (20PLµS)

Date du début: 1 oct. 2010, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2013,

The overall objective of the current project is a significant contribution to the dissemination of PV in order to improve the sustainability of the European energy supply and to strengthen the situation of the European PV industry.The approach to reach this overall objective is the development of solar cells which are substantially thinner than today’s common practice. We will reduce the current s ...
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"Innovation for Climate chAnge mitigation: a study of energy R&d, its Uncertain effectiveness and Spillovers" (ICARUS)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2010, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2013,

"Much has been said on how to reduce current anthropogenic emissions with the aid of a portfolio of existing technologies. However, stabilization of atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gasses to a safe level requires that over time net emissions fall to zero. There is only one way that this can be achieved in a manner that is acceptable to the majority of the world's citizens: through some ki ...
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