European Institute
on Economics and the Environment

The Institute

EIEE’s mission is to improve environmental, energy, and natural resource decisions through impartial economic research and policy engagement. The Institute is committed to being a central focal point for research insights and policy solutions within Europe, and connecting that work internationally.

Our research

Topics

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Climate
Transition

Achieving climate neutrality requires a rapid and profound transformation of our societies. Strong analytical capacity can be harnessed to design transition pathways which are feasible and equitable.

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Climate Impacts
& Adaptations

Understanding how agents, as well as physical and biophysical systems, react to climate change.

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Climate Finance
& Macroeconomics

The macroeconomic repercussion of environmental challenges are key for designing a sustainable transition.

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Climate
Justice

Solving climate change will not happen without an adequate distribution of the efforts and an inclusive approach.

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Sustainable Innovation
& Digitalization

Reaching climate-neutral economies and societies in a just and equitable way requires innovation of both technological and social systems.

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Behavioural
Data Science

Solving ecological problems understanding how people and organizations behave.

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Human Health
& Migration

Environmental change affects migration, and in turn, migration provides ways to escape ecological risks.

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Resilient
Cities

Urban areas are at the forefront of climate mitigation adaptation policies, being a place where a range of actors interact in different economic activities

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News & updates

Words & Thoughts

Publications

Yalew, A.W.

Environmental and economic accounting for biomass energy in Ethiopia

Energy, Sustainability and Society , 12, Article number: 30 - 2022

Hickmann, T., Bertram, C., Biermann, F., Brutschin, E. , Kriegler, E., Livingstone, J.E., Pianta, S., Riahi, K. , et al.

Exploring Global Climate Policy Futures and Their Representation in Integrated Assessment Models

Politics and Governance , Vol 10, No 3 (2022): Exploring Climate Policy Ambition - 2022

Pianta, S. & Brutschin, E.

Emissions Lock-in, Capacity, and Public Opinion: How Insights From Political Science Can Inform Climate Modeling Efforts

Politics and Governance , Vol 10, No 3 (2022): Exploring Climate Policy Ambition - 2022

Bakola M., Hernandez C. I., Jelastopulu E., Stuckler D.

The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on air pollution in Europe and North America: a systematic review

European Journal of Public Health , ckac118 - 2022

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What we do

Projects

Discover our ideas and outcomes

ONGOING

Next generation of AdVanced InteGrated Assessment modelling to support climaTE policy making

ONGOING

CAScading Climate risks: towards ADaptive and resilient European Societies

ONGOING

Study on The cost of climate change on households and families in the EU