Sustainable Earth Modelling Economics

The SEME Division analyses the transition to sustainability, helping identify and evaluate low carbon, sustainable strategies. The approach used is multidisciplinary, with strong use of quantitative methods based on data science, integrated modeling and experimental and behavioral economics.

Objectives

Evaluate the low carbon transformation of the energy, land and climate sectors;
Evaluate behavioural and traditional policy interventions for promoting pro-environmental behavior;
Assess green innovation and its determinants;
Study the interplay between various sustainable development goals;
Identify robust policy strategies to climate risks and uncertainties;
Identify technological and societal transition pathways;
Study climate induced migration.

SEME Projects

ECEMF - European Climate and Energy Modelling Forum

ECEMF is a project funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme…

EDITS - : Energy Demand changes Induced by Technological and Social innovations - Energy demand digital and social trends: understanding and modeling

The Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE) and Fondazione…

2D4D - Disruptive Digitalization for Decarbonization

Digitalization will fundamentally change all sectors of the European economy in the…

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SEME Publications

Will the Economic Impact of COVID-19 Persist? Prognosis from 21st Century Pandemics

Emmerling J., Furceri D., Libano Monteiro F., Loungani P., Ostry J.D., Pizzuto P., Tavoni M.
2021, IMF Working Papers, No. 2021/119, web page

Population cluster data to assess the urban-rural split and electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa

Khavari, B., Korkovelos, A., Sahlberg, A., Howells M., Fuso Nerini F.
2021, Nature Sci Data, 8, 117 (2021), DOI: DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00897-9, web page

Energy efficiency and the role of energy-related financial literacy: evidence from the European residential sector

Boogen N., Cattaneo C., Filippini M., Obrist A.
2021, Energy Efficiency, '14(4), 2021, DOI: DOI: 10.1007/s12053-021-09945-0, web page

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SEME Models

FASST(R) - FAst Scenario Screening Tool

FASST(R) is a source receptor model, an R version of the reduced-form…

Cities & Coasts, Future Earth.

WITCH - World Induced Technical Change Hybrid model

WITCH (World Induced Technical Change Hybrid) is an integrated assessment model designed…

Energy, Future Earth, Global Policy, Migrations & Inequalities.

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Division Director

Massimo Tavoni

Division Manager

Mariaester Cassinelli

Laura Pellizzola

PEOPLE

Contacts

Via Bergognone, 34 – 20144 Milano (MI)

[email protected]

Research Units

Low carbon pathways

We examine pathways of transition of the economic, environmental and technological systems. We develop and use complex models that integrate sectors and systems and delineate the key strategies compatible with climate stabilization. We carry out empirical work on the efficacy of climate policies around the world.

Leaders: Laurent Drouet and Johannes Emmerling

Behavioural science

We assess the behavioural elements that affect individuals, corporations and institutions in the realm of environmental choices. We evaluate energy efficiency and low carbon programmes of industries and governments, both in developed and developing countries, through randomized controlled trials.

Leader: Giovanna d’Adda

Human migration

We study the links between climate change and migration and estimate to what extent climate change and other environmental risks influence patterns of human migration.

Leader: Cristina Cattaneo

Sustainable innovation

We identify innovation and technological pathways, strategies and policies for the low-carbon transition; we analyse the mechanisms and the role of specific policies and technological disruptions in fostering or hindering the transition toward low carbon development.

Leader: Elena Verdolini

RFF-CMCC European Institute on Economics and the Environment leverages two leading international centers for economic and environmental research: Resources for the Future – RFF, Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change – CMCC.