SEME Projects
ELEVATE is a project funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme…
CircoMod is a project funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Framework…
CircEUlar is a project funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme…
SEME Publications
Exploring Global Climate Policy Futures and Their Representation in Integrated Assessment Models.
Hickmann T., Bertram C., Biermann F., Brutschin E. , Kriegler E., Livingstone J.E., Pianta S., Riahi K. , et al.
2022, Politics and Governance, Vol 10, No 3 (2022): Exploring Climate Policy Ambition, DOI: https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v10i3.5328, web page
Emissions Lock-in, Capacity, and Public Opinion: How Insights From Political Science Can Inform Climate Modeling Efforts
Pianta S., Brutschin E.
2022, Politics and Governance, Vol 10, No 3 (2022): Exploring Climate Policy Ambition, DOI: https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v10i3.5462, web page
The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on air pollution in Europe and North America: a systematic review
Bakola M.Hernandez Carballo I., Jelastopulu E., Stuckler D.
2022, European Journal of Public Health, ckac118, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckac118, web page
SEME Models
FASST(R) is a source receptor model, an R version of the reduced-form…
Cities & Coasts, Future Earth.
WITCH (World Induced Technical Change Hybrid) is an integrated assessment model designed…
Energy, Future Earth, Global Policy, Migrations & Inequalities.
Research Units
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
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
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
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.
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