SEME Projects
Introduction The ambition to achieve the Paris Agreement goals has led to…
REPAIR will develop first-of-its kind technological proof of concept to remove non-CO2…
Mathematical models have become central tools in global environmental assessments. To serve…
SEME Publications
From optimal to robust climate strategies: expanding integrated assessment model ensembles to manage economic, social, and environmental objectives
Ferrari L., Carlino A., ., Tavoni M., Castelletti A.
2022, Environmental Research Letters, Volume 17, Number 8, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac843b, web page
Macrofinancial Risks of the Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy
Campiglio E., Van der Ploeg, F.
2022, Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 16 (2), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1086/721016, web page
Climate-related risks in financial assets
Campiglio E., Daumas L., Monnin P., von Jagow A.
2022, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1–43, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/joes.12525, 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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