Sustainable Earth Modelling Economics

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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

  • EUCRA-2: European Climate Risk Assessment 2

    This contract will aim at carrying out the European Climate Risk Assessment…


  • SEME Publications

    Rising waters, falling taxes: The impact of hurricane sandy on property tax assessments in New York city

    Guo W., Miao Q., Kim Y., Hou Y.
    2026, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, doi: 10.1016/j.jeem.2026.103313


    Probabilistic social cost of greenhouse gases and their geographical distribution under model and parametric uncertainty

    Chiani L., Drouet L., Emmerling J., Tavoni M.
    2026, Climate Change Economics, doi: 10.1142/S2010007826400026

    SEME Models

  • FASST(R) - FAst Scenario Screening Tool

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


  • WITCH - World Induced Technical Change Hybrid model

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

  • Division Director

    Cristina Cattaneo

    Division Manager

    Contacts

    Via Solari 11, scala 19 – 20144 Milano
    [email protected]

    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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