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

d'Adda Giovanna; Yu Gao Russel Golman; Massimo Tavoni

Strategic information avoidance, belief manipulation and the effectiveness of green nudges

Ecological Economics , - 2024

Emmerling J., Kornek U., Zuber S.

Multidimensional welfare indices and the IPCC 6th Assessment Report scenarios

Ecological Economics , - 2024

Guo Wei; Wenz Leonie; Auffhammer Maximilian

The visual effect of wind turbines on property values is small and diminishing in space and time

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , - 2024

Antonini E., Virgüez E., Ashfaq S., Duan L., Ruggles T., Caldeira K.

Identification of reliable locations for wind power generation through a global analysis of wind droughts

Communications Earth & Environment , - 2024

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October 16 - October 17

September 27 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CEST

September 5 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CEST

July 22 @ 1:00 pm - July 24 @ 2:00 pm CEST

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What we do

Projects

Discover our ideas and outcomes

ONGOING

Localised decarbonisation pathways for citizens, local administrations and businesses to inform for mitigation and adaptation action

ONGOING

Europe's Moment: Designing Effective Policies in Energy Storage Technology for Renewables

ONGOING

Finance and Innovation to couple Negative emissions and sustainable Development