Policy briefs on Agriculture/ land-use and Trade published
The EUCalc consortium published two further policy briefs: Mitigating GHG Emissions through Agriculture and Sustainable Land Use (PB No. 5) Implications of decarbonizing the EU economy on trade flows and carbon leakages (PB No. 7) The give insights on the EUCalc Food...
Three EUCalc videos published
EUCalc published three videos on the most relevant questions of potential users of the Transition Pathways Explorer and the MyEurope 2050 tool, addressing the importance of deadling with climate change, the emission budget and fairness approach used in EUCalc,...
EUCalc final scientific workshop 20 February 2020
During the final scientific workshop app. 35 experts from different scientific fields are discussing the EUCalc model and results. The event is taking place at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact research on 20 February 2020.
80 participants discussed European Green Deal at EUCalc and COP21 RIPPES Policy Dialogue
A ‘Policy Dialogue’ event was held in Brussels last month that show-cased the decision support tools that the EUcalc project and its sister Horizon 2020 project COP21 RIPPLES, have developed to assist EU policy making in the net-zero transition. The dialogue event’s...
Breakfast discussion in European Parliament on 19 February 2020
On Wednesday the 19th of February between 9.30 and 12.30 the EUCalc will be presented to European Parliamentarians, Accredited Assistance and Advisors at the European Parliament in room ASP 5G-1. Opening words and remarks will be presented by MEP Klemen GROŠELJ,...
EUCalc Town Hall Presentations Budapest, Copenhagen, London, Rome, Vienna in February 2020
In February EUCalc partners organise a series of 5 town hall discussions on climate change and related socio-economic implications and incentives for medium- to long-term decarbonisation pathways (including their associated costs, benefits and risks), based on the...
EUCalc at COP25
EUCalc will be in Madrid for the COP25. The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) and Directorate-General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission are organising a session on ‘Technologies transition for industry’ at the EU...
EUCalc call for evidence extended till 26 November
Overview and objectives of the Call for Evidence The EUCalc model has been built by analysing large amount of data from various databases and literature sources, as well as structured engagement with a large number of sectorial expert stakeholders from academia, civil...
Horizon 2020 and Life-funded projects together for decarbonising EU economy and developing carbon-neutral pathways
The challenge for the EU to move towards a carbon-neutral society results in increasing concern about how this can be achieved. The significant reduction of our economy’s greenhouse gas emissions, over the coming decades, becomes imperative. But the decarbonisation...
2050 Calculator international conference
From the 13th to the 15th of November, experts from across the world will meet in Berkshire (UK) to explore how to strengthen the global community who have adopted, or are looking to develop, the 2050 Calculator model to support a more sustainable future. Delegates of...
EUCalc Call for Evidence (18 -30 Sept 2019)
Overview and objectives of the Call for Evidence The EUCalc model has been built by analysing large amount of data from various databases and literature sources, as well as structured engagement with a large number of sectorial expert stakeholders from academia, civil...
Networking and knowledge sharing event for decarbonisation projects
On the 5th of September members of the EUCalc team will be taking part in a European Commission networking and knowledge sharing event for decarbonisation projects in Brussels. The challenge for the EU to move towards a carbon neutral society results in an increasing...
The carbon cost of Brexit
Elements of the EUCalculator project have published the carbon terms of a potential divorce between the UK and the EU. Substituting imports from the EU with those from the Rest of the World implies adding 0.35 kg of CO2eq, on average, to each dollar of activity...
EUCalc presented at EUSEW 2019
EUCalc was present at the EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW 2019) on Thursday June 20th in Brussels with a talk on: "Shaping Europe's energy future; what pathway would you choose for the EU to get to net zero?". Presented by EUCalc lead Jürgen Kropp of PIK...
Expert consultation meeting on air pollution and health module of the European Calculator
Air pollution can lead to a range of serious adverse health outcomes. Long term large epidemiological studies have shown that there are a large number of adverse health effects associated with air pollution. Hosted by Imperial College London and TUDelft on the 9th of...
EUCalc presented at the Energy and Climate Working Group of Business Europe
EUCalc was invited by Leon De Graaf - Business Europe adviser for Environmental and Climate Policy- to present to the Energy and Climate Working Group of Business Europe on Tuesday 19 March 2019. This Working Group brings together the energy and climate experts from...
EUCalc presented at PlanUp european tour
PlanUp, a consortium of 12 civil society, local authority and research partners across Europe, is keeping a close eye on the development of the National Energy & Climate Plans (NECPs) in particular in five countries: Spain, Italy, Poland, Romania and Hungary....
JRC Data Exchange Visit – February 2019
Hosted by Prof. Dr. Ad De Roo of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC), EUCalc Partners from Imperial College London, East Anglia University, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and SEE Change Net met on the 13th of February to discuss data...
Discussing the “transboundary effects of EU decarbonization pathways” in Brussels
The EUCalc expert engagement workshop devoted to "Transboundary effects of EU decarbonization pathways" was held in Brussels, at the European Climate Foundation premises, on 22nd November 2018. Within the broader scope of the Calculator, the Transboundary module...
Expert Consultation workshop on “Transboundary Effects of EU decarbonization pathways”
The next European Calculator expert consultation workshop will take place on Thursday, November 22, 2018 in Brussels. As one of the ten co-design workshops of the project, this workshop is devoted to the Transboundary Effect module of EUCalc, which quantifies the...
Presenting EUCalc at the Energy Modelling Platform for Europe, EMP-E 2018
The Energy Modelling Platform for Europe (EMP-E) culminates in a yearly conference, bringing together scientists and policy makers to discuss cutting edge energy modelling issues. The 2018 edition of the conference on 'Modelling Clean Energy Pathways' took place in...
“The future of land use, water and biodiversity in Europe” overview of the expert consultation workshop
The latest EUCalc expert consultation workshop on “The future of land use, water and biodiversity in Europe” took place in London on the 19-20 September 2018 Hosted by the Imperial College London the workshop focussed on the Land, Water &...
Scenarios for Decarbonising European Industries: EUCalc Expert Consultation overview
The EUCalc Expert consultation workshop on “Scenarios for Decarbonising European Industries” took place on July 10th in Vienna. The workshop, organised on behalf of EUCalc by the Austrian Society for Environment and Technology (ÖGUT), and devoted to the Production and...
The EuCalc team visits the European Parliament
(in the picture, from left to right, MEP Theresa Griffin, Ulrike Lunacek, Michel Cornet and Garret Patrick Kelly) SEE Change Net and Climact with the support of our Advisory Board member Ulrike Lunacek - ex EU MEP and Vice President of the EU Parliament - gave a sneak...
EUCalc at the REEEM workshop on Grid and Dispatch in South Eastern Europe
Miklós Gyalai-Korpos of PANNON Pro Innovations Ltd., EUCalc Partner, presented at the REEEM workshop on Grid and Dispatch in South Eastern Europe, held in Zagreb on 16th of May 2018. The workshop gave Miklós the opportunity to present on the project and give an...
Expert consultation on “scenarios for decarbonising European Industries” – 10 July
The EUCalc Expert consultation workshop on "Scenarios for Decarbonising European Industries" took place on Tuesday, July 10th 2018, from 10.30 to 14.30 CET in Vienna The workshop, organised on behalf of EUCalc by the Austrian Society for Environment and Technology...
Report release – Exploring lifestyle changes in Europe
The latest EUCalc report is now available for download. Deliverable 1.6 "Exploring lifestyle changes in Europe to the horizon 2050" summarizes the presentations, discussions and lessons learned during the EU calculator expert consultation workshop on lifestyles and...