Imagine trying to navigate a city using a map that only shows the fastest route but ignores traffic, pollution, and road quality. This work creates a new kind of map for the economy that looks beyond just profit to include well-being and nature. It helps leaders see different paths to a green future so they don't get stuck in old ways of thinking.
Companies and policymakers rely too heavily on GDP to measure success, which ignores ecological limits and social equity. This leads to a lack of viable policy options for reaching climate neutrality without causing social instability.
A taxonomy of economic models, a set of beyond-GDP indicators, and causal diagrams for policy levers like carbon taxation and basic income.
If you are a strategic advisory firm dealing with clients who struggle to quantify sustainability beyond GDP — this project developed a set of beyond-GDP indicators that provide a clearer picture of long-term resilience and social equity.
If you are a renewable energy developer dealing with public opposition to new infrastructure — this project developed insights from a survey of >18,000 citizens that help predict public acceptance of transition policies.
If you are a municipal infrastructure company dealing with conflicting goals between housing and carbon targets — this project developed causal diagrams for policy levers like mobility and housing to balance trade-offs.
Based on available project data, no pricing or cost structure is mentioned as the outputs are intended to be openly shared via an online platform.
The project focuses on policy-ready recommendations and integrated modelling for Europe and beyond, suggesting the findings are designed for wide-scale systemic application.
Based on available project data, the project intends to share outputs openly via an online platform, implying a non-proprietary approach.
It aims to provide new policy options to help the EU reach its goal of cutting net GHG emissions by ≥55% by 2030.
The project runs from 2024-01-01 to 2027-06-30, with the first 18 months focused on building the scientific backbone and taxonomy.
The consortium is research-heavy, consisting of 11 partners across 10 countries. While 6 are research organizations and 3 are universities, there is a notable 18% industry participation with 2 industrial partners and 4 SMEs, indicating a bridge between academic theory and practical business application.
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