Workplan

WP1:
Analytical Framework

WP2:
Facets of Sustainability

WP3:
Policy Scenarios

WP 4

WP 5

Workpackage 2 - Dealing with extended facets of sustainability

Leading partner - IfW

This workpackage extends the traditional economic, environmental, and social dimensions of sustainability. A number of additional dimensions, as competitiveness, technological change, economic development, and the use of natural resources, as water and soil, and the issues of security have emerged as most relevant in the context of policies targeted towards sustainability. Five tasks investigate these new issues as to the requirements for modelling. Both methodological work regarding the extension of current economy-environment models and steps toward implementing these extensions has been done. The overall objective was to expand existing models in order to enable Impact Assessment.

All tasks are structured along the following criterions as to their policy relevance:


Task 1: Competitiveness and sustainability

Leading Partner: ZEW

As to competitiveness, indicators and policies are derived in an adequate modelling framework for improving the position of the EU economy.

Task 2: Technological change and sustainability

Leading Partner: FEEM

As to technological change, the parameterisation of the dynamics, the incorporation into models, and the handling with uncertainty were investigated.

Task 3: Economic development and sustainability

Leading Partner: SMASH

As to economic development, focus was put on the integration of development strategies that match sustainability requirements.

Task 4: Natural resources

Leading Partner: UniHH

As to natural resources, the crucial role of limited resources as soil and water, but also of biodiversity was put into the framework of sustainability strategies.

Task 5: Security and sustainability

Leading Partner: ECN

As to security, emphasis was given in particular to the role of energy supplies for maintaining economic and social security.