Transitions Pathways and Risk Analysis for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies

Description

TRANSrisk is an EU-funded research project studying the risks and uncertainties within low carbon transition pathways, and how transitions can be implemented in ways that are technically, economically and sociably feasible. The project’s objective is to produce a new assessment framework, and an accompanying toolbox, for policy makers. TRANSrisk aims to assess low emission transition pathways that are technically and economically feasible and acceptable from a social and environmental viewpoint. TRANSrisk brings together quantitative models and qualitative approaches, focusing on participatory consultations with stakeholders as a link between the approaches.

TRANSrisk’s work programme focuses on 4 key areas: Stakeholders Engagement & Participatory Scenario Development; Synergies & Conflicts; Innovation Policies & Transition Pathways; and Assessing Uncertainties & Risks.

Project information

Lead

University of Sussex

Partners

Science Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex (SPRU)
Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3)
Cambridge Econometrics (CE)
Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN)
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich)
Institute for Structural Research (IBS)
Joint Implementation Network (JIN)
National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)
Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
University of Graz (UniGraz)
Technoeconomics of Energy and Environmental Sytems laboratory, University of Piraeus Research Centre (UPRC - TEES Lab)
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (CLAPESUC)