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Rewiring Climate Policy. How next-generation models can help create a more equal and inclusive net-zero future
The report presents WILIAM, a next-generation integrated assessment model (IAM) developed by the HORIZON 2020 LOCOMOTION project consortium to help policy-makers explore sustainable pathways toward a net-zero future. Combining heterodox economics, innovative features, and user-centered design, WILIAM allows…
LOCOMOTION: Interactive use of data for people and planet
Author(s): Andreas Budiman.
Society is faced with difficult decisions about the transition to a society where societal demands are met and planetary boundaries are respected. LOCOMOTION works on the development…
A blueprint for breaking free from mining by 2050
Author(s): EEB editorial.
Digging more mines on land and in fragile ecosystems like the deep sea threatens the biodiversity and ecosystems upon which life depends, a new report by Seas At Risk warns. Viable alternatives to mining…
2050: How to make humanity and nature thrive
Author(s): Margarita Mediavilla.
It is possible to revolutionise humanity’s relationship with nature and avert environmental catastrophe. Margarita Mediavilla dreams up a vision of what a sustainable future would be like…
The forgotten link in the climate debate
Author(s): Margarita Mediavilla and Khaled Diab.
Even well-meaning efforts to tackle environmental crisis often ignore a basic reality: the profound two-way relationship between economics and ecology…
LOCOMOTION factsheet: Interactive use of data for people and planet
Factsheet presenting the main outputs of LOCOMOTION project.
What is the environmental footprint of each energy technology?
Author(s): Jonathan Bonadio.
We compared the environmental impact of renewable energy and fossil fuel on land use, water use, air pollution and the climate. Renewables came out on top in almost every measure. Topics as…
Unearthing the buried truth about green mining
Author(s): Diego Francesco Marin.
‘Green mining’ is an oxymoron that is gaining traction in the European Union. But it pushes a risky narrative about an environmentally destructive sector. That is why it is being actively opposed by 180 civil society organisations and academics. The article…
The renewable revolution cannot occur with limitless growth, experts warn
Author(s): Khaled Diab.
Despite the hopes attached to renewable energy, a rapid transition to green technologies, coupled with continued economic growth, could lead to severe energy and mineral shortages, as well as conflict and environmental damage…
Europe can help save the Amazon by changing itself
Author(s): Khaled Diab.
Europe did not light the fires ravaging the Amazon, but it did provide some of the matches. There is plenty the EU can do to save and protect the Amazon rainforest…
LOCOMOTION flyer
LOCOMOTION flyer
The thin green line
Author(s): Khaled Diab.
The environmental movement has scored remarkable recent successes, but the situation for the climate and nature remains fragile and vulnerable. Overcoming the damaging…
The unsustainability of the electric car
Author(s): Margarita Mediavilla, Khaled Diab
The article presents the discussion about the most relevant achievements of the MEDEAS-World implementation to estimate the future consequences of the decarbonisation policies we choose. The results shows that ‘Degrowth’ scenario is the only one that was found to be compatible…
Wanted: Sophisticated model seeks commited partners
Author(s): Khaled Diab.
LOCOMOTION project is seeking civil society and policy stakeholders. Building on the results and expanding the scope of its predecessor (MEDEAS model)…
Europe´s forestry policy is not yet out of the woods
Author(s): Khaled Diab.
Despite being one of the few places on Earth where forest cover is enlarging, the European Union continues to export deforestation abroad and often uses the wrong forestry practices at home…