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The project investigates the types of decarbonisation strategies that comply with the Paris Agreement, whose implementation requires the transformation of several sectors in addition to energy, such as mobility, construction, food and industry. This sectoral transformation raises challenges for the development of countries and regions, which have become particularly pressing as states will have to accelerate the low-carbon transition with more fragile finances and the need for economic recovery after the pandemic crisis. The research combines theories of socio-technical transitions and economic geography to identify low-carbon transition pathways with the greatest transformative potential and to investigate how countries and regions are preparing for such transformation. The focus of this research is on the type of transition strategies that are most beneficial to the economy, that is, that have the capacity to generate changes in other sectors. The project studies the possible directions of the transition and its transformative capacity, assesses the extent to which the system is preparing for this mode of transition and identifies the areas that are leading or delaying change. To this end, it will develop a typology of transformational decarbonization strategies based on a systematic analysis of the literature. The project will also search for patterns of transformation towards sustainable production and consumption already emerging at business level, and match them with the theory-derived decarbonization strategies. The results will contribute to the discussion on the processes and modes of sustainable transitions associated with the economic characteristics of the different regions. The project will also contribute to the discussion on the influence of the context as a facilitator of or constraint on some types of decarbonization strategies, as well as will identify the strategic intervention levers under which policies can intervene in order to amplify the effect of transitions on structural transformation at national and regional level.
| Research Centre | Research Group | Role in Project | Begin Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DINAMIA'CET-Iscte | Innovation and Labour | Leader | 2021-02-01 | 2024-07-31 |
| Institution | Country | Role in Project | Begin Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território da Universidade de Lisboa (IGOT ) | Portugal | Partner | 2021-02-01 | 2024-07-31 |
| Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Lisboa (IESCIDL) | Portugal | Partner | 2021-02-01 | 2024-07-31 |
| Instituto Politécnico de Viseu (IPV) | Portugal | Partner | 2021-02-01 | 2024-07-31 |
| Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P. (LNEG) | Portugal | Partner | 2021-02-01 | 2024-07-31 |
| Name | Affiliation | Role in Project | Begin Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuno Bento | Integrated Researcher (DINAMIA'CET-Iscte); | Principal Researcher | 2021-02-01 | 2024-07-31 |
| Cristina Sousa | Professora Associada (DEP); Integrated Researcher (CEI-Iscte); | Researcher | 2021-03-29 | 2024-07-31 |
| Evaldo Costa | Professor Auxiliar Convidado (DMOG); Integrated Researcher (DINAMIA'CET-Iscte); | Researcher | 2021-08-02 | 2024-07-31 |
| Ricardo Paes Mamede | Professor Associado (DEP); Integrated Researcher (DINAMIA'CET-Iscte); | Researcher | 2021-02-01 | 2024-07-31 |
| Tiago Louro Alves | -- | Research Assistant | 2021-08-02 | 2024-07-31 |
| Reference/Code | Funding DOI | Funding Type | Funding Program | Funding Amount (Global) | Funding Amount (Local) | Begin Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTDC/GES-AMB/0934/2020 | -- | Contract | FCT - PTDC - Portugal | 249928.75 | 113652.50 | 2021-02-01 | 2024-07-31 |
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With the objective to increase the research activity directed towards the achievement of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, the possibility of associating scientific projects with the Sustainable Development Goals is now available in Ciência_Iscte. These are the Sustainable Development Goals identified for this project. For more detailed information on the Sustainable Development Goals, click here.
