Aligning Policies for Low-Carbon Systemic Innovation in Europe

CEPS Special Report, 2016

98 Pages Posted: 27 Oct 2016

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Nicholas A. Ashford

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Andrea Renda

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS); College of Europe

Date Written: September 27, 2016

Abstract

There is a growing awareness that climate change is posing an existential threat to humankind, largely as a result of our massive manipulation of the environment. The EU has set itself long-term goals for decarbonisation, but its individual policies are not always fully consistent with these objectives. Indeed, existing policies are unlikely to promote the systemic innovation that is needed to shift EU production and consumption paradigms towards enhanced sustainability.

In this accessible and timely report, which is the fruit of collaboration between CEPS and the i24c platform, the authors look at EU policies and propose ten steps to align EU rules with long-term objectives. This endeavour bears important consequences for the EU’s better regulation strategy, innovation policy and sectoral policies in many fields.

Keywords: climate change, systemic innovation, EU, decarbonisation, sustainability

Suggested Citation

Ashford, Nicholas A. and Renda, Andrea, Aligning Policies for Low-Carbon Systemic Innovation in Europe (September 27, 2016). CEPS Special Report, 2016, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2859424

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