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Co-producing knowledge for supporting transitions to sustainable lifestyles and
green economy in Europe
Domenico ROSSETTI di VALDALBEROEuropean Commission, DG RTD*
* Personally speaking
GLAMURS workshopBrussels, 19 November 2014
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New Production of Knowledge Mode 1 : Academic monopoly of knowledge production
Discipline based
Mode 2 : Co-production of knowledge
Problem-orientated and trans-disciplinary
Impact: - Positive societal and/or economic difference
- More likely if research coproduced
But: Academic promotion linked to top journals controlled by disciplines – Potential changes with Open Access?
Source: H. Nowotny, A. Alsop 2
Stronger interfaces Mutual respect
Man - Nature Respect – Exploitation
Humanities - Engineering Design of a car - Efficiency of the combustion engine
Social habits - Technological developments User friendliness – OS capacity of a smart phone
SSH and STEM should work together!Source: D. Rossetti
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Socio-ecological transition
A European foresight expert group "The World in 2025 – Rising Asia and socio-ecological transition"
Source: European Commission4
EU unsustainable trends
The EU energy bill amounted to € 400 Billion in 2012 The EU is importing 55% of its energy needs A car is parked 92% of its life cycle The average speed of an international freight train in the
EU is 18km/h 40,000 people die each year in road traffic in the EU
Source: D. Rossetti selection from EC Communications 5
EU targets
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E-ELECTRICITY
20% by 2020 EU GHG reductions
20% by 2020 EFFICIENCY improvements
20% by 2020 RENEWABLES
BIOFUELSHEATING
AND COOLING
NATIONAL TARGETS and ACTION PLANS
40% by 2030
27% by 2030
27% by 2030
Source: European Council, 23/10/2014
CO2 emissions – Old and new actors
2000 2050USA & Canada 23% 12%
Enlarged EU 14% 8%
Russia & CIS 8% 5%
Japan 4% 2%
S-E Asia - China 20% 27%
South Asia - India 7% 13%
Africa 7% 15%
Latin America 7% 9%
Others 10% 9%
49%
51%
27%
73%
Source: EC, DG ENV/CLIMA
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EU oil consumption and production
Source: Grande Reportagem8
Some EU actions and proposals
A resilient Energy Union with a forward-looking climate change policy (JC Juncker at EP, 15/7/14)
EU mainstreams climate action across policy areas and commits itself to making 20% of its 2014-20 budget climate-relevant (i.e. € 180 B)
Towards a circular economy: a zero waste programme for Europe (COM(2014)398
R&I as sources of renewed growth (COM(2014)339
Source: European Commission9
Innovation
Product innovation
Process innovation
Marketing innovation
Organisational innovation
Social innovation
Source: Oslo Manual and EC
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Acting on lifestyles
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Risk size
Time
Traditional risksTraditional risks
Modern risksModern risks
TobaccoPhysical inactivityObesity
Urban air qualityRoad traffic safetyOccupational risk
UndernutritionIndoor air pollutionWater, sanitation and hygiene
The risk transition
Source: WHO 12
Valuing the time
2 hours
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From Proprietas to Usus
Unifying power of Internet & smart phones New economy and younger generation Less ownership (purchasing) More access (renting, sharing, swapping)
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Source: D. Rossetti
EU RTD Framework Programme (FP7)Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities
Two research Topics launched in 2011:
Analysis of the impacts of global changes – GLOBAL-IQ coordinated by TSE (€ 2.7 M)
Creating and adapting jobs in Europe in the context of a socio-ecological transition – NEUJOBS coordinated by CEPS (€ 8 M)
Source: European Commission15
EU RTD Framework Programme (FP7)Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities
Two research Topics launched in 2012:
Beyond GDP - Measuring economic performance and social progress – E-FRAME coordinated by ISTAT
Europe moving towards a new path of economic growth and social development – WWWforEurope coordinated by WIFO
Source: European Commission16
EU RTD Framework Programme (FP7)Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities
Three research projects launched in 2013:
End user integration, innovation & entrepreneurship – EU-INNOVATE coord. by TUM
European post-carbon cities of tomorrow – POCACITO coordinated by ECOLOGIC
Green lifestyles, alternative models and upscaling regional sustainability – GLAMURS coordinated by Universidad La Coruña
Source: European Commission
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Commonalities of these projects
Forward-looking dimension
Quantitative and qualitative methods
Ambitious but realistic in 21st century
Innovation-oriented
B-GOT: Beyond GDP
Beyond Oil
Beyond TangiblesSource: D. Rossetti
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Conclusion: Sobriety vs. excess
Lagom
Negawatt Genuine Progress
Indicator (GPI)
Against planned or wished obsolescence
European way of life19
Source: D. Rossetti
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