Energy and environmental policy research is at a crossroads. It becomes increasingly evident that
interdisciplinary approaches are required in order to assist governments and
societies in making informed decisions to meet the global challenge for
environmentally and socially sustainable economic development. Purely
technological or purely economic approaches are useful but have clear
limitations. Policy analysis in a globalised world can become realistic and
meaningful if it takes into account knowledge from both natural sciences /
engineering and socio-economic sciences.
Our research group performs policy analyses of energy and environmental issues in an essentially interdisciplinary manner. Its staff and collaborators comprise engineers, economists, physicists, hydrologists and climate modellers. Through our work we try to answer questions such as:
Our research group performs policy analyses of energy and environmental issues in an essentially interdisciplinary manner. Its staff and collaborators comprise engineers, economists, physicists, hydrologists and climate modellers. Through our work we try to answer questions such as:
Ø What are the trade-offs of different policy
instruments that can be used to decarbonise the European road transport sector?
Ø How can environmental tax reforms contribute to sustainable economic welfare?
Ø What are the economic impacts of climate change in the Eastern Mediterranean? More broadly, what are the real costs of unsustainable development and what combination of technological incentives and market-based instruments can help change path in an economy?
Ø How can conventional and renewable energy technologies be combined in order to attain an environmentally sustainable building sector?
Ø How can the agricultural sector adapt to climate change in semi-arid regions in an economically optimal manner, taking into account water availability, land use and social constraints?
Ø What is the optimal energy mix for a country like Cyprus and the associated costs of attaining it in a carbon-constrained world?
Ø How can environmental tax reforms contribute to sustainable economic welfare?
Ø What are the economic impacts of climate change in the Eastern Mediterranean? More broadly, what are the real costs of unsustainable development and what combination of technological incentives and market-based instruments can help change path in an economy?
Ø How can conventional and renewable energy technologies be combined in order to attain an environmentally sustainable building sector?
Ø How can the agricultural sector adapt to climate change in semi-arid regions in an economically optimal manner, taking into account water availability, land use and social constraints?
Ø What is the optimal energy mix for a country like Cyprus and the associated costs of attaining it in a carbon-constrained world?
