Transformative targets in sustainability policy making: the case of the 30% EU mitigation goal

J. David Tabara, Diana Mangalagiu, Roland Kupers, C. Jaeger, Antoine Mandel and Leonidas Paroussos
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J. David Tabara: ICTA - Institut de Ciencia i Tecnologia Ambientals - UAB - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona = Autonomous University of Barcelona = Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
Diana Mangalagiu: RMS - Reims Management School
Roland Kupers: Smithschool of Enterprise and the Environment - University of Oxford
C. Jaeger: PIK - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

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Abstract: This paper explores to what extent moving towards the 30% GHG emission reductions by 2020 with respect to 1990 in the EU can be considered a transformative target. To do so, we first define the concept of transformative targets from a complex systems perspective and show a novel approach and original results using an extended application of the GEM-E3 model. Traditional macroeconomic models cannot easily handle key synergetic system effects derived from green growth and sustainability policies, and thus require additional features. We analyse the role of semi-endogenous growth driven by learning-by-doing and low-carbon investment expectations following a long-term transformative trajectory.

Keywords: EU climate policy; system attractors; macroeconomic modelling; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-10
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Published in Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 2013, 56 (8), pp.1180-1191. ⟨10.1080/09640568.2012.716365⟩

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DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.716365

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