co-producing knowledge for supporting transitions to sustainable lifestyles and green economy in...

Co-producing knowledge for supporting transitions to sustainable lifestyles and

green economy in Europe

Domenico ROSSETTI di VALDALBEROEuropean Commission, DG RTD*

Domenico.Rossetti-di-Valdalbero@ec.europa.eu

* 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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