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A roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050

Code: A07

Primary project information

Lead: European Commission
Additional project partners: N/A
Type of activity: Communication - White paper - a key deliverable under the Resource Efficiency Flagship
Date conducted: 2011
Date of Publication: 08.03.2011
Duration: N/A
Summary: The EU provides its Member States with a long-term framework for dealing with the issue of sustainability and the cross-border effects of phenomena that cannot be dealt with at the national level alone. Climate change has long been recognised as one such long-term shaping factor where coherent EU action is needed, both inside the EU and internationally. [3]
Financed by: COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGION - A Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050 - COM(2011) 112 final
Budget: N/A
Research area/market/industry/sector: sustainability in general, energy sector, transportation
Main report (full title): A roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050

GRAND CHALLENGES

Technical Challenges: How to scale up the right new energy technologies cost-effectively? [5]
Technical Challenges Shortlist: Need for cost-effective upscaling of (the right) energy technologies
Mobility Challenges: How to develop transportation to meet the sustainability challenge? [3]
Mobility Challenges Shortlist: Need for sustainable transportation systems
Cross-cutting Challenges: How to increase resource efficiency? [3]
Cross-cutting Challenges Shortlist: Need to increase resource efficiency

Summary of relevant aspects

Surprising Issues: Emissions from agriculture are not expected to diminish that much [5]
Background information: Communication - White paper - a key deliverable under the Resource Efficiency Flagship

Scenarios

Actions/solutions implied: fully decarbonised power sector [6], fuel efficiency, electrification of mobility, price adjustment for fuels [7],zero-energy new buildings [8], advanced industrial processes [9], improved agriculture and forest practices [9], increased investments in low-carbon future [10]
Who benefits from the actions taken?: Europe as a whole

Meta information

Time horizon: 2050
Methods: modelling and scenario analysis
Target Group: the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions [1]
Objectives: to ensure Europe is able to deal with sustainability issues
Countries covered: Europe
Geographic scope:

Entry Details

Rapporteur: Riitta Nieminen-Sundell
Rapporteur's organization: VTT
Entry Date: 09.05.2012