Directions is a podcast series for people wanting to know more, but also for policy makers in search for new evidence-rooted policy recommendations to reinforce agendas towards sustainable human development. In this podcast series, we explore the challenges facing our economic and social systems and dive into new perspectives that...
The SPES Explorer – European Pressing Issues Dashboard is a web-based interactive application that visualises how citizens across European countries have perceived their most pressing national problems over time. It combines country-level maps with time-series charts and offers optional breakdowns by age group and gender. Users can explore, compare, and...
Europe stands at a pivotal moment. The findings of the SPES project make clear that that the coming decade will determine whether the EU can steer a transformation that both respects planetary boundaries and delivers sustainable and inclusive wellbeing for all. Sustainable Human Development offers a unifying paradigm capable of...
Scenarios are a fundamental tool in planning sustainability and energy transitions. They help policymakers explore future possibilities and define roadmaps for reducing emissions and achieving long-term goals. However, most current energy transitions scenarios are developed through integrated assessment models that focus primarily on technical, economic, and environmental variables. While these...
ETS 2 and CBAM represent powerful climate tools and climate policies for cutting emissions and strengthening Europe’s climate leadership but without careful design their distributional consequences risk undermining support for the transition. The European Union (EU) has consistently presented itself as a global leader in climate governance, committing to reach...
The transition towards climate neutrality represents a profound societal transformation that affects different segments of society in unequal ways and imply the adoption of just transition policies. While the urgency of achieving net zero emissions is clear, the pathway to decarbonisation produces varied impacts across regions, communities, and social groups....
The SPES project suggests that a deeper shift is needed towards a just and green transition — one that redefines the very meaning of productivity, innovation, and competitiveness and how they must support sustainability and equity objectives. SPES does not treat these as separate or even competing dimensions, but as...
In their working paper “The distributional effects of European climate policies in the Global South A model-assessment for Egypt” SPES partners from PEP -Partnership for Economic Policy provide empirical evidence on the impacts of the CBAM on Egypt, a Global South country characterised by carbon-intensive production and strong trade linkages...
The impacts of climate change have far-reaching consequences in many domains, posing a range of interconnected risks. While some of these risks stem directly from climatic phenomena, many are shaped or amplified by existing socio-economic conditions. In Working Paper D6.2 “Vulnerabilities in Europe During Times of Transition” SPES Partners from...
At the heart of SPES is the recognition that traditional data sources alone are insufficient to capture the complexity of contemporary sustainability challenges. Instead, SPES identifies a wide range of novel and complex data sources – from web analytics to citizen-generated data – that offer new opportunities for monitoring transitions...
