Publications
Sustaining climate action: towards synergy politics for durable political support
Policy Brief n°8
November 2025
Bridging the Feasibility Gap in Energy Transitions: Policy Insights from Multi-Country Stakeholder Consultations
Policy Brief n°7
October 2025
Effective, Fair and Inclusive Climate Policies in Europe and in the Global South Challenges and way forward
Policy Brief n°6
September 2025
Reducing Climate Risks through Just Transition Policies
Policy Brief n°5
September 2025
Generating a just and green transition Aligning innovation and competitiveness policies in Europe with sustainability priorities
Policy Brief n°4
September 2025
Seeing Sustainability Differently: New Metrics and Ethical Data Governance for a Just Transition
Policy Brief n°3
May 2025
Redefining progress to go beyond GDP in Europe
Policy Brief n°2
April 2024
The “winds of change”: Fostering Sustainable Human Development in Europe
Policy Brief n°1
January 2024
The transition from below: Aspirations, problems and policy solutions across the globe
SPES Working Paper 8.4
November 2025
Biased Perceptions of Energy Consumption in the European Union
SPES Working Paper 8.2
May 2025
Environmental sustainability from below: Public opinions across the Globe
SPES Working Paper 8.1
February 2025
A GVAR analysis of the macroeconomic effects of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism in the Global South
SPES Focus on WP 7
April 2025
The distributional effects of European climate policies in the Global South
A model-assessment for Egypt
SPES Working Paper 7.3
May 2025
Understanding and assessing CBAM: vulnerability and impacts in the EU
SPES Working Paper 7.2
March 2025
The functioning and socio-economic impacts of the EU Emissions Trading System: updated evidence and insights
SPES Working paper 7.1
July 2024
Review of the most likely risks and shocks in Europe
SPES Focus on WP 6
May 2025
Assessing the vulnerability to global energy shocks and policy measures at the macro and microeconomic level: The case of Kenya
SPES Focus on WP 6
November 2025
Vulnerabilities in Europe During Times of Transition
SPES Working Paper 6.2
May 2025
European energy divide: exploring determinants and dynamics of energy poverty
SPES Working paper 6.1
July 2024
Mapping the policy mix in Europe: the case of energy efficiency in the residential sector
SPES Focus on WP 5
October 2024
Green technology and productivity in European regions: the role of technological and scientific capabilities
SPES Working Paper 5.2
May 2025
Global Sustainability in an Interconnected World: The Role of the EU in
Trade and Value Chains
SPES Focus on WP 5
January 2026
Conceptualizing “SPES” policy mix(es) for just twin transitions: Policy mapping on Science, Technology, and Innovation initiatives in Europe and other countries
SPES Working Paper 5.1
Report on Policy mapping
March 2024
Policy frameworks for sustainability transitions: Mapping approaches in the European Union and the Global South
SPES Report 2.2
November 2023
The “winds of change”: the SPES framework on sustainable human development
SPES Working paper 2.1
September 2023
Public Attention Towards Sustainability in the EU: An Exploration of Google Trends Data
SPES Working Paper 4.2
January 2025
Part I
Mapping Innovative Data Sources Across the Many Dimensions of Sustainability Research
D4.1
Report on mapping, harmonising and integrating novel data sources for research purposes
January 2024
Part II
Integrating traditional and innovative data sources
D4.1
Report on mapping, harmonising and integrating novel data sources for research purposes
January 2024
Beyond the numbers: what composite indices reveal – and conceal – about trade-offs and synergies in sustainability transitions
SPES Focus on WP 3
April 2025
Assessing measurement challenges and sensitivity in transition performance indicators
SPES Focus on WP3
June 2024
Towards a consensus on measuring transition performances within a Sustainable Human Development paradigm
SPES Working Paper 3.3
January 2025
Report on mapping indicators and composite indices relevant to measure transition
performances
September 2023
Description of relevant existing indicator frameworks
Annex I to Report on Mapping indicators
Methodological information on 15 short-listed indicator systems
Annex II to Report on Mapping indicators
Beyond Technical Feasibility: Cross-National Stakeholder Perspectives on Energy Transitions
SPES Working Paper 10.2
July 2025
Sustainable Energy Futures: Transition Scenarios and Instruments in Selected Case Study Regions
SPES Working Paper 10.1
October 2024
“Place Matters”: Environmental awareness and public support to transition policies in Latin America
SPES Focus on WP 8 & 9
January 2026
Trade-Offs in Public Support for Climate Action? The Role of Environmental and Economic Shocks
SPES Working Paper 9.2
September 2025
Transitioning towards Harmonious Living: A Society-Economy-Nature model with heterogeneous agents, finite resources and politics (SEN-HARP) for Europe-27
SPES Working Paper 9.1
February 2025
Driving Sustainable Human Development in Europe and beyond
SPES Impact Handbook
December 2025
Placing Sustainable and Inclusive Wellbeing at the heart of the economy: from research to transformative policy
SPES and ToBe joint Final Conference Report
January 2026
A European Agenda to Navigate Uncertain Times
How to steer the EU towards Wellbeing for All Now and in the Future
SPES, ToBe, WISE Horizons, WISER and MERGE Advocacy Paper
July 2024