Objetivo To analyze the macro-economic consequences of the process of technology adoption and diffusion of three "environmentally friendly" new technologies.OBJECTIVES: To analyze the macro-economic consequences of the process of technology adoption and diffusion of three "environmentally friendly" new technologies. DESCRIPTION: The research bridges the gap between aggregated representations of technology used in Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) type macro-economic forecasting models, and more detailed micro-models at the level of specific technologies. Improved technology adoption/diffusion models for potentially important new environmentally relevant technologies are developed and integrated into a macroeconomic framework. The employment and resource consumption implications, at the European level, of the three innovative technologies that are widely considered to be "environmentally friendly" are then analysed. These technologies are: i) the use of non-polluting electric vehicles in urban areas(combined with computerized traffic controls, integration with other modes of transport such as high-speed trains, and congestion taxes); ii) the integration of photo-voltaic (PV) and solar heatingtechnologies in buildings; iii) the use of biofuels in automotive transportation. A projection of (technological) performance and costs for each of these technologies is prepared, leading to the formulation of an adoption/diffusion model which describes the process of diffusion through an "experience curve". The innovation submodels are integrated in a CGE framework in an iterative fashion. Several alternative "policy mixes", including fiscal reforms are tested and their political acceptability assessed with respect to those "external" considerations which are not directly incorporated in the models. These include equity issues as well as local and global environmental concerns. Ámbito científico social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsmacroeconomicssocial sciencessocial geographytransportelectric vehiclessocial sciencessociologygovernancetaxationsocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementemploymentengineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbiofuels Programa(s) FP4-ENV 2C - Specific programme of research and technological development in the field of environment and climate, 1994-1998 Tema(s) 04 - Human dimensions of environmental change Convocatoria de propuestas Data not available Régimen de financiación CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinador EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Boulevard de Constance 77305 FONTAINEBLEAU Francia Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Participantes (4) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Francia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 45BIS,Avenue de la Belle Gabrielle 94736 Nogent-sur-Marne Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS Grecia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 9,Heroon Polytechniou 9 Zographou Campus 15780 ATHENS Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos SOCIETE DE MATHEMATIQUES APPLIQUEES ET DE SCIENCES HUMAINES Francia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección rue Rosenwald 20 PARIS Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos UNIVERSITY OF ROME "LA SAPIENZA" Italia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Via Eudossiana 18 00184 ROMA Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos