Obiettivo 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. Campo scientifico social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsmacroeconomicssocial sciencessocial geographytransportelectric vehiclessocial sciencessociologygovernancetaxationsocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementemploymentengineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbiofuels Programma(i) FP4-ENV 2C - Specific programme of research and technological development in the field of environment and climate, 1994-1998 Argomento(i) 04 - Human dimensions of environmental change Invito a presentare proposte Data not available Meccanismo di finanziamento CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinatore EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Boulevard de Constance 77305 FONTAINEBLEAU Francia Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (4) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Francia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 45BIS,Avenue de la Belle Gabrielle 94736 Nogent-sur-Marne Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS Grecia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 9,Heroon Polytechniou 9 Zographou Campus 15780 ATHENS Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato SOCIETE DE MATHEMATIQUES APPLIQUEES ET DE SCIENCES HUMAINES Francia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo rue Rosenwald 20 PARIS Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato UNIVERSITY OF ROME "LA SAPIENZA" Italia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Via Eudossiana 18 00184 ROMA Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato
