The project started in February 2015. The first year and a half have been used to get methodologies in place, consult with other FP7 and Horizon 2020 projects to build an information platform on EU climate change mitigation research results, and to consult
with stakeholders and Policy and Business Advisory Board members on what are the most relevant current questions.
A summary of the results in five areas are:
1) Research and innovation: The top-3 technologies that the EU has funded in its R&D programmes since 2007 seem to be bio-energy, CO2 capture and storage (CCS), and electric vehicles. The CARISMA project flagged that other key enabling technologies
include the use of hydrogen and electricity in industry, as well as renewable energy and heat.
2) Assessment of technology: We looked at four technologies that are key for staying below the 1.5C and assessed economic, life-cycle and social acceptance aspects. We conclude that the environmental, economic and social performance for bio-energy
with CCS, offshore wind, smart grids and carbon dioxide removal through direct air capture is location- and place-specific and provide insights into what best to do where.
3) Policy: What can telling case studies teach policy-makers about effective and context-relevant policy? A meta-study on policy databases identified great differences in relevant policy information across EU countries and across sectors and limited attention
to specific contextual factors.
4) Governance: What can decision-makers do to reduce or exploit the impact of contextual factors on the outcome of mitigation actions? Contextual factors include existing standards and regulation, cultural aspects, or the macro-economic environment at
a specific moment in time. We assessed decision-makers’ options to make policies more robust in a dynamic and even volatile environment.
5) International cooperation: How can climate change mitigation benefit from international transfer of technologies and policies? International cooperation on climate mitigation, whether it’s on R&D cooperation for capacity building and international
market development, offshoring R&D by EU private sector or global ‘policy transfer’, is key for limiting warming according to the Paris Agreement goals. Good practices include transparency and agreement on the goals of such international cooperation,
and long-term investments in people, good working relations, and local knowledge.
In a final conference, these results were discussed with public and private sector stakeholders. A summary can be found here:
http://carisma-project.eu/News-Events/Events/CARISMA-Final-Conference(öffnet in neuem Fenster)
