Periodic Reporting for period 2 - AXIS (Assessment of Cross(X)-sectoral climate Impacts and pathways for Sustainable transformation)
Periodo di rendicontazione: 2019-05-01 al 2023-12-31
The AXIS research programme aimed to enhance the integration of diverse research disciplines connected to climate research in order to enhance the assessment of potential impacts of climate change on bio-physical systems and human society and to help design optimal pathways for transformation toward sustainability. Thus, it aimed to use this synthesized knowledge in order to analyze possible transformation pathways leading to a society in agreement with the goals of the Paris Agreement of 2015. To this end the AXIS consortium of 11 European research funders has launched a transnational call for proposals with a total funding volume of about 15 Million EUR. The three themes of the Research Programme are:
(1) Cross-sectoral and cross-scale climate change impact assessments
(2) Integration of biophysical climate change impacts estimates with economic models
(3) Developing pathways to achieve the long-term objectives of the Paris Agreement, taking into account interactions with SDGs closely linked to SDG 13 (“climate action”).
Ten projects have been selected by the consortium of funders. The projects started in September 2019 and ended mostly in 2023 after an extension of up to one year. All project included an intensive involvement of stakeholders.
The ten projects provided deeper analyses of specific cross-sectoral interactions of climate impacts and provided a better understanding of these interactions. This resulted in improved models or tools to guide decisions to make European society resilient to climate change and compatible with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Integrative, more holistic pathways to reach the climate and other sustainability goals have been developed.
(1) Cross-sectoral and cross-scale climate change impact assessments
(2) Integration of biophysical climate change impacts estimates with economic models
(3) Developing pathways to achieve the long-term objectives of the Paris Agreement, taking into account interactions with SDGs closely linked to SDG 13 (“climate action”).
Ten projects have been selected by the consortium of funders. The projects started in September 2019 and ended mostly in 2023 after an extension of up to one year. All project included an intensive involvement of stakeholders.
The ten projects provided deeper analyses of specific cross-sectoral interactions of climate impacts and provided a better understanding of these interactions. This resulted in improved models or tools to guide decisions to make European society resilient to climate change and compatible with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Integrative, more holistic pathways to reach the climate and other sustainability goals have been developed.
This ERA-NET does not contain activities outside those needed to implement the single transnational joint call for proposals (no additional activities). The joint call was successfully implemented and ten selected projects have been concluded. Overall, the projects achieved their goals, although with a substantial delay due to personnel recruitment and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused a delay in the implementation of the activities and changes in the work plans. Therefore, all respective coordinators requested for no-cost runtime extensions, which were granted by the respective funding organisations.
In conclusion, The ten projects provided deeper analyses of specific cross-sectoral interactions of climate impacts and provided a better understanding of these interactions. This resulted in improved models or tools to guide decisions to make European society resilient to climate change and compatible with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Integrative, more holistic pathways to reach the climate and other sustainability goals have been developed.
The results have been communicated via several channels: The AXIS web site https://jpi-climate.eu/programme/axis/ , a regular Newsletter, Scocial Media (Twitter/X) and through dedicated events at conferences. In addition, each projects has established its own dissemination channels. A summary of key findings of each project is available also available on the AXIS web site (e.g. https://jpi-climate.eu/document/crossdro-project-key-results/ ). In addition a summary of achievements in the form of publications and other form has been collected and is available online (https://jpi-climate.eu/document/axis-funded-projects-achievements-and-publications/(si apre in una nuova finestra)).
In conclusion, The ten projects provided deeper analyses of specific cross-sectoral interactions of climate impacts and provided a better understanding of these interactions. This resulted in improved models or tools to guide decisions to make European society resilient to climate change and compatible with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Integrative, more holistic pathways to reach the climate and other sustainability goals have been developed.
The results have been communicated via several channels: The AXIS web site https://jpi-climate.eu/programme/axis/ , a regular Newsletter, Scocial Media (Twitter/X) and through dedicated events at conferences. In addition, each projects has established its own dissemination channels. A summary of key findings of each project is available also available on the AXIS web site (e.g. https://jpi-climate.eu/document/crossdro-project-key-results/ ). In addition a summary of achievements in the form of publications and other form has been collected and is available online (https://jpi-climate.eu/document/axis-funded-projects-achievements-and-publications/(si apre in una nuova finestra)).
The AXIS research projects have gone beyond previous research in a number of ways: To date the impacts on sectors or compartment of the earth system has largely been described without a wider consideration of interaction between sectors. Some of the AXIS project have deepened the understanding about what impacts of a changing climate are to be expected within different impact sectors or categories in the future. Secondly, within AXIS not only the bio-physical impacts but also the socio-economic impacts of climate change have been studied, going beyond previous research in which oft either bio-physical systems or the economic impacts are studies in isolation. Thirdly, the current knowledge about the consequences of various emission futures, as a consequence of political and societal decisions were used in an integrative way to analyse different policy options for managing the transformation to sustainability. AXIS projects were conducted in close interaction with relevant stakeholder groups. They analysed impacts of the societal decisions on other UN sustainable development goals (SDGs) other than No. 13 on “climate action”.
Overall, the results of the AXIS research programme have led to better knowledge and tools for decisions necessary to make European society compatible with the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Overall, the results of the AXIS research programme have led to better knowledge and tools for decisions necessary to make European society compatible with the goals of the Paris Agreement.