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Future-fit industrial policy in Germany
Developing and embedding a macroeconomic perspective in German industrial policy
Intergenerational Fairness in the EU
Operationalising fairness for future generations in the EU
MAPS
Broadening the range of policies and models to help achieve wellbeing for all within planetary boundaries
MERGE
Establishing a science-policy interface to improve indicators and models on sustainable and inclusive wellbeing
Transformational Industrial Policy
Setting the frame for a European green and just transition
WISE Horizons
Accelerating systemic change towards a wellbeing-, inclusion- and sustainability-centered new economic paradigm
Energy Independence Council
Developing a feasible and ambitious strategy to reduce Germany's dependence on natural gas
Future Generations Governance
Promoting long-term thinking with the Network of Institutions and Leaders for Future Generations
Rethinking governance in the EU
Changing the ‘how’ of policymaking through long-term methods and solutions
Towards a thriving Europe beyond economic growth
Measuring what counts: mainstreaming wellbeing and sustainability in policymaking
EU Wellbeing Economy Coalition
A civil society coalition for moving policy beyond economic growth towards a wellbeing economy
Conceptualising and Measuring Economic Resilience
Guiding our economies to become resilient to external shocks and crises
Fiscal Policy for a Thriving Europe
Making the EU fiscal framework fit for the green and just transition
Wellbeing Economy Policy Design
Supporting pilot cities with designing and implementing policies for the wellbeing economy
Thriving Cities Initiative
Supporting pioneering cities who aim to transition to more equitable and sustainable economies and lifestyles
More quality of life, less environmental consumption
User-oriented development of sufficiency policy project outlines in the environment ministry
Recovery Index for Transformative Change
Analysis of 13 EU Member States through newly developed, Recovery Index for Transformative Change
Policy Pathways towards 1.5-Degree Lifestyles
Exploring how to translate research on sustainable living into ambitious and transformative EU policies
A Green Economic Recovery in Europe
Exploring how post-pandemic stimulus packages can be deployed in a way that benefits people, planet and prosperity
Exchange Group: Just Transition in the European Car Industry
The project aims to contribute to the implementation of the European Green Deal in the car industry.
Putting beyond growth into action - An EU advocacy strategy for FINGO
Developing an advocacy strategy to translate proposals for an economy beyond growth into political action
Better quality of life, less environmental consumption
User-oriented development of sufficiency policy project outlines in the environmental department
Policy Strategies beyond Green Growth (DECOUPLE)
Analysis of absolute decoupling and policy proposals for sufficiency
Economic complexity and financial markets in the EU
How can economic and financial policies strengthen European cohesion?
International distributive effects of resource efficiency
What are the international distributive effects of increasing resource efficiency?
Environmental Costs and Alternative Welfare Measures
How can environmental and welfare aspects be better integrated into existing economic models?
Pupils Make School
What could a new curriculum for economics and politics look like?
Policymaking Beyond Growth
Which instruments and processes can help EU policy to focus on social and environmental objectives?
Economic Growth Imperatives
Why can't the economy stop growing? An analysis of problems and causes.