EMPOCI

The 2015 Paris Agreement requires a rapid decarbonisation of our production and consumption systems and a transition to low-carbon solutions. The EU-funded EMPOCI project will investigate how the global low-carbon transition in the increasingly interconnected energy and mobility systems can be accelerated on a regional and national level. It will employ a multi-method research design combining qualitative and quantitative methods to investigate the interplay between policy mixes, transformative capacity and low-carbon innovations in four frontrunner regions in Germany, the UK, the USA and China. The project will create innovative methodological instruments to gain a deep understanding of the drivers and obstacles facing the multi-sectoral transition processes towards sustainability. It will also co-design practically relevant strategies for accelerating sustainable energy-mobility transitions.

Duration: 1 June 2020 - 30 November 2025