Multifutures
Dates: 2021 –
Founding: HORIZON-RIA – HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions
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Contact person: Paolo Campo
Partners:
Energy Institute at the JKU (EI-JKU)
Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
E3-Modelling AE (E3M)
International Institute for Applied System Analysis (IIASA)
Izmir University of Economics (IUE)
Globaz, S.A.
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO)
Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford
VTT Technical Research Center Finland
Countries:
Austria, Belgium, Finland, Greece, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the Netherlands, Turkey, the United Kingdom
The Centre for Systems Solutions is among 11 partners engaged in the MultiFutures Project that lasts for the next 3,5 years and with a total budget of 5 Million Euros. The Project, coordinated by the Energy Institute at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, won the call “HORIZON-CL5-2023-D1-01-06: Broadening the range of policy options in transition pathway analysis”.
MultiFutures explores and assesses the viability for Europe of various economic paradigms beyond growth, such as Degrowth, Doughnut Economics, and Sufficiency Economics. By analyzing these paradigms’ assumptions about human behaviour, it seeks to identify new policy goals and mechanisms to achieve a post-growth future. This requires innovative measures to bridge theory and practice, evaluating their impact on different dimensions such as social, economic, environmental, and political aspects. Ultimately, it aims to understand the feasibility and acceptance of transitioning to alternative futures for building a climate-neutral, just, and resilient society.
In this project, CRS will design, develop and apply the Anticipatory Systems Mapping method, as well as a social simulation, to engage a broad range of stakeholders – from EU decision-makers to ordinary citizens on the ground – in co-development and co-learning processes. The CRS team is looking forward to facing the challenges and opportunities this initiative brings!