Category Archives: Economy
30 may to 1 june: Green ICT for Growth and Sustainability?
Linking Science and Policy: Event within the scope of the EU project “Responder”
ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies) are widely regarded as enablers of “green growth” in various sectors of the economy, but at the same time expanded technology use raises energy consumption. Hence, there are various questions regarding the effects of ICTs on sustainable development.
Various keynote speakers, namely Lorenz Erdmann, Lorenz Hilty, Peter Johnston, Inge Ropke and Vida Rozite, will talk about different issues related to this topic. Participants are welcome to get active during the panel discussions and mapping sessions.
Radio Feature: Green Economy. Environmentalism and sustainability in times of economic crisis.
Radio station Ö1 featured SERI-researcher Fritz Hinterberger, green economics expert Sigrid Stagl, sustainability manager Fred Luks and the WIFO economists Stefan Schleicher and Karl Aiginger with interviews on “Green Economics”. The feature is in German language and can be downloaded here [...].
Book presentation: Growth in Transition
On 29 February, the book presentation of Growth in Transition will take place at the Permanent Representation of Austria to the EU in Brussels. The book was edited by SERI researchers Fritz Hinterberger and Elke Pirgmaier [...] in collaboration with Elisabeth Freytag and Martina Schuster from the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water
Final call for participation: Multinational Knowledge Brokerage Event on “Sustainable Food Consumption”
Food is a fundamental necessity of life. It is also one of the consumption areas with the greatest environmental impacts. The debates over sustainable food production and consumption, both in academia and politics, have spurred over the last decade. Growth policies in the food and agriculture sector pay attention to increasing productivity and providing enough [...]
How can Europe move towards a One Planet Economy? Scenarios report published
The new report “Scenarios towards a One Planet Economy in Europe” is a major outcome of the OPEN:EU project [...] in which SERI was involved. The scenarios describe alternative, albeit not necessarily ideal visions of the transition toward a One Planet Economy in Europe by 2050. They present both an illustration of life in Europe in
