Trinomics is pleased to contribute to the evaluation of the Dutch Access to Energy Fund (AEF) from the Dutch government (DGIS), which is managed by the Dutch Development Bank (FMO). In a team with associate experts from MDF and APE Public Economics (lead), Trinomics’ experts evaluate the fund’s operations up to 2016 and provide strategic…
Report: ipol_stu2016587326_en (4 MB) The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) of the European Paliament has published in October 2016 the paper titled ‘Boosting Building Renovation: What potential and value for Europe?’ authored by Trinomics. The paper consists of a thorough review of the state of the European building stock and assesses various policy…
As part of a consortium led by Technopolis Group and UCL, Trinomics will conduct research on identifying the key aspects and features of effective industrial symbiosis (IS) coordination intermediaries and assessing the feasibility of creating an EU-level platform that could contribute to a better exchange of secondary raw materials and an exchange of best practices…
Europe faces two carbon challenges: it needs to curb carbon emissions to mitigate climate change, and at the same time it needs new carbon-based resources for its process industries. The process industry sector is currently still dependent on fossil fuel imports, and is one of the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases. Low-carbon solutions can provide…
Trinomics will be present during the first Catalan Congress on Energy Poverty. Jessica Yearwood, consultant at Trinomics, will present the results of the project “Selecting Indicators to Measure Energy Poverty”, prepared for the European Commission’s DG Energy. The event will take place the 3rd and 4th of November at Fira Sabadell, Barcelona. For more information visit…
The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published the report on the low carbon transition in the power sector in the European Union. This report, prepared with support from Trinomics, provides a better understanding of the theoretical evolution of fossil fuel capacity by 2030 and how this would contrast with the qualitatively different EU power sector needed in order to achieve EU climate…
Trinomics will be present during the European Week of Regions and Cities, in the side event: “Improving air-quality and carbon footprint in cities: Enhancing synergies among EU-funded R&I projects” representing the Horizon 2020 project ClairCity (Citizen Led AIR pollution reduction in Cities). The side event will take place on October 11 in Covent Garden 2,…
Report: waste_market_study ( ) On July 13, 2016 the European Commission has published its final report on the efficient functioning of waste markets in the European Union – legislative and policy options. This report, prepared by ARCADIS (lead partner) and Trinomics, provides a better understanding of the nature and extent of obstacles and regulatory failures affecting…
For the last three years, Trinomics has been part of the SCOT (Smart CO<sub>2</sub> Transformation) consortium, a collaborative European project in the area of CO<sub>2</sub> re-use. CO<sub>2</sub> re-use is a broad term that covers a variety of innovative industrial processes which use CO<sub>2</sub> from point source emitters (and in the future from direct air capture) as…
Report: Urban adaptation report ( ) The new EEA report on ‘Urban adaptation to climate change in Europe 2016 — Transforming cities in a changing climate’ builds on and complements existing products and initiatives on urban adaptation in Europe, among others the case study reports prepared by Trinomics on developing urban case studies on synergies between…
Led by Trinomics, in collaboration with Alterra, Arcadis, Risk & Policy Analysis, Stella Consulting, and the Regional Environmental Centre, the team has supported the European Commission (DG Environment) over the past 1 ½ years in the implementation of the European Green Infrastructure Strategy. The service contract aimed to ensure a more effective promotion of GI…
At the Paris Climate Conference in 2015, 195 countries agreed to limit the global average temperature rise well below 2°C and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C. Moreover, they agreed to make financing flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions and climate resilient development. Achieving such reductions…
In light of the EU Green Week 2016, which kicked off last Monday in this year’s European Green Capital, Ljubljana, EASME has shed light on five projects – funded through Horizon 2020 – which help European cities invest in a greener future. One of these projects is CLAir-CITY, led by Trinomics. The full note can be…
Energy poverty is a raising policy issue across the EU. To understand the extent and depth of the problem of affordability of energy services better indicators are needed. Trinomics, together with UCL and SEVEn has carried out an assignment for DG Energy on “Selecting Indicators to Measure Energy Poverty”. The report recommends four key indicators to…
A consortium of universities and research institutions, led by Trinomics from The Netherlands, has won a €6,7 million EU funded project to actively engage European citizens in 6 countries to research their personal impact on air quality and CO2 emissions in their cities. The project will use innovate tools like specially made apps and games…
Client: European Environment Agency (EEA) Implementation period: January, 2016 – December, 2016 (Completed) Geographic coverage: Europe Theme: Environment Topic: Experts: Lisa Eichler How can the methodology to report on annual emissions caused by solvents and non-ferrous metals be improved? The project aimed to gather the latest available information on emission inventory methodologies with regard to solvents and…
Client: European Environment Agency (EEA) Implementation period: January, 2016 – December, 2016 (Completed) Geographic coverage: Europe Theme: Environment Topic: Experts: Lisa Eichler How can a better knowledge base and forward-looking information on systemic sustainability transitions help inform future policy-making? The European Environment Agency (EEA) has identified the need for ‘sustainability transitions’ in response to a variety of…
Client: European Environment Agency (EEA) Implementation period: January, 2015 – December, 2016 (Completed) Geographic coverage: Europe Theme: , Environment Topic: Energy Policy Regulation and Markets Experts: Lisa Eichler, Rob Williams Expert assistance with indicators, analysis and assessment in support of monitoring the 7th Environmental Action Plan via an annual EEA report – Phase 3 The EEA developed…
Client: European Environment Agency (EEA) Implementation period: January, 2015 – December, 2015 (Completed) Geographic coverage: Europe Theme: Climate Change Topic: Experts: Lisa Eichler Can innovative approaches on city-level achieve synergies in tackling both climate change mitigation and adaptation goals? This work supported the development of EEA’s 2016 report on ‘Adaptation in urban areas’. The project not only…
Client: DG Climate Action (CLIMA) (European Commission) Implementation period: January, 2014 – December, 2015 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union, Global Theme: Climate Change, Energy Topic: International Climate Finance, Renewable and Low-carbon Energy Experts: Lisa Eichler, Rob Williams The current share of climate-friendly assets in the portfolios of EU institutional investors is tiny (at best between 1-2%) -…
Client: DG Climate Action (CLIMA) (European Commission) Implementation period: January, 2014 – December, 2015 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Climate Change Topic: Experts: Koen Rademaekers, Lisa Eichler How can we measure direct and indirect socio-economic impacts of future climate extreme events? This study developed a pilot approach to assess potential economic vulnerabilities to climate extremes across…
Client: European Parliament’s Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) Implementation period: January, 2014 – December, 2015 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Environment Topic: Experts: Lisa Eichler, Rob Williams If existing EU water-related legislation were to be fully implemented, and all water bodies to achieve a ‘good’ status ranking, the combined annual benefits could…
Client: DG Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) (European Commission) Implementation period: January, 2012 – December, 2013 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Climate Change Topic: Experts: Koen Rademaekers, Lisa Eichler What can we learn from good practices in disaster risk management across Europe? The study was set out with three main goals: (1) to compile…
Client: DG Energy (ENER) (European Commission) Implementation period: November, 2015 – December, 2017 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Energy Topic: Energy Policy Regulation and Markets Experts: Koen Rademaekers, Jeroen van der Laan, Lisa Eichler, Onne Hoogland, Carmen van den Berg How can we best model the interactions of European energy and climate policy within the real…
Client: French Ministry of Economy and Finance Implementation period: January, 2015 – December, 2015 (Completed) Geographic coverage: France, Global Theme: Climate Change Topic: Adaptation and Resilience Experts: Hans Bolscher, Elske Veenstra How did France perform in leveraging private climate finance as a result of French public sector interventions? In addressing the challenges of ‘climate change’, substantial investments…
Client: Belgian Federal Public Service (FPS) – Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment Implementation period: January, 2015 – December, 2016 (Completed) Geographic coverage: Belgium, Global Theme: Climate Change Topic: EU Sustainable Finance Experts: Hans Bolscher, Elske Veenstra, Koen Rademaekers, Luc van Nuffel, Jeroen van der Laan How did Belgium perform in leveraging private climate finance as a…
Client: DG Climate Action (CLIMA) (European Commission) Implementation period: January, 2014 – December, 2014 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Climate Change Topic: Emission Reduction Pathways Experts: Stephan Slingerland, Hans Bolscher, Rob Williams, Koen Rademaekers, Jessica Yearwood Travezán, Katarina Svatikova How effective is the CCS Directive? This report presents the consultant’s work in supporting the Commission in…
Client: DG Climate Action (CLIMA) (European Commission) Implementation period: January, 2013 – December, 2014 (Completed) Geographic coverage: Global Theme: Climate Change Topic: International Climate Finance Experts: Elske Veenstra, Stephan Slingerland What lessons can we learn from the Climate Development Projects in the past? The European Commission stated that 20% of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) in the…
Client: Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) Implementation period: January, 2015 – December, 2016 (Completed) Geographic coverage: Kenya Theme: Climate Change Topic: International Climate Finance Experts: Jeroen van der Laan Technical support provided to the Government of Kenya (GoK) by developing an investment-grade pipeline of climate adaptation projects to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) The overall objective…
Client: Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Implementation period: January, 2015 – December, 2015 (Completed) Geographic coverage: Denmark Theme: Climate Change Topic: International Climate Finance Experts: Hans Bolscher, Elske Veenstra Climate finance: What is it and can we agree on the accounting methods? A lot of money is needed for the prevention of or adaptation to climate change.…
Client: Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) Implementation period: January, 2015 – December, 2016 (Completed) Geographic coverage: Rwanda Theme: Climate Change Topic: Adaptation and Resilience Experts: Jeroen van der Laan Trinomics and Climatekos provided technical advisory support to the Government of Rwanda (GoR) towards the implementation of Rwanda’s Green Growth and Climate Resilience Strategy (GGCRS) The objective…
Client: French Development Agency (AFD) Implementation period: January, 2015 – December, 2015 (Completed) Geographic coverage: Global Theme: Climate Change Topic: International Climate Finance Experts: Jeroen van der Laan How can climate finance be mobilised to promote low-carbon and climate-resilient development pathways of local governments? Cities have a key role to play in shaping a low-carbon and climate-resilient…
Client: JRC Institute for Energy and Transport (JRC-IET) (European Commission) Implementation period: January, 2013 – December, 2014 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union, Iceland Theme: Climate Change Topic: Emission Reduction Pathways Experts: Stephan Slingerland, Koen Rademaekers What does the European aluminium industry look like towards 2050? This project performed an in-depth analysis of the technological innovation that could…
Client: UK Department for International Development (DFID) Implementation period: January, 2013 – December, 2016 (Completed) Geographic coverage: Kenya Theme: Climate Change Topic: Adaptation and Resilience Experts: Jeroen van der Laan Trinomics provided technical support to the StARCK+ programme by designing the Finance for Innovation and Climate Change Fund (FICCF) Our project team supported the development the design…
Client: World Bank (WB) Implementation period: January, 2013 – December, 2013 (Completed) Geographic coverage: Global Theme: Climate Change Topic: Emission Reduction Pathways Experts: Jeroen van der Laan How can climate finance be mobilised to support climate mitigation actions in cities all around the world? Cities are demonstrating leadership on climate change action and an increasing number are…
Client: Transparency International (TI) Implementation period: January, 2013 – December, 2013 (Completed) Geographic coverage: Global Theme: Climate Change Topic: International Climate Finance Experts: Hans Bolscher, Rob Williams, Jeroen van der Laan Did Transparency International succeed in promoting accountability in climate finance in developing countries? The aim of this assignment was to carry out an evaluation of Transparency…
Client: French Agency for Ecological Transition (ADEME) Implementation period: January, 2015 – December, 2015 (Completed) Geographic coverage: Global Theme: Environment Topic: Environmental Economics and Policies Experts: Koen Rademaekers, Katarina Svatikova, Jessica Yearwood Travezán, Irati Artola How can green skills and jobs in developed countries be supported, to enable a transition to a sustainable economy? The discourse on…
Client: Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment (I&M) Implementation period: October, 2013 – December, 2013 (Completed) Geographic coverage: The Netherlands Theme: Energy, Sustainable finance Topic: Green Taxonomy Experts: Jeroen van der Laan, Roel van der Veen, Herman van Wijnants How did revolving funds for energy and climate evolve in recent years? In the summer of 2012,…
Client: Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) Implementation period: July, 2013 – November, 2013 (Completed) Geographic coverage: The Netherlands Theme: Energy Topic: Energy innovation & supply chain Experts: Stephan Slingerland, Hans Bolscher What are the potential economic impacts of the developments in extraction of shale gas on the Netherlands and Europe? The rapid developments in shale…
Client: Stichting DOEN Implementation period: March, 2013 – June, 2013 (Completed) Geographic coverage: The Netherlands Theme: Energy Topic: Experts: Koen Rademaekers, Stephan Slingerland 100% Clean Energy: the business model of Qurrent Qurrent is a daughter company of Stichting DOEN, self-proclaimed as ‘Energy company of the future’. It delivers green energy at cost price and helps customers save…
