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A new Research & Innovation agenda on climate change, resource efficiency and raw materials

Climate Change, Climate Change Policy and Strategy, Environment, Resource EfficiencyBy Trinomics 22 April, 2016

Client: DG Research & Innovation (RTD) (European Commission) Implementation period: January, 2013 – December, 2017 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Climate Change, Environment Topic: Experts: Katarina Svatikova, Irati Artola, Stephan Slingerland, Tycho Smit How can the EU become a research and innovation leader in the fields of climate, resource efficiency and raw materials? Trinomics participated as…

Support for BUILD UP Skills EU exchanges and analysis of construction skills

Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy PolicyBy Trinomics 22 April, 2016

Client: European Commission – Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) Implementation period: September, 2015 – February, 2018 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Energy Topic: Experts: Koen Rademaekers, Rob Williams, Katarina Svatikova, Irati Artola How successful has the EU BUILD UP Skills (Pillar II, 2015 – 2018) initiative to “upskill” construction workers with energy efficiency…

Towards the $100 billion: Measuring climate finance

Climate Change, International Climate FinanceBy Trinomics 22 April, 2016

Client: Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (BZ) Implementation period: January, 2013 – February, 2017 (Completed) Geographic coverage: The Netherlands Theme: Climate Change Topic: International Climate Finance Experts: Hans Bolscher, Elske Veenstra, Jeroen van der Laan How will we report on the $100 billion climate finance target? The agreement at the COP21 in Paris reaffirmed: developed countries will…

Climate policy and competitiveness impacts on Dutch industry

Climate Agreements and Policies, Climate Change, Climate Co-BenefitsBy Trinomics 22 April, 2016

Client: Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment (I&M) Implementation period: January, 2013 – December, 2013 (Completed) Geographic coverage: The Netherlands Theme: Climate Change Topic: Climate Agreements and Policies, Climate Co-Benefits Experts: Stephan Slingerland, Koen Rademaekers, Elske Veenstra, Jeroen van der Laan What will be the impact of stringent climate policy on chemistry, oil refinery, and the…

Technological innovations and financial instruments for a circular economy

Environment, Resource EfficiencyBy Trinomics 22 April, 2016

Client: Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment (IenM) Implementation period: January, 2015 – December, 2015 (Completed) Geographic coverage: The Netherlands Theme: Environment Topic: Experts: Stephan Slingerland, Katarina Svatikova, Koen Rademaekers How can innovations for the circular economy in The Netherlands be promoted? The Dutch policy program “From waste to resource” aims to develop a circular economy.…

Public-Private Partnerships and inclusive green growth

EnvironmentBy Trinomics 22 April, 2016

Client: Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) Implementation period: January, 2014 – December, 2015 (Completed) Geographic coverage: The Netherlands Theme: Environment Topic: Experts: Elske Veenstra, Stephan Slingerland Can Public-Private Partnerships contribute to inclusive green growth? Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) have become increasingly popular in government policy. The expectation is that PPPs will enhance the efficiency of public good provisioning,…

The economics of shifting towards a sustainable mobility system over the 2030-2050 time period

Climate Change Mitigation, EnvironmentBy Trinomics 22 April, 2016

Client: European Environment Agency (EEA) Implementation period: January, 2014 – December, 2014 (Completed) Geographic coverage: Europe Theme: Environment Topic: Experts: Rob Williams Will the European transport sector be able to significantly reduce their emissions by 2050? The existing literature showed that the technology for achieving substantial reductions in the cost of transport for society are (to some…

Literature review on GHG emissions trading and policy evaluations

Climate Change, Climate Change Mitigation, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Renewable EnergyBy Trinomics 22 April, 2016

Client: European Environment Agency (EEA) Implementation period: January, 2014 – December, 2014 (Completed) Geographic coverage: Europe Theme: Climate Change, Energy Topic: Experts: Stephan Slingerland To what extent has the EU ETS driven GHG abatement in the short and long term? The EU ETS has been subject to increasing levels of scrutiny as the policy instrument has been…

The green growth debate

EnvironmentBy Trinomics 22 April, 2016

Client: Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment (IenM) Implementation period: January, 2013 – December, 2013 (Completed) Geographic coverage: The Netherlands Theme: Environment Topic: Experts: Hans Bolscher, Elske Veenstra, Stephan Slingerland, Koen Rademaekers Bringing green growth from popular concept to powerful action Green growth has become an increasingly popular term. It is an ambitious concept, aiming to…

Assessment of photovoltaics (PV)

Climate Change, Climate Change Mitigation, Energy, Renewable EnergyBy Trinomics 22 April, 2016

Client: DG Research & Innovation (RTD) (European Commission) Implementation period: January, 2016 – April, 2017 (Completed) Geographic coverage: European Union Theme: Climate Change, Energy Topic: Climate Change Mitigation, Renewable Energy Experts: Hans Bolscher, Koen Rademaekers, Onne Hoogland, Jessica Yearwood Travezán Can the European solar PV industry regain its leading position? There is a need to better understand…

Impact of Ecodesign and Energy/Tyre Labelling on R&D and technological innovation

Energy, Energy EfficiencyBy Trinomics 22 April, 2016

Client: European Environment Agency / Implementation period: 2015-2016 / Topic: Adaptation, Biodiversity & Natural Capital / Geographic coverage: EU, Germany, France, Poland, Belgium

The Fossil Dilemma of Rotterdam

Energy, NewsBy Trinomics 19 April, 2016

Report: Fossildilemma (2 MB)

Report: Fossildilemma (2 MB) Trinomics works for TNO on a series of policy briefing papers on Dutch energy policy. In this series, a new paper has been published: ‘The Fossil Dilemma of Rotterdam’ (in Dutch). The paper discusses the greening strategy of Rotterdam harbor, the largest fossil fuel hub of Northwestern Europe. Its present strategy…

BUILD UP Skills Newsletter

Energy, NewsBy Trinomics 18 March, 2016

You are welcome to subscribe to our newsletters prepared for the BUILD UP Skills initiative to receive the latest updates on the topic of construction skills in the field of energy efficiency and renewable energy sources. These newsletters will be issued on a regular basis, i.e. every two months and will discuss the latest developments…

Green Jobs: Trinomics participates in French seminar

Environment, NewsBy Trinomics 1 February, 2016

Trinomics’ managing director, Koen Rademaekers, took part as a discussant in the conference “Les assises européennes de la transition énergétique”. This conference, which dealt with various issues of the transition towards a green economy, took place in Dunkerque, in France, on the 26th, 27th and 28th January 2016. Koen Rademaekers was invited to share results…

Climate finance: how apples and oranges need to save the world

Climate Change, NewsBy Trinomics 12 January, 2016

Trinomics consultants Hans Bolscher and Elske Veenstra have given their perspective on the pledge of $100 billion climate finance from developed countries to developing countries in the Dutch magazine Nieuwsbrief Milieu en Economie. The agreement at the COP21 in Paris has brought new hope, but many questions on the $100 billion pledge are still outstanding:…

Financing meaningful mitigation actions

Climate Change, Published reportsBy Trinomics 4 January, 2016

Report: Financing meaningful mitigation actions (2 MB)

Report: Financing meaningful mitigation actions (2 MB) The European Commission has published a report by Trinomics and Ricardo-AEA as part of the Scaling up Climate Finance in 2014 and beyond project. The report assesses the financing of meaningful climate mitigation initiatives in Chile, India, Vietnam, Ecuador and South Africa. The case studies focus in the transport and…

RECREATE policy brief published: Selling solar services as a contribution to a circular economy

Energy, Environment, Published reportsBy Trinomics 11 December, 2015

Report: Recreate PB 2015 (3 MB)

Report: Recreate PB 2015 (3 MB) The FP7 Recreate project, in which Trinomics together with an international consortium is involved, has just published its first newsletter. The newsletter was written by Trinomics, based on a detailed case study produced by Wuppertal Institut. The theme of this newsletter is solar leasing, as one example of a…

Macroeconomic impacts of EU energy and climate policies

Climate Change, Energy, NewsBy Trinomics 8 December, 2015

Over the last years, the EU has set a number of policies in place to support energy efficiency and a transition to a low carbon economy. In October 2014, the European Council agreed the EU’s mid-term climate and energy targets under the 2030 Climate and Energy Framework: a 40% domestic reduction in GHG emissions, a minimum…

Trinomics to support the European Commission in measuring energy poverty

Energy, NewsBy Trinomics 8 December, 2015

Energy poverty, often defined as a situation where individuals or households are not able to adequately heat or meet other required energy services in their homes at affordable cost, is a problem across many Member States. Multiple drivers of energy poverty – rising energy prices, recessionary impacts on national and regional economies, and energy inefficient…

Facilitating green skills and jobs in developing countries

Environment, Published reportsBy Trinomics 2 December, 2015

Report: AFD Green jobs in developing countries (2 MB)

Report: AFD Green jobs in developing countries (2 MB) AFD published a Trinomics report on facilitating green skills and jobs in developing countries. Green growth and green economy policies in developing countries have proven to have positive impacts on the countries’ labor markets and economic development, providing opportunities for green job creation, skills development and other…

Energy Union – Key Decisions for the Realisation of Fully Integrated Energy Market

Energy, NewsBy Trinomics 1 December, 2015

Trinomics has been awarded a study contract by the European Parliament’s ITRE Committee, in collaboration with Aether Ltd and Energiaklub, to research and analyse key decisions for the realisation of a fully integrated energy market. The overall EU energy strategy is years determined by three main pillars: competitiveness, climate and security of supply. However, balancing…

Trinomics to support BUILD UP Skills EU exchanges and analysis on construction skills

Energy, NewsBy Trinomics 27 November, 2015

BUILD UP Skills is a multi-annual EU funding initiative under the framework of the Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE) programme. Build UP Skills has been implemented in all EU Member States as well as in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Norway, supporting the realisation of EU targets through enhancing workers’ skills. In relation to…

Trinomics to support the European Environment Agency with research on Green Infrastructure and Flood Management

Environment, NewsBy Trinomics 26 November, 2015

Trinomics has been awarded a study contract by the European Environment Agency (EEA), in collaboration with ARCADIS Belgium, to research and analyse the various options for reducing climate change induced risks of flooding with green infrastructure solutions (such as natural water retention measures (NWRMs)). Further, the research will that present evidence of whether natural solutions…

Book ‘Energy for green welfare’ published

Energy, NewsBy Trinomics 19 November, 2015

The book ‘Energie voor groene welvaart’ (‘Energy for green welfare’), written by Trinomics senior consultant Dr Stephan Slingerland, is now available from Aeneas Publishers. The book discusses three trends in the global energy sector that currently take place at the same time: a sharp rise in the share of renewable energy, continuing investments in fossil…

Technical innovations and financial instruments for a circular economy

Environment, NewsBy Trinomics 27 October, 2015

In the project ‘Technical innovations and financial instruments for a circular economy’, Trinomics has carried out for the Dutch Ministry of Environment an analysis of three sectors relevant for a circular economy. These are the plastics, electronical equipment and buildings sector. Three questions were examined in particular: 1) Which innovations are needed in this sector…

Issue Brief published: Deep Sea Mining: Hitting the Bottom or Taking off?

Environment, Published reportsBy Trinomics 27 October, 2015

Report: Deep Sea Mining 2015 (1 MB)

Report: Deep Sea Mining 2015 (1 MB) The Centre Of Expertise on Resources (COE-R) has been created by HCSS, TNO and Trinomics. It supports industry and government to timely and effectively anticipate strategic opportunities and risks related to the sustainable supply of resources. The focus is on abiotic and biotic (non-energy) resources, referring to metals,…

Beeft de grond onder de Nederlandse gasrotonde?

Energy, News, Published reportsBy Trinomics 26 October, 2015

Report: Gasrotonde (1 MB)

Report: Gasrotonde (1 MB) De beslissing van Minister Kamp om de gasproductie in Groningen terug te schroeven zet onherroepelijk druk op de status van Nederland als ‘gasland’. Het besluit mag dan politiek gezien onafwendbaar zijn, het zorgt voor stevige onzekerheid ten opzichte van onze energievoorziening in het algemeen, en het plan om van Nederland de…

Trinomics will carry out the mid-term evaluation of Directive 2009/119/EC on emergency oil stocks

Energy, NewsBy Trinomics 3 September, 2015

Trinomics, in collaboration with Technopolis, has been selected by the European Commission’s DG Energy to carry out the mid-term evaluation of Directive 2009/119/EC which requires EU Member States have to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products. This obligation was imposed first in 1968, and the legislation was revised in 2009 with the…

Trinomics is assessing the access-to-finance conditions for investments in Bio-based industries and in the Blue economy

Environment, NewsBy Trinomics 1 September, 2015

Trinomics, in cooperation with EY (lead partner), has been selected by the European Investment Bank to assess the access-to-finance conditions for investments in Bio-based industries and in the Blue economy. The general purpose of the assignment is to gather information and evaluate the need and potential for dedicated risk finance instrument(s) at EU level to…

Trinomics is supporting the EEA in the development of a European energy efficiency tool

Energy, NewsBy Trinomics 31 August, 2015

Trinomics has been awarded a service contract by the European Environment Agency to support the EEA in developing a better tool (European Energy Efficiency Index) to assess the progress towards the energy efficiency target of a 20% reduction in primary energy consumption by 2020. The objective of the tool is to: Compare information on progress…

Carbon Dioxide Utilisation: Catalyst for a European Industrial Renaissance

NewsBy Trinomics 20 July, 2015

The FP7 SCOT Consortium will hold a mid-term conference on Carbon Dioxide Utilisation in Essen, Germany. Trinomics is one of the project partners within SCOT (Smart CO2 Transformation), which is the first ever European initiative in the field of CO2 recycling/utilization. The SCOT team will present its Vision on Carbon…

PROJECT OPPORTUNITY: Technical Assistance for the Mainstreaming of Environmental Sustainability, including Biodiversity, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction

NewsBy Trinomics 20 July, 2015

Trinomics is looking for key experts for a project opportunity. Purpose: The purpose of the technical support services to be provided under this contract is to ensure that environment and climate issues are adequately mainstreamed in the EU’s geographical programmes throughout the whole programme cycle (design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation) and that efforts and investments in…

Trinomics is the new name for Triple E Consulting – Energy, Environment & Economics

NewsBy Trinomics 1 June, 2015

We are pleased and proud to inform you that from June 1st, 2015, Triple E Consulting – Energy, Environment & Economics B.V. will begin to trade under the legal name of Trinomics B.V. A new name to grow even stronger… Since starting in 2012, we have grown significantly in all the thematic areas that our…