CARISMA - Coordination and Assessment of Research and Innovation in Support of Climate Mitigation Actions

About CARISMA

CARISMA in Brief

CARISMA supports the development and diffusion of options for climate change mitigation, both technologies and practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Climate-friendly technologies and practices often already exist, yet for several reasons they do not enter the mainstream. Decision-makers in the public and private sectors alike are, for a variety of reasons, inclined to continue the high-carbon status quo. This holds for already developed technologies and practices, as well as for technologies and practices that are untested or in the research phase.

Through extensive engagement with the policy-making and business communities, CARISMA aims to help them better understand these reasons with a specific focus on:

• Research and innovation, including international cooperation, around climate change mitigation options;
• Economic costs, social aspects and environmental benefits of climate change mitigation options;
• Existing mitigation policies and how these interact with other environmental and climate policies;
• How the success of policies for climate change mitigation depends on their socio-economic implementation contexts and policy implementation cycles.

Objectives

Τhe CARISMA project objectives are to achieve the following:

• Improved identification of priorities for research and innovation on climate change mitigation options.
• Improved coordination of research and innovation in climate change mitigation-related programmes and projects, including those on climate change mitigation policy and governance.
• Greater awareness and understanding among policymakers of relevant attributes, features and economic, environmental, social and ethical implications of existing and new climate change actions, including technologies, practices, policies and measures in EU Member States, Associated Countries and beyond.
• Improved and context-relevant decision-making on climate change mitigation policies that leads to greater investment certainty in the private sector for climate change mitigation options and greater risks for climate-harmful investments.
• Recognition and improved understanding of the contextual factors relevant to realising climate change mitigation options.
• Identification and analysis of opportunities to strengthen European engagement in international research and innovation collaboration, policy diffusion and market creation for climate mitigation technologies.

Work Structure

The structure and relations of the WPs are graphically depicted in the Figure below.

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Expected Results 

The major outputs and expected impacts of CARISMA project are the following, per main target audience:

• The public sector: more evidence-based policy for implementation of the EU 2050 Roadmap5 and relevant initiatives through improved dissemination of key research findings. In particular, improved and more appropriate decisions on research and innovation of climate change mitigation options. In general, more cost-effective management and planning. 
• Business and Industry: enhanced impact of climate change mitigation R&I activities. Improved competitiveness. cost-effective management, planning and adaptation decisions, and improved assistance and clearer vision for a transformation to a sustainable and resilient industry base in the EU.
• Research community: better coordination of relevant research and innovation in the EU, including cooperation with the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT).
• Science funders and innovation decision-makers: better identification of climate change R&I priorities, improved coordination of EU, Member States' research and innovation programmes and funded activities. Enhanced impact of research and innovation activities through, and synergies with international research and innovation programmes and actions.

Other Material

CARISMA Institutional Presentation

The CARISMA Flyer

Results

Policy Brief Series

CARISMA D7.1 How should international institutions promote research and innovation technologies collaboration for climate change mitigation (May 2017)

CARISMA D7.2 Government-led international research and innovation collaboration in climate mitigation: Practical guidance for policy makers (May 2017)

CARISMA Policy Brief "Outsourcing and Offshoring R&D in Green Technology to Emerging Economies" (August 2016)

CARISMA Commentaries Issue 1 - Reviewing Implementation under the Paris Agreement (February 2016)

Discussion Papers

CARISMA D6.2 Discussion Paper No. 1 - Contextual factors affecting EU climate policies and their outcomes

Working Document Series

CARISMA Working Document 5 - International R&I collaboration on mitigation

CARISMA Working Document 4 - Energy efficiency policies in Austria at different policy levels

CARISMA Working Document 3 - Effects of Interactions between EU Climate and Energy Policies

CARISMA Working Document 2 - Policy Interaction between EU ETS and RED

CARISMA Working Document 1 - Policy Database Analysis

Climate Change Mitigation Monitor Series

CARISMA Climate Change Mitigation Monitor - April 2017

CARISMA Climate Change Mitigation Monitor - November 2016

CARISMA Climate Change Mitigation Monitor - July 2016

CARISMA-POLIMP Climate Change Mitigation Monitor - March 2016

Publications

Up to date the below CARISMA deliverables have been produced:

Communication and Collaboration

CARISMA D2.1 Communication Plan

CARISMA D2.2 Stakeholder Engagement Plan

CARISMA D2.3 Project Website

CARISMA D2.4 Report on Implementation of Stakeholder Engagement Plan and Communication Plan

CARISMA D2.5 First Synthesis Report

Research and Innovation: Mitigation options and programmes

CARISMA D3.1 Accompanying Note

CARISMA D3.1 Online Database

Mapping and Assessing Policies for Mitigation

CARISMA D4.2 Economic Costs and Benefits of Renewables Development in the EU

CARISMA D5.1 Policy on Climate Change Mitigation, Policy Mapping and Interaction

Policy Implementation: Understanding contexts

CARISMA D6.2 Discussion Paper No. 1 - Contextual factors affecting EU climate policies and their outcomes

International Collaboration on Research and Innovation for Mitigation

CARISMA D7.1 How should international institutions promote research and innovation technologies collaboration for climate change mitigation (May 2017)

CARISMA D7.2 Government-led international research and innovation collaboration in climate mitigation: Practical guidance for policy makers (May 2017)