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🧭 New Policy Brief: Innovating Climate–Economy Modelling: Dealing with Uncertainty, Risk and Complexity

The DECIPHER project has released a new policy brief titled “Innovating Climate–Economy Modelling: Dealing with Uncertainty, Risk and Complexity,” presenting five key advances in economic and environmental modelling to support more robust policy decisions under uncertainty and systemic risks. The brief highlights how DECIPHER’s new generation of models integrates behavioural dynamics, financing costs, physical damages […]

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🧭 DECIPHER Policy Brief: “Financing Resilience: Investments in Climate Action, Flood Risk Reduction and Biodiversity Conservation”

The DECIPHER consortium has released a Policy Brief that presents an integrated macroeconomic analysis of how timely adaptation and nature conservation investments can strengthen Europe’s resilience to climate impacts while supporting long-term economic stability. Using the E3ME and GEM-E3 models, both enhanced under DECIPHER, it quantifies the EU’s investment needs under alternative climate pathways. Key

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Sixth Newsletter!

The  Newsletter #6 of DECIPHER highlights recent advances in climate-economy modelling and policy design. It features the Summer School 2025 (Bilbao & online), which brought together researchers and practitioners to discuss methodological innovations; an interview illustrating how macroeconomic models support decisions on climate and energy policy; key takeaways from webinar #4 on the role of

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🎯 DECIPHER Guidance for Improved Policy Design and Evaluation

One of DECIPHER’s key contributions has been the development of practical guidance to strengthen how policies are designed and assessed. Good policy depends not only on robust models, but also on how results are shared with stakeholders and how feedback is integrated. 🔑 Key Lessons 👥 Stakeholder engagement matters Clear objectives + diverse participants +

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New Outcome reached in the framework of the DECIPHER Project

The DECIPHER Project is proud to share a new publication in npj Climate Action: “Towards holistic environmental policy assessment: multi-criteria frameworks and recommendations for modelers.”  This research introduces a multi-criteria framework designed to help policymakers and researchers evaluate climate and environmental strategies in a more holistic way. By broadening the scope beyond economic and technical

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Climate & Economy: Modelling the Transition

In this interview, Zoi Vrontisi (E3-Modelling Energy-Economy-Environment) shares how macroeconomic models help simulate the real-world impact of climate and energy policies. Key takeaways include: 📈 CGE modelling: Capturing full-system economic responses to policy shocks. 🌍 Beyond emissions: Understanding jobs, public budgets, and social outcomes. 📑 Policy support: Helping governments design effective and fair climate actions.

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🌍 A New Generation of Climate Minds Gather in Bilbao: DECIPHER Summer School 2025

Empowering young researchers through hands-on modelling, peer exchange, and cutting-edge climate knowledge The DECIPHER Summer School 2025, held on July 7–8 at the University of Deusto in Bilbao and online, brought together a vibrant community of researchers, practitioners, and policy enthusiasts to explore innovative tools and methodologies for climate and environmental decision-making. This year’s hybrid

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🔑 Takeaways from the Fourth webinar

DECIPHER Webinar #4: “Rational, Enlightening, or Legitimizing? Use of Economic Modelling in the Adoption of the EU 55% Emissions Reduction Target” On June 5, 2025, DECIPHER Project hosted the webinar “Rational, Enlightening, or Legitimizing? Use of Economic Modelling in the Adoption of the EU 55% Emissions Reduction Target”, featuring insights from researchers Nihit Goyal and

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Understanding Systemic Climate Risk: Models, Resilience & Decision-Making

In this interview, Reinhard Mechler – International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) shares insights from the DECIPHER project on modelling extreme events and translating systemic risk into policy and practice. Key highlights include: 🌪️ Systemic disasters: Modelling rare but catastrophic climate-related events. 📊 Stock vs. flow effects: Accounting for both direct and indirect economic losses. 🛠️

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DECIPHER Project Awarded Deusto Research Social Impact Label for Advancing Climate and Biodiversity Policy

The DECIPHER project, funded under the Horizon Europe Programme and focused on enhancing decision-making in climate and biodiversity policy, has been awarded with the Deusto Research Social Impact Label by the University of Deusto. This recognition highlights the DECIPHER’s commitment to integrating scientific excellence with tangible societal transformation. The Deusto Research Social Impact Label is

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