1. Mobilizing and transferring knowledge on post-2012 climate policy implications
Dr. Charikleia Karakosta, Ms. Anastasia Ioannou, Ass. Prof. Alexandros Flamos,
University of Piraeus Research Center (UPRC)
7th International Scientific Conference on Energy and Climate, 8-10 October 2014

2. The Challenge…
Much information is already available for climate policy stakeholders but the way the information is presented is often:
difficult to access
not in the right format
of limited use for stakeholders.

3. The Project… Acronym: POLIMP
Title: Mobilizing and Transferring Knowledge on Post-2012 Climate Policy Implications
EC funding: 1.0 Million€
Start date: 1st of May 2013
Duration: 3 years

4. The Consortium… JOINT IMPLEMENTATION NETWORK (JIN) - Netherlands
CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN POLICY STUDIES (CEPS) - Belgium
UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS RESEARCH CENTER (UPRC) - Greece
UNIVERSITAET GRAZ (UNI GRAZ) - Austria
ECOLOGIC INSTITUT Gemeinnützige GmbH (ECOLOGIC) - Germany
CLIMATE STRATEGIES LBG (Climate Strategies) - United Kingdom
FUNDACJA NAUKOWA INSTYTUT BADAN STRUKTURALNYCH (IBS) - Poland

5. We aim at... ….Identifying where knowledge gaps exist
what future international climate policy directions may look like and…
what these imply for policy and decision makers internationally and within the EU.

6. Project Objectives (1/2)
Identify knowledge gaps on possible directions of climate policy making and their implications for EU stakeholders.
Collect and synthesize knowledge of possible climate policy directions and their implications into ‘information packages’.
Support policy and decision makers in taking well informed decisions, thereby reducing uncertainties and mitigating the risk.

7. Project Objectives (2/2)
Facilitate communication among various research components and knowledge dissemination among various stakeholder groups.
Track down links between the outcome of the UNFCCC negotiations and EU-level and domestic policy actions in selected country-parties.

8. Work Modules (1/6) Stakeholders
Climate policy
projects
Module 1: Living climate policy database
WP2
WP3
Stakeholders
Module 3: Climate policy knowledge platform
WP7
WP5
Module 2: Climate policy knowledge procession
Climate policy
community of
practice
WP4
WP6
Climate policy
negotiations

9. Work Modules (2/6) Module 1
POLIMP partners will assimilate the in-stock knowledge on climate policy issues in a running database.
POLIMP will bring together findings from:
climate policy analysis projects;
legal studies;
studies on existing and new market mechanisms;
projects on international cooperation and technology transfer;
financial aspects of climate policy.

10. Work Modules (3/6) Stakeholders
Climate policy
projects
Module 1: Living climate policy database
WP2
WP3
Stakeholders
Module 3: Climate policy knowledge platform
WP7
WP5
Module 2: Climate policy knowledge procession
Climate policy
community of
practice
WP4
WP6
Climate policy
negotiations

11. Work Modules (4/6) Module 2 Coordination of the knowledge gained from:
research projects
policy making practices
regarding the effects of climate policies (current and future climate agreements) on the effectiveness of a new regime in delivering the mitigation objectives (creation of ‘‘knowledge packages’’).

12. Work Modules (5/6) Stakeholders
Climate policy
projects
Module 1: Living climate policy database
WP2
WP3
Stakeholders
Module 3: Climate policy knowledge platform
WP7
WP5
Module 2: Climate policy knowledge procession
Climate policy
community of
practice
WP4
WP6
Climate policy
negotiations

13. Work Modules (6/6) Module 3
Effective dissemination of the knowledge packages to the various stakeholder groups;
Web-based knowledge platform reflecting the current state of the project;
Knowledge presentation & access through searchable databases, dossiers, blog entries and newsletters;
Climate policy communication and knowledge exchange among targeted stakeholders.

14. Dissemination Means Policy Briefs Workshops & Events
Distribution of promotional material with project results
Scientific publication, special issue of a knowledgeable international journal
E- activities: website, e- newsletters, videos, etc

15. Results (1/2)
Creation of a thematic knowledge base on climate change mitigation, adaptation, technology transfer, finance and market mechanisms.
The knowledge collection and processing network will enhance the insights of policy and decision makers on possible courses of international climate policy making.

16. Results (2/2)
Reduction of the uncertainty of policy and decision makers and better understanding of the consequences of different policies and climate regimes.
Trust among policy and decision makers so that they can strengthen their efforts for implementation of the ‘Climate and Energy package (20/20/20 targets)’.

17. Knowledge needs analysis...
In-depth interviewing and self-completion questionnaires (October - November 2013):
39 respondents :
Questionnaire content:
1st section: Frequency a knowledge need arises, success in finding answers to these knowledge needs.
2nd section: Methods of searching and using information.
3rd section: Focus on the knowledge needs.

18. Identification of knowledge needs...
Main associated knowledge needs:
…. has been structured along 11 topics:
Renewable energy
Emissions trading
EU climate policy in general
Financing
Agriculture and forestry
International climate negotiations
7. Industry
8. Energy policy in general
9. Energy efficiency
10. Adaptation
11. Transport
Interaction of different climate policy instruments and different targets;
Cost-effectiveness of targets;
Carbon-pricing instruments (ETS, taxation);
Actions in other parts of the world, compared to the European Union.

19. Procession of Knowledge...
...and compilation of ‘‘knowledge packages’’ based on knowledge needs. E.g. EU climate policy in general
EU climate policy targets
Climate & energy policy targets.
Interaction GHG, RES,EE targets, cost effectiveness, internal effort sharing.
EU climate policy mix
Comparison climate policy instruments.
EU ETS
State of implementation.
Price development.
Present options for reform.
....

20. Dissemination of knowledge...
‘‘Knowledge packages’’ will be communicated to stakeholders through an online platform and thematic workshops.
‘‘Climate policy info hub’’ ( The Platform will be available by the end of October 2014.

21. Website & Contact Details
Website Address
Contact Details
Project Coordinator
Dr. Vlasios Oikonomou
Joint Implementation Network (JIN)
Website:
Dissemination leader
Ass. Prof. Alexandros Flamos
Dr. Chara Karakosta

22. Thank you for your attention!
Name: Charikleia Karakosta
Tel:
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for Research, Technological development and demonstration under Grant Agreement No