TRANSFORM

This project aims to provide scientific evidence to support the transition to climate-resilient economies. A timely phase out of fossil fuels is essential to achieve international climate targets. In addition to energy systems transformation, agricultural and food systems need to be transformed and forest system need to sustained, as unsustainable land use and deforestation accounts for considerable greenhouse gas emissions as well. The project contributes to achieving sustainable development globally, by providing evidence on effective policy instruments, incentive structures and transformative practices that advance climate adaptation and mitigation, at the same time accounting for biodiversity preservation, poverty reduction, food security, and gender equality. It will include research on sustaining carbon sinks and financing forest preservation, while being embedded within broader efforts to address distributional impacts of climate policies and assess justice dimensions of socio-ecological transformations in low- and middle-income countries.