Governments are increasingly utilising research and innovation (R&I) policy to foster economic and societal change. Yet, the empirical correlation between these policies and socio-technical transformations remains under-explored. The report investigates this relationship by comparing the...

Energy inefficiency in the building stock is a substantial contributor to climate change. Integrated energy service companies (IESCs) have a potentially important role in improving energy efficiency. However, there are numerous barriers to energy efficiency, preventing the growth of energy...

Contents : Foreword by Janez Potocnik and Julia Okatz -- 1. Introduction and overview / Miguel Brandão, David Lazarevic and Göran Finnveden -- Part I: Fundamentals of the circular economy -- 2. The circular economy: a strategy to reconcile economic and environmental objectives? / David...

This paper argues that the present dominant economic system rests upon unquestioned beliefs that are in a deep contradiction with the pursuit of sustainable development. The economics of conventions is used as an analytical framework through which to demonstrate the conflict between the dominant...