Carbon Exit
The Mistra Carbon Exit program identifies and addresses the technical, economic, and political challenges for Sweden to reach the target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045.
Sweden has adopted a net-zero greenhouse gas emissions target to be achieved by 2045. This target will require transformative pathways with respect to virtually all industrial processes and their associated products and services. The Mistra Carbon Exit program, a four-year research project that began in 2017, takes a novel approach to addressing this problem by focusing on opportunities and barriers for mitigating carbon emissions along the industry supply chains from the input of raw materials to final products and services demanded by the end user. In three industrial case studies, the program will cover the supply chains of buildings, transportation infrastructure, and transportation. The selected supply chains allow us to capture at least 75 percent of Sweden’s CO₂ emissions. The program analyzes and identifies pathways and policies for how Sweden and Swedish companies can become frontrunners in transforming society and industries, providing low carbon products and services while addressing market risks. This transition will make Sweden an important international example for other countries to follow, from a technical, a social and a policy point of view.
Program Participants
The Mistra NEPSIS consortium includes a broad representation of researchers and actors, including four universities: Chalmers, University of Gothenburg, Linköping University, and the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH); three research institutes: IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Resources for the Future (RFF), The German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), and The Center for European Policy Studies (CEPS); and some 20 non-academic centers.
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Resources Magazine — May 19, 2022
Senior Fellow Status Update
Robert Stavins talks with economist Maureen L. Cropper about her career in environmental economics, the social cost of carbon, the future of climate policy, climate activism, and more.
Speech/Presentation — Oct 30, 2019
Clean Energy Standards Capitol Hill Briefing
Clean Energy Standards Capitol Hill Briefing
Report — Nov 2, 2018
Pricing Carbon Effectively: Lessons from the European Emissions Trading System
Pricing Carbon Effectively: Lessons from the European Emissions Trading System
Journal Article — Aug 22, 2018
Recognizing Gravity as a Strong Force in Atmosphere Emissions Markets
Recognizing Gravity as a Strong Force in Atmosphere Emissions Markets
Report — Nov 2, 2018
Pricing Carbon Effectively: Lessons from the European Emissions Trading System
Pricing Carbon Effectively: Lessons from the European Emissions Trading System
Journal Article — Aug 22, 2018
Recognizing Gravity as a Strong Force in Atmosphere Emissions Markets
Recognizing Gravity as a Strong Force in Atmosphere Emissions Markets
Journal Article — Jun 22, 2018
Distribution of Emissions Allowances and the Use of Auction Revenues in the European Union Emissions Trading System
Distribution of Emissions Allowances and the Use of Auction Revenues in the European Union Emissions Trading System
Report — Jun 1, 2018
Companion Policies under Capped Systems and Implications for Efficiency—The North American Experience and Lessons in the EU Context
Companion Policies under Capped Systems and Implications for Efficiency—The North American Experience and Lessons in the EU Context
Resources Magazine — May 19, 2022
Senior Fellow Status Update
Robert Stavins talks with economist Maureen L. Cropper about her career in environmental economics, the social cost of carbon, the future of climate policy, climate activism, and more.
Resources Magazine — Jul 10, 2018
European Union Reforms Its Carbon Emissions Market
Lower prices for carbon emissions allowances have posed a crisis of confidence in several trading programs. A new mechanism under the EU ETS appear...