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A report prepared by researchers from the Charles University Environment centre assesses the status of the implementation of the EMAS environmental management system in the Czech Republic and examines its benefits, obstacles and potential for sustainable transformation of enterprises. Voluntary environmental instruments (e.g., EMAS, EMS) are systems that help companies

Colleagues from the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague have created a dynamic general equilibrium (CGE) model, which serves as a methodological tool for modeling the role of agriculture in the Czech economy. The model is designed to simulate agricultural policy scenarios and allows for the assessment of their impacts

A comprehensive analysis of technological developments in energy decentralization was prepared by researchers at the Technology Center Prague. The analysis shows that decentralization is one of the main trends of the current energy transformation. Decentralization is developing thanks to the connection of three key processes: decarbonization, digitalization, and democratization of

A pilot validation of the methodology for assessing the environmental footprint of production (Scope 2) and consumption was carried out by scientists from the Charles University Environment centre. The study demonstrates how to assess the environmental footprint of production and energy consumption within Scope 2 (indirect emissions from purchased energy)

Our researchers, Milan Ščasný and Iva Zvěřinová, co-authored a new article published in Nature Climate Change. The findings suggest that die-hard supporters or opponents don’t determine climate policy support in Europe; rather, it hinges on a large “conditional middle” (33%). What drives this group is not political orientation or general

A new web database called “Czechs and the Environment” contains the results of public opinion polls on the environment. The database is intended for both the general public and the professional community and is freely available at: https://postoje.cz/. Here you will find graphs and underlying data from extensive representative questionnaire

From November 25 to December 12, 2025, pilot testing of support for meat-free meals will take place in three selected Charles University cafeterias. As part of a pilot test, we are offering a discount of CZK 15 on meat-free meals in some cafeterias. In two cafeterias, information leaflets and videos

Different legal frameworks for economic instruments for the protection of nature and biodiversity in various Central European countries, with a particular focus on fees are examined in the article by colleagues from the Faculty of Law, Charles University. The article examines and compares the legal regulation of economic instruments for

A new analysis by scientists from the Charles University Environment Centre, based on data from the Household Budget Survey and the EU statistics on income and living conditions (SILC), shows the state of energy poverty and financial accessibility of transport in the Czech Republic in the period 2017–2023 (ex-post analysis).

Researchers from Research Institute for Landscape published an article comparing different production, economic, and selected environmental aspects of agroforestry systems in a standard (alley cropping) and a newly proposed design with fast-growing trees grown in short-rotation coppice. The article presents an economic methodology for assessing the competitiveness of biomass production

Researchers from the Technology Center Prague have developed an analysis of technological developments in the field of decarbonization as part of the SEEPIA project. Decarbonization, i.e. the process of reducing carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions, is a key element of climate policy in the Czech Republic and the European Union. The

A team of scientists from the SEEPIA project has concluded a study evaluating the decarbonization investment gap. The study presents the results of the WACC calculation and identifies the factors that significantly influence it. WACC (weighted average cost of capital) is a key parameter in assessing the riskiness and return

As part of the SEEPIA project, a report was prepared with the aim of qualitatively evaluating the compliance of the setting of subsidy policy in the Czech Republic in the two periods of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2014–2020 and 2021–2027 with the policy objectives in environmental protection, sustainable development

We cordially invite you to the keynote lecture by Iva Zvěřinová at the 26th conference “Environmental Economics, Policy and International Environmental Relations”. When: December 6, 2024 from 9:15 AM Where: University of Economics in Prague, Library Club, Old Building, Winstona Churchilla Square 1938/4, 120 00 Prague 3-Žižkov Registration – personally

Partial results of the SEEPIA project will be presented at the Environment – Environment for Life 2024 conference organized by the Czech Environmental Information Agency (CENIA). Milan Ščasný and Iva Zvěřinová from Charles University Environment Centre will present their research on the topic of preferences of Czechs for environmental protection

A new study by researchers from the Czech Environmental Information Agency (CENIA) presents a selected set of European Green Deal (EGD) initiatives. The report focuses in particular on the Fit for 55 package of legislation and the other approved initiatives: Farm to fork strategy, Circular Economy Action Plan and Zero

The SEEPIA team researcher Iva Zvěřinová from Charles University Environment Centre will speak at the panel discussion at the conference focused on the topic of Cost of Inaction in sustainability. Other experts will also take part in the discussion, such as Ladislav Miko (Advisor to the Minister of Environment and Advisor to the President

The SEEPIA team scientists created a study to define alternative scenarios for the environment of the Czech Republic until 2050, based on the identification of global megatrends and their key drivers, whose impacts have a significant potential to influence current environmental and socio-economic processes in the future which have a

SEEPIA researchers have created a study summarising the results of research into farmers’ preferences for agri-environmental contracts to conserve biodiversity on arable land. A survey was carried out among farmers in Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and the Czech Republic to answer the question whether farmers prefer a payment per hectare

An overview of voluntary environmental protection instruments in the Czech Republic together with a presentation of their potential benefits and possible criticisms or weaknesses is presented in a report prepared by researchers from the Czech Environmental Information Agency (CENIA). The report defines what voluntary environmental instruments are and describes voluntary

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has published an outlook for the world climate for the next five years. According to the report, it is likely that the annual average global temperature between 2023 and 2027 will be more than 1.5 °C higher than since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution

Petra Kadlecová , a member of the SEEPIA research team from the Czech Environmental Information Agency (CENIA), presented the project SEEPIA and its outputs in June at the 13th Annual CASEE conference. The conference took place from 28 to 30 June 2023 at the Technical University of Moldova in Chisinau.

Volodymyr Svirskyi from the Czech Environmental Information Agency (CENIA) presented the results of research focusing on environmentally harmful subsidies conducted as part of the project SEEPIA at the International Financial Forum. The International Financial Forum (2nd International Financial Forum: Climate Change, Financial Markets and Systemic Risks: What expectations for the

We cordially invite you to the panel discussion about relationship between climate change and gender inequality. SEEPIA team researcher Iva Zvěřinová will be one of the two speakers. The panel discussion entitled “Is the climate crisis gender neutral?” takes place at the Campus Hybernská on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, from

As part of the SEEPIA project, two studies regarding monitoring of important changes and future development of the environment in the Czech Republic were created. The aim of the first study was to identify global megatrends (GMT) and their driving forces, i.e. their influencing factors, and further to describe their

The effects of three flagship policies aimed at reducing transport emissions from cars (diesel bans, rebates for battery vehicles, and subsidies for charging station projects) on the sales of Diesel, PHEV, and BEV in Germany? Center for Socio-Economic Research on Environmental Policy Impact Assessment in cooperation with Charles University’s Institute

We published a study in which we developed climate change scenarios for the Czech Republic based on the results of two generations of climate models (CMIP5 and CMIP6) and analyzed structural uncertainty of these climate simulations. In the current study, the researchers focused on projected changes in long-term monthly means

We cordially invite you to the international conference “Sustainability in an unstable world”, where our researcher Milan Ščasný will speak. At the “Sustainability in an Unstable World” conference, which takes place on Wednesday 16.11. at Charles University, you will be able to listen to leading European experts in the field

The aim of the study is to use macroeconomic and techno-economic models to assess the impacts of the EU’s Fit for 55 package on the Czech Republic and thus provide expert input into the discussion on setting domestic policies that will not only meet the package’s objectives but also effectively