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Matthias Thiemann - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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building a hidden investment state the european investment bank National Development banks and european economic governance
Journal of European Public Policy, 2019Co-Authors: Daniel Mertens, Matthias ThiemannAbstract:The European Commission’s Investment Plan for Europe and the enduring economic crisis has brought state-owned Development banks again to the fore of public and scholarly debate in Europe. This arti...
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Building a hidden investment state? The European Investment Bank, National Development banks and European economic governance
Journal of European Public Policy, 2018Co-Authors: Daniel Mertens, Matthias ThiemannAbstract:The European Commission’s Investment Plan for Europe and the enduring economic crisis has brought state-owned Development banks again to the fore of public and scholarly debate in Europe. This article proposes to place these banks’ activities and recent institutional co-operation in the context of European integration and assumes a historical perspective on European economic governance and Development banking. Most importantly, it argues that the European Investment Bank has become a centre of gravity in long-standing political attempts to increase the investment firepower of the European Union. Based on detailed process-tracing analysis through publicly available data and interview material, the article delineates a gradual process of institutional innovation and network formation that advanced since the late 1980s and culminated in recent post-crisis policy processes. The contemporary visibility of Development banking in Europe, we conclude, follows from these and is representative of a nucleus for a – somewhat hidden – European investment state, whose reach and stability, however, is yet to be determined.
Thomas Wiedmann - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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an iterative framework for National scenario modelling for the sustainable Development goals sdgs
Sustainable Development, 2017Co-Authors: Cameron Allen, Graciela Metternicht, Thomas WiedmannAbstract:The recently adopted global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are intended to catalyse implementation of sustainable Development. Their success or failure will rely heavily upon National implementation. However, the SDGs represent a broad, integrated and complex agenda that will be very challenging for countries to implement. Over the past decade, scenario analysis has emerged as a method that is particularly well suited to sustainable Development and has seen a rapid expansion in National Development planning practice. It will be an invaluable tool for governments in formulating their National SDG strategies. However, despite its increased application, there is limited guidance available on the use of scenario modelling in National Development planning. By undertaking a review of the recent best practice literature as well as 22 contemporary scenario modelling case studies, this paper draws out lessons learned and proposes an iterative framework for ex ante scenario modelling to support National SDG planning. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment
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National pathways to the sustainable Development goals sdgs a comparative review of scenario modelling tools
Environmental Science & Policy, 2016Co-Authors: Cameron Allen, Graciela Metternicht, Thomas WiedmannAbstract:Abstract The recently-adopted global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will have significant implications for National Development planning in both developed and developing countries in the post-2015 period to 2030. Integrated, Nationally-owned SDG strategies will be at the centre of National efforts to implement the new sustainable Development agenda. The long-run processes and systems perspective that are inherent in the SDGs present complex analytical problems for policymakers and analysts. Scenario analysis and quantitative modelling will be important analytical tools to support National sustainable Development planning, and there is an increasingly sophisticated suite of models available to decision makers. This paper reviews and assesses a broad range of different quantitative models that have the potential to support National Development planning for the SDGs. The study develops a typology and inventory of 80 different models, and then reviews the comparative strengths, weaknesses and general utility of different models through an initial screening and subsequent multi-criteria analysis of short-listed models. Current gaps in model capabilities are highlighted in the context of providing analytical support for National Development planning for the SDGs. While some existing models are particularly relevant, it is unlikely that an ideal model can analyse all SDG targets and variables of interest within a single modelling framework. Top-down ‘macro framework’ models are likely to be more useful for undertaking system-level or economy-wide scenario analysis driven by the National long-term goals and targets, and for exploring trade-offs and synergies among sectors. Bottom-up sectoral models will be able to support far more detailed option-level impact analysis of concrete interventions, technologies and investments. Combining both approaches within an analytical framework will provide a robust approach for analysis and decision-making. The results highlight a range of potential gaps in current modelling capabilities, and provide some new tools to assist with model selection.
Daniel Mertens - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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building a hidden investment state the european investment bank National Development banks and european economic governance
Journal of European Public Policy, 2019Co-Authors: Daniel Mertens, Matthias ThiemannAbstract:The European Commission’s Investment Plan for Europe and the enduring economic crisis has brought state-owned Development banks again to the fore of public and scholarly debate in Europe. This arti...
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Building a hidden investment state? The European Investment Bank, National Development banks and European economic governance
Journal of European Public Policy, 2018Co-Authors: Daniel Mertens, Matthias ThiemannAbstract:The European Commission’s Investment Plan for Europe and the enduring economic crisis has brought state-owned Development banks again to the fore of public and scholarly debate in Europe. This article proposes to place these banks’ activities and recent institutional co-operation in the context of European integration and assumes a historical perspective on European economic governance and Development banking. Most importantly, it argues that the European Investment Bank has become a centre of gravity in long-standing political attempts to increase the investment firepower of the European Union. Based on detailed process-tracing analysis through publicly available data and interview material, the article delineates a gradual process of institutional innovation and network formation that advanced since the late 1980s and culminated in recent post-crisis policy processes. The contemporary visibility of Development banking in Europe, we conclude, follows from these and is representative of a nucleus for a – somewhat hidden – European investment state, whose reach and stability, however, is yet to be determined.
Cameron Allen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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an iterative framework for National scenario modelling for the sustainable Development goals sdgs
Sustainable Development, 2017Co-Authors: Cameron Allen, Graciela Metternicht, Thomas WiedmannAbstract:The recently adopted global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are intended to catalyse implementation of sustainable Development. Their success or failure will rely heavily upon National implementation. However, the SDGs represent a broad, integrated and complex agenda that will be very challenging for countries to implement. Over the past decade, scenario analysis has emerged as a method that is particularly well suited to sustainable Development and has seen a rapid expansion in National Development planning practice. It will be an invaluable tool for governments in formulating their National SDG strategies. However, despite its increased application, there is limited guidance available on the use of scenario modelling in National Development planning. By undertaking a review of the recent best practice literature as well as 22 contemporary scenario modelling case studies, this paper draws out lessons learned and proposes an iterative framework for ex ante scenario modelling to support National SDG planning. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment
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National pathways to the sustainable Development goals sdgs a comparative review of scenario modelling tools
Environmental Science & Policy, 2016Co-Authors: Cameron Allen, Graciela Metternicht, Thomas WiedmannAbstract:Abstract The recently-adopted global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will have significant implications for National Development planning in both developed and developing countries in the post-2015 period to 2030. Integrated, Nationally-owned SDG strategies will be at the centre of National efforts to implement the new sustainable Development agenda. The long-run processes and systems perspective that are inherent in the SDGs present complex analytical problems for policymakers and analysts. Scenario analysis and quantitative modelling will be important analytical tools to support National sustainable Development planning, and there is an increasingly sophisticated suite of models available to decision makers. This paper reviews and assesses a broad range of different quantitative models that have the potential to support National Development planning for the SDGs. The study develops a typology and inventory of 80 different models, and then reviews the comparative strengths, weaknesses and general utility of different models through an initial screening and subsequent multi-criteria analysis of short-listed models. Current gaps in model capabilities are highlighted in the context of providing analytical support for National Development planning for the SDGs. While some existing models are particularly relevant, it is unlikely that an ideal model can analyse all SDG targets and variables of interest within a single modelling framework. Top-down ‘macro framework’ models are likely to be more useful for undertaking system-level or economy-wide scenario analysis driven by the National long-term goals and targets, and for exploring trade-offs and synergies among sectors. Bottom-up sectoral models will be able to support far more detailed option-level impact analysis of concrete interventions, technologies and investments. Combining both approaches within an analytical framework will provide a robust approach for analysis and decision-making. The results highlight a range of potential gaps in current modelling capabilities, and provide some new tools to assist with model selection.
Ida Kubiszewski - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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achieving the National Development agenda and the sustainable Development goals sdgs through investment in ecological infrastructure a case study of south africa
Ecosystem services, 2017Co-Authors: Tracey L Cumming, Ross T Shackleton, Johannes Forster, John Dini, Ahmed Z Khan, Mpho Gumula, Ida KubiszewskiAbstract:Abstract Ecological infrastructure (EI) refers to ecosystems that deliver services to society, functioning as a nature-based equivalent of, or complement to, built infrastructure. EI is critical for socio-economic Development, supporting a suite of Development imperatives at local, National and interNational scales. This paper presents the myriad of ways that EI supports sustainable Development, using South Africa and the South African National Development Plan as a case study, linking to the Sustainable Development Goals on a global level. We show the need for EI across numerous Development and sustainability issues, including food security, water provision, and poverty alleviation. A strategic and multi-sectoral approach to EI investment is essential for allocating scarce public and private resources for achieving economic and social-ecological priorities. Opportunities to unlock investment in EI, both interNationally and on the National level, are identified. This includes leveraging private sector investment into landscape management and integrating the costs of managing EI into public sectors that benefit directly from ecosystem services, such as the water sector and infrastructure Development. Additionally, investing in EI also aligns well with interNational Development and climate change funds. Investment in EI from a range of innovative sources supports global and National Development, while complementing other Development investments.
