SSH CENTRE at ECEMP 2025: European Energy Transition and Society
SSH CENTRE is pleased to announce its participation in the upcoming ECEMP 2025 – European Climate and Energy Modelling Platform. The conference, themed “European Energy Transition and Society: Moving Towards Implementation,” will take place on 16-17 October 2025 in Brussels and online
Davide Natalini, from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) -the SSH CENTRE’s project coordinator- is co-chairing this event. Davide emphasizes the importance of integrating Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) into European climate and energy modelling, stating, “Embedding SSH thinking within energy and multi-system models is crucial for developing holistic and effective policy solutions. We invite all interested parties from different sectors (e.g. academia, policy, etc) to join us at ECEMP 2025 to explore these interdisciplinary approaches.“
ECEMP 2025 aims to showcase the latest policy-relevant findings from climate and energy models and foster discussions on collaborative modelling exercises.
Key thematic areas include (but not limited to, see Call for Papers for full list)
- Realizing the 2040 targets: Accelerating policy measures and innovations.
- Broadening approaches to include SSH in modelling.
- Expanding the scope of energy models to include socio-economic and behavioural aspects.
- Applying a (multi-) system approach to energy modelling.
Understanding and showcasing distributional and socio-economic implications.
SSH CENTRE is one of the four projects co-organizing this event, highlighting our commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration. The conference’s focus on integrating SSH into energy and multi-system modelling aligns with Davide Natalini’s previous work, particularly his literature brief titled “Modelling and Social Sciences & Humanities: Integration of Social Insights into Technical Models,” available in the publication “A Review of the Climate-Energy-Mobility Landscape through 10 Social Sciences and Humanities Literature Briefs“. This literature brief underscores the need for integrating SSH and STEM dynamics in computer simulation models of climate, energy and mobility systems to advance understanding and develop integrated policy solutions.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101069529 and from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the UK government’s Horizon Europe funding guarantee [grant No 10038991].