3E is a research institute with the priority to support the environmental objectives of the 2030 Agenda. 3E focus on research of new growth strategies and the transformation of Europe’s society and economy, which need to be cost-effective, fair and socially balanced.

Research Areas

We deal mainly with the following topics:

Circular Economy

We support the CE principles of designing out waste and pollution, keeping products and materials in use, and regenerating natural systems.

Environmental policy

We support principles of sustainable development by cooperation with decision makers at national level.

Climate change

We focus on global challenges and innovations in climate change policy.

Smart cities

Smart cities solutions are important for many global challenges.

Innovations in education

We focus on innovative approaches in formal and informal environmental education.

Agenda 2030

Agenda 2030 for sustainable development is the most universal agenda for global priorities.

Projects

Information about research projects where 3E is a partner.

Publications

Economic and Social Perspective of Climate-Smart Forestry: Incentives for Behavioral Change to Climate-Smart Practices in the Long Term

GEŽÍK V., BRNKAĽÁKOVÁ S., BAŠTÁKOVÁ V., Kluvánková T. (2022) Economic and Social Perspective of Climate-Smart Forestry: Incentives for Behavioral Change to Climate-Smart Practices in the Long Term. In: Tognetti R., Smith M., Panzacchi P. (eds) Climate-Smart Forestry in Mountain Regions. Managing Forest Ecosystems, vol 40. Springer, Cham. 10.1007%2F978-3-030-80767-2_12

Afforesting Icelandic land: A promising approach for climate-smart forestry?

STANISLAVA BRNKALAKOVA, Jan Světlík, Sigríður Júlía Brynleifsdóttir, Arnór Snorrason, VIERA BAŠTÁKOVÁ, and Tatiana Kluvankova, 2021. Afforesting Icelandic land: A promising approach for climate-smart forestry?. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 51(12): 1781-1790. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2020-0312

Will climate mitigation ambitions lead to carbon neutrality? An analysis of the local-level plans of 327 cities in the EU

Monica Salvia, Diana Reckien, Filomena Pietrapertosa, Peter Eckersley, Niki-Artemis Spyridaki, Anna Krook-Riekkola, Marta Olazabal, Sonia De Gregorio Hurtado, Sofia G. Simoes, Davide Geneletti, Vincent Viguié, Paris A. Fokaides, Byron I. Ioannou, Alexandros Flamos, Maria Szalmane Csete, Attila Buzasi, Hans Orru, Cheryl de Boer, Aoife Foley, Klavdija Rižnar, Marko Matosović, Mario V. Balzan, Magdalena Smigaj, VIERA BAŠTÁKOVÁ, Eva Streberova, Nataša Belšak Šel, Lana Coste, Léa Tardieu, Corinna Altenburg, Eliska Krkoška Lorencová, Kati Orru, Anja Wejs, Efren Feliu, Jon Marco Church, Stelios Grafakos, Sergiu Vasilie, Ivan Paspaldzhiev, Oliver Heidrich, Will climate mitigation ambitions lead to carbon neutrality? An analysis of the local-level plans of 327 cities in the EU, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 135, 2021, 110253, ISSN 1364-0321, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2020.110253