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- Climate Policies in Decarbonization Strategies: A computational approachPublication . Fontes, Margarida; Alves, Tiago; Bento, NunoABSTRACT: The transition to a low-carbon society should accelerate to avoid an increase in the temperatures above 1.5º to 2ºC, and this is unlikely to occur without policy intervention (IPCC, 2022). Given the complexity of the problem to be addressed, recent debates have increasingly pointed to the need of adopting a broader view on policy intervention (Weber and Rohracher, 2012; Hekkert et al., 2020). This entails a move beyond a single focus on economic competitiveness and growth, towards a focus on societal problems or “grand challenges”, leading to the emergence of the concept of transformative innovation policy (Schot and Steinmueller 2018; Dierks et al, 2019). This new rationale implies the consideration of a much broader range of policy objectives, targets and instruments, as well as the notion that a mix of policies needs to be deployed to achieve the desired goals (Rogge and Reichardt 2016). While this policy rationale has started to enter innovation policy agendas, it remains to be seen to what extent it is reflected in the actual policies being implemented (Casula, 2022; Peñasco et al., 2021). On the other hand, it is also unclear whether the directions set by those policies align with the visions and strategies for decarbonization and whether there are still uncovered areas.
- Transformative business models for decarbonization: The case of Web Summit award-winning start-upsPublication . Costa, Evaldo; Bento, Nuno; Fontes, MargaridaABSTRACT: The social demand for decarbonization has placed increasing pressure on businesses to contribute actively to mitigate the risks of a climate disruption resulting from carbon emissions. The development of new business models capable of transforming conventional systems of production and consumption and replacing them with more sustainable alternatives is one critical step towards this goal. This study combines several streams of literature including sustainability transitions and business model theories to investigate the key elements of the business models that have the potential to transform the provision of goods and services in a way that enables the transition to a low carbon society. We investigate the start-ups and relate to the extent to which they avoid, shift or improve the production or consumption of goods and services in a way that significantly reduces carbon emissions. For that, we analyze the start-ups that received innovation awards on the Web of Summit between 2014-2020.