CIES 2023 Annual Report

The centre is dedicated to the better understanding of the social, legal, economic and political facets of global problems related to the environment, with an emphasis on the international dimension and the North-South relations. [...] ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This research project examines the economic and environmental impact of green public spending Understanding the effectiveness of these large and unprecedented investments in reducing emissions and protecting the environment, as well as the extent to which they can have an impact on the economy, is cruci. [...] ACCOUNTING FOR NATURE: AGRICULTURE AND MITIGATION IN THE ERA OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project examines how the mitigation of agricultural greenhouse gases is emerging as a sphere of knowledge and an arena of management through the development of accounting practices and protocols. [...] SYNTHETIC LIVES: THE FUTURES OF MINING PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The global extractive industry is undergoing three critical transformations: the advent of synthetic or lab-grown minerals, the creation of fully automated mining operations, and the introduction of digital data and disintermediation technologies for mining management and traceability. [...] The second question arises as some of the international organisations involved in the global governance of carbon taxation have served in the past the interests of developed countries, thus raising questions of representativeness and procedural fairness.