SharedGreenDeal

Social sciences & Humanities for Achieving a Responsible, Equitable and Desirable Green Deal

Consortium

22 members

Start Year

2022

Scope

European 

Funding Framework

Horizon 2020 – LC-GD-2020 (European Green Deal Call)

Budget

 4 996 098,75 €

Duration

60 months

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101036640. Views and opinions expressed are, however, those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Executive Agency (REA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

About SHAREDGREENDEAL

SHARED GREEN DEAL – Social Sciences & Humanities for Achieving a Responsible, Equitable and Desirable Green Deal is a Horizon 2020 research project supporting the implementation of the European Green Deal through social, cultural, and behavioural change. Bringing together 22 organisations across Europe, the project explores how citizens, businesses, policymakers, and communities can contribute to sustainable transitions through research, collaboration, and real-world experimentation.

The project focuses on:

Understanding how social and cultural factors influence environmental decisions and encouraging sustainable behaviours across society.
Implementing 24 social experiments across Europe to test innovative approaches supporting sustainability in areas such as energy, mobility, food, and circular economy.
Connecting researchers, policymakers, industry, and civil society to co-create solutions that support the goals of the European Green Deal.
Providing research insights, policy recommendations, and practical tools to support the effective implementation of Green Deal initiatives across Europe.
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SHAREDGREENDEAL Key Objectives 

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Drive Behavioural and Social Change

Design and implement social experiments that promote sustainable behaviours among individuals and communities.

Build Shared Understanding Across Stakeholders

Align diverse perspectives to ensure Green Deal initiatives reflect social, cultural, and economic realities.

Enable Transdisciplinary Action Research

Apply collaborative research approaches combining social sciences, policy, and real-world testing to support Green Deal implementation.

Generate Evidence for Better Policymaking

Develop a cross-stakeholder network providing actionable social science evidence to inform Green Deal policies.

Foster Inclusive Stakeholder Engagement

Create participatory mechanisms and two-way dialogue to integrate the needs of citizens, professionals, and policymakers.

Ensure Fair and Inclusive Green Transition

Embed Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) principles to guarantee that benefits are equitably distributed, especially for vulnerable groups.

Role of EPBS in SHAREDGREENDEAL

Research and Knowledge Development

Contribute expertise in sustainability, innovation, and social sciences to support research activities analysing behavioural and social aspects of the green transition.

Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration

Participate in the co-creation processes and collaborative activities with partners, policymakers, and civil society actors involved in the project’s social experiments.

Education and Capacity Building

Help translate project findings into educational resources, training materials, and knowledge-sharing activities supporting sustainable transformation.

Dissemination and Communication

Support outreach and dissemination activities to ensure project results reach academic communities, industry stakeholders, and policymakers across Europe.

Project Partners