economics and Social sciences CIRED . Centre international de recherche sur l’environnement et le développement A joint research unit CNRS, ENPC, CIRAD, AgroParisTech, EHESS. Research areas • Sector Transitions Energy - Transportation - Building - Agriculture - Industry • Integrated prospective at different scales World - Countries - Urban areas - Rural areas - Coast & sea • Transition conditions Justice & equity - Demand & sobriety - Conditions for public debate - Macroeconomics & financing - Public policy instruments • Reflective approaches History of economics, environment and energy - Sociology and epistemology of modeling - Intellectual history of climate negotiations Key figures 28 permanent staff 18 non-permanent researchers 59 PhD students 65 publications in 2024 > Read more > Read more The objective of CIRED’s policy is to study how to connect environment, resources, and development, in particular for strategic domains such as energy, urban infrastructures, and agricultural activities. The laboratory applies this question at world, country, or territorial scale. visit CIRED website > visit CIRED website > It tackles crosscutting issues of sustainable development such as fairness, competitiveness or growth, and explores how societies tackle these issues through the notion of decision-making in contexts of controversy. Research activities develop through a policy of alliances and partnerships in both the national and international communities. The approach to them is broadly multidisciplinary, ranging from engineering sciences to social sciences, using digital prospective models as integrators.