Climate, Environment & Energy
Socio-technical
innovation for an
inclusive, sustainable,
and climate-resilient
future
Our research addresses climate change, environmental and energy challenges to support a sustainable green transition
Climate, environment, and energy challenges are among the most important issues we face as a society. Our problem-driven approach advances interdisciplinary collaboration on addresses environmental challenges at the interface of policy, research, society, and technology.
Benefits
Stakeholders matter
Emerging technologies and societal practices can lead to a better future, but only if we work across innovation and public policy with the meaningful involvement of all stakeholders
Timely innovative solutions
We help develop innovative solutions that go beyond the technological state of the art to realise Green Deal visions. The urgency of the climate crisis needs the potential of data, technology and society to make a significant difference
Ethics and social impact
The transition towards sustainability needs to be fair and just. Traditional environmental impact assessments may not always account for impacts of technologies on people especially vulnerable groups. Trilateral’s assessments include ethics, human rights and social considerations
Environmental data for good
Our researchers use environmental data to generate new understanding and know-how and to support a more conscious and effective decision-making for a tangible impact to our societies
Impact and Achievements
Informing the EU’s Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
We provided evidence for the introduction of minimum energy performance standards, limiting the monthly costs of energy, the importance of affordable housing, and the need to using public financial incentives to stimulate more energy efficient building renovations.
Learn more about our work in the EERADATA project.
Addressing human and water security rights.
We engaged with water scientists and infrastructure developers to better develop a framework to explore the balance of human rights impacts on water security from geopolitics to lead pipes in the house.
Learn more about our work in the AQUA3S project.
Addressing just transitions in the context of wildfire risk management.
We are working with ecology experts and fire responders to understand how practice and environment meet in just transitions. Trilateral is engaged in the production of policy and practice recommendations to address injustice and conflicting interests arising in this context.
Learn more about our work in the FIRELOGUE project.
Gaining hazard-risk insights
We worked with a range of hazard modellers and crisis responders to explore/understand how they translate environmental hazard into human risk.
Learn more about our work in the IN-PREP project.
Environmental aspects of pandemic response decisions/management
Trilateral has explored the missing environmental and social aspects of pandemic response decisions/management by paying attention to how certain groups might have been disadvantaged compared to others.
Addressing energy efficiency
Trilateral produced a series of policy briefs on energy efficiency.
See more in our Knowledge Library.
Our research activities and service outputs provide practical insights and solutions to address climate, environment and energy transition challenges. We support policy makers, public institutions, private organisations and society in addressing these challenges in a responsible, sustainable way, paying due attention to ethics and human rights.
We provided evidence for the introduction of minimum energy performance standards, limiting the monthly costs of energy, the importance of affordable housing, and the need to using public financial incentives to stimulate more energy efficient building renovations. Learn more about our work in the EERADATA project.
We engaged with water scientists and infrastructure developers to better develop a framework to explore the balance of human rights impacts on water security from geopolitics to lead pipes in the house. Learn more about our work in the AQUA3S project.
We are working with ecology experts and fire responders to understand how practice and environment meet in just transitions. Trilateral is engaged in the production of policy and practice recommendations to address injustice and conflicting interests arising in this context. Learn more about our work in the FIRELOGUE project.
We worked with a range of hazard modellers and crisis responders to explore/understand how they translate environmental hazard into human risk. Learn more about our work in the IN-PREP project.
Trilateral has explored the missing environmental and social aspects of pandemic response decisions/management by paying attention to how certain groups might have been disadvantaged compared to others.
Trilateral produced a series of policy briefs on energy efficiency. See more in our Knowledge Library.
Our Services
Trilateral’s Sociotech approach to understanding and using data to solve climate, energy and environmental issues brings together expertise in data science, social science, data engineering, data protection, ethics, software development, cloud engineering and UI/UX to understand and work together in a co-design manner. We can help to understand problems such as air pollution, energy use or support data use in smart agriculture.
Trilateral Research’s research enables us to keep up with developments and to actively shape policy and its implementation. We develop recommendations for policy makers (e.g., European Commission) and participate in public consultations. We also actively follow the developments of the EU Green Deal and advise clients based on their needs.
Co-design means designing and deploying new environmental ideas and technologies with (rather than for) the people that will use them. Trilateral’s co-design approaches increase participation and build the capacity of our partners and clients to bring their lived experience to innovation and social change.
We can help you to understand the social and ethical impacts of new environmental technologies, and build better solutions. Our approach integrates into and guides research and development methodologies. We can understand and map the impacts of new technologies and social interventions and identify potential barriers to adoption.
Environmental innovation requires collective action bringing together multiple skills and perspectives. We engage with stakeholders across Europe to understand their needs and to build connections. We use social science research methods to discover stakeholders’ needs and network building to bring stakeholders from different areas together.
Featured from our Knowledge Library
Pandemics and the Environment: Modelling the Broader Picture
Energy Efficiency in Buildings – is the focus shifting from commercial to residential buildings?
