Meet the EnvEcon Team Members
About
At EnvEcon, we explore how technological innovations, value chain transformations, and changes in societal behavior can effectively tackle sustainability challenges across various sectors, including agriculture, fisheries, chemicals, energy, waste, fashion, and security.
What Sets Us Apart?
Our strength lies in our diverse, passionate team committed to sustainability. We focus on providing impactful, independent research to support decision-making and foster meaningful progress towards a sustainable future.
Our Expertise
We combine rigorous economic analyses with sustainability insights using a broad toolkit, including: Techno-Economic Assessments, Life Cycle Assessments, Discrete Choice Experiments, Delphi Method, Regression Analysis, Real Options Analysis, and many more.
Research Lines
Economics of Climate Change and Adaptation
Understanding strategies and ecosystem valuations to address the socioeconomic impacts of climate change and adaptation measures.
contact: prof. Steven Van Passel
Circular and Biobased Economy
Analyzing processes, sustainability impacts, economic feasibility, and behavioral aspects of transitioning to a circular and biobased economy.
contact: dr. Gwenny Thomassen
Sustainable Development of Socio-Ecological Systems
Investigating interactions between socio-economic and ecological processes globally, emphasizing inclusive and plural value approaches to natural resource management.
contact: prof. Tine Compernolle
Energy Transition and Green Chemistry
Linking engineering innovations with economic analysis to support sustainable transitions in energy systems and green chemical technologies.
contact: prof. Philippe Nimmegeers
Collaboration
The Environmental Economics team is part of :
Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development
IOF Consortium Integrated Sustainable Chemistry