EIEE’s mission is to improve environmental, energy, and natural resource decisions through impartial economic research and policy engagement. The Institute is committed to being a central focal point for research insights and policy solutions within Europe, and connecting that work internationally.

EIEE’s economic and environmental research aims to facilitate the transition to a sustainable, inclusive society. The focus is on issues surrounding but not limited to climate change, including a wide range of environmental, energy, natural resource and societal issues. Topics include how to evaluate strategies and policies to stabilize climate change, eliminate energy poverty, improve air and water quality, study human migration and green innovation.

EIEE’s researchers and faculty members span many disciplines, from economics, to applied math, operations research, environmental sciences.

EIEE’s founders, Resources for the Future (RFF) and Euro Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC) are institutes of excellence in environmental economics and climate science.

EIEE endeavors to promote collaboration between the Founders and with the wider research and stakeholder communities through mechanisms such as joint projects, events, summer schools, communication, engagement with decision makers and exchange of experts.