Grenoble Project Studies Circular Economy, Sufficiency

Why this is here: The Knowledge Brokerage programme partnered six teams of PhD and early career researchers with European municipalities to address challenges related to the EU Green Deal.

Researchers with the SSH CENTRE partnered with Grenoble, France to study circularity and sufficiency. The SSH CENTRE is a Horizon Europe project focused on social innovation and accelerating the EU’s transition to carbon neutrality. Six teams of early career researchers completed Knowledge Brokerage Initiatives with European municipalities.

The Grenoble initiative involved a survey of municipal employees and a workshop with representatives from across Europe. The project aimed to support regions in transition and citizen engagement in EU research.

The resulting report summarizes activities, findings, and recommendations for Grenoble. It remains unclear how Grenoble will implement these recommendations or the long-term impact of the knowledge exchange. Further work continues to build stakeholder synergies and share best practices for SSH policy advice.