The horizontal task “Sustainability Monitoring”

In horizontal task “Sustainability Monitoring” a tool for sustainability analysis and assessment will be elaborated which can be applied in all research fields and projects. This includes

(a) the development of a set of indicators and according target values to assess states or development paths for the energy system transformation;

(b) raising sustainability understandings of energy system relevant actors;

(c) identification of already existing or potential future sustainability-related conflicts of goals or interests;

(d) developing an approach to deal with such conflicts;

(e) visualization of spatially differentiated results by sustainability maps as far as possible.