This JRC Technical Report provides an introduction to the JRC system dynamics based Powertrain Technology Transition Market Agent Model (PTTMAM). This comprehensive system dynamics model, covering the period 1995 to 2050, was designed to capture the key feedbacks and interactions between...

The research presented in this Technical Report investigates how large language models (LLMs), through their extensive training and transcend linguistic capabilities, emerge as reservoirs of a vast array of human experiences, behaviours, and emotions. Building upon prior work of the JRC on...

The supply chains of raw materials and semi-finished products can create both positive and negative impacts affecting various stakeholders. Raw materials have also a strategic importance for enhancing the competitiveness of the European industry, and creating employment (EC - European...

The supply chains of raw materials and semi-finished products can create both positive and negative impacts affecting various stakeholders. Raw materials have also a strategic importance for enhancing the competitiveness of the European industry, and creating employment (EC - European...

This report constitutes a compilation of the principal issues raised by the speakers at the workshop jointly organised by the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development and Joint Research Centre on 'Unfair trading practices in the food supply chain' held in Brussels between 17-18...

This report aims at providing an overview of the supply chain of a number of renewable energy technologies. The report currently addresses the following technologies in detail: wind energy, geothermal energy and ocean energy but might be expanded at a later stage. In particular, the report...

This report surveys the recent literature on producer organizations with a specific focus on factors affecting their establishment and their impact on farmers' market performance and welfare. The report also discusses producer organizations' role in improving farmers' bargaining power and...

The ambitious EU policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in combination with a significant adoption of low-carbon energy and transport technologies will lead to strong growth in the demand for certain raw materials. This report addresses the EU resilience in view of supply of the key materials...

This paper is a paper in a series of work on Global Value Chains (GVCs), developed under the auspices of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission. It builds upon the theoretical discussion presented in the first two papers and offers a new methodological approach for mapping...