This report was inspired by the work we did on a project funded by the EEA that ran between June 2011 and March 2012. One of the main aims of the EEA project was to provide examples of how the evaluation of global mega trends presented in the SOER 2010 could be applied to regional topics, like resource scarcity or environmental goals. The authors have extensive experience in systems thinking and systems dynamic modelling techniques and immediately saw the huge potential for applying Qualitative Modelling (causal loop analysis).