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News
26 February 2025
China Scholarship Council awardees hosted at AFE
AFE is committed to support IIASA's mission of fostering cross-border scientific cooperation and mutual understanding to tackle global challenges internationally. Over the years, AFE has hosted students and postdoctoral researchers, strengthening scientific ties and enabling connections in their early career stages, leading to long-term collaborations.
We are pleased to introduce our new Guest Researchers from China – recipients of China Scholarship Council (CSC) awards – who have joined the EPIC team for a one-year training program.
16 January 2025
IIASA sets example for thriving scientific collaboration in challenging times
A new article emphasizes the need for “safe zones” for researchers amid escalating geopolitical tensions. It uses the history of IIASA – established as a neutral ground during the Cold War – as a prime example.
20 December 2024
Increase in electric vehicles could create unwanted pollution hotspots
While electric vehicles have become a cornerstone of the global energy transition, a study by researchers from Princeton University and IIASA has demonstrated that refining the critical minerals needed for electric vehicle batteries could create pollution hotspots near manufacturing hubs.
Events
CMCC, Milan, Italy
Kick-Off meeting of The Horizon Europe project NEWPATHWAYS
Peking, Seoul, Hanoi
IIASA delegation visits IIASA members in Asia
Beijing, China
International Symposium on Polycrises and Systemic risks
Focus
27 June 2024
JustTrans4All
The IIASA Just Transitions to Net‑Zero Carbon Emissions for All (JustTrans4All) project contributes to novel analyses of transition pathways that are cognizant of diverse justice considerations. The project aims to help shape policies that make people’s lives better without harming the planet, following the UN 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement.
27 June 2024
Strengthening the case for nature‑based solutions
IIASA researchers conducted several case studies and published two policy briefs informing policymakers about policy and financing barriers limiting the uptake of nature‑based solutions (NBS) compared to conventional grey infrastructure, as well as possible ways of overcoming them.
Projects
Resilience and Malleability of Social Metabolism (REMASS)
Pollution Management and Environmental Health (PMEH)
Publications
Ren, M., Zhu, B., Huang, C., Wang, J., & Dai, H. (2025). Multidimensional sustainability implications of alternative iron and steel industry decarbonization strategies in China. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 215 e108136. 10.1016/j.resconrec.2025.108136. Pan, Y., Sha, A., Han, W., Liu, C., Liu, G., Welsch, E., Zeng, M., Xu, S., Zhao, Y., Tian, S., Li, Y., Deng, R., Zhang, X., Shi, H., Cui, Y., Huang, C., & Peng, H. (2025). Identifying spatial drivers of soil heavy metal pollution risk integrating positive matrix factorization, machine learning, and multi-scale geographically weighted regression. Journal of Hazardous Materials 485 e136841. 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136841. Zhu, R. & Ma, T. (2025). Policy mixes to promote the diffusion of battery electric vehicles with an agent-based model and experiments using the case of China. Energy Economics 142 e108152. 10.1016/j.eneco.2024.108152. Zeng, L., Wen, M., Li, C., Nie, Y., & Wang, S. (2025). Impact of digital greening synergistic transformation on urban economic resilience in China: Evidence from quasi-natural experiments. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications 12 (1) e85. 10.1057/s41599-025-04358-1. Liu, X., Wu, K., Wagner, F. , Zhang, S. , Xu, M., Liu, Y., Wang, X., Fang, Y., Zhang, S., & Dai, H. (2025). Pathways to achieve the dual targets of carbon neutrality and air quality in Southern China. Frontiers of Engineering Management 10.1007/s42524-025-4043-0. Deepshikha, Chandra, N., Höglund-Isaksson, L. , Patra, P.K., & Dey, S. (2025). Regional Trends and Spatial Gradients of Total Column Methane over India, China, and USA─Implications for Emissions from Coal Mining and Oil/Gas Exploitation. Environmental Science & Technology 59 (2) 1170-1178. 10.1021/acs.est.4c06201. Deng, X., Teng, F., Zhang, X., Fan, J.-L., Forsell, N., & Reiner, D.M. (2025). Co-deploying biochar and bioenergy with carbon capture and storage improves cost-effectiveness and sustainability of China’s carbon neutrality. One Earth 8 (1) e101172. 10.1016/j.oneear.2024.12.008. Zhao, Y., Sun, H., Kim, Y. , Shu, Y., Wang, H., Li, H., & Deng, Y. (2025). A comprehensive provincial-level VOCs emission inventory and scenario analysis for China: Enhanced sectoral resolution through GAINS-China model. Atmospheric Environment: X 25 e100316. 10.1016/j.aeaoa.2025.100316. den Elzen, M.G.J., Dafnomilis, I., Nascimento, L., Beusen, A., Forsell, N., Gubbels, J., Harmsen, M., Hooijschuur, E., Araujo Gutierrez, Z., & Kuramochi, T. (2025). Uncertainties around net‐zero climate targets have major impact on greenhouse gas emissions projections. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 10.1111/nyas.15285. (In Press) Lei, M., Pelz, S. , Pachauri, S. , & Cai, W. (2024). A dataset of income distribution on provincial, urban, and rural levels for China from 2020 to 2100. Scientific Data 11 (1) e1436. 10.1038/s41597-024-04304-x.