IIASA colleagues joined world leaders and diplomats at the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
10 November
- Organizer: Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE) and Development Alternatives (DA)
Event title: High services with low energy and resource demand for low-carbon pathways and the SDGs
IIASA participants: K. Riahi, N. Nakicenovic - Organizer: Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance NGO partners Mercy Corps, IFRC, Concern Worldwide and Plan International
IIASA researcher involved: R. Mechler on this policy brief and expertise of working with flood prone communities across the globe was presented at a side event
11 November
- Organizer: Humane Society International & Upfield
Event title: Closing the Global Methane Pledge Gap: policy recommendations for food systems.
IIASA participant: L. Höglund-Isaksson on “Controlling methane emissions in EU’s agricultural sector”
15 November
- Organizer: Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) Potsdam
Event title: Methane Science Dialogue: What does ‘net zero’ mean for methane? IIASA participant: L. Höglund-Isaksson on “Methane mitigation in a global perspective” - Event title: Bridging the gap to the Paris Agreement objectives: opportunities for international collaboration to support enhanced national ambition
IIASA participant: B. van Ruijven
16 November
- Organizer: Arctic Council’s AMAP and the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative (ICCI)
Event title: Pathways to reducing Black Carbon and Methane Emissions impacting Arctic Climate and Air Pollution.
IIASA participant: L. Höglund-Isaksson on “Reducing methane emissions from human activities globally and in Artic Council member and observer countries”
17 November
- RITE-IIASA side event on EDITS at UNFCCC COP27
Event title: High wellbeing with low energy demand towards a modern net-zero society. EDITS is coordinated by IIASA and the Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE).
IIASA participant: B. van Ruijven - Organizer: Harvard Kennedy School
Event title: Uncertainty in methane emissions.
IIASA participant: L. Höglund-Isaksson on “The use of bottom-up emission inventories in methane policy processes”
Policy briefs relating to COP27
IIASA produced two policy briefs published for COP27:
Promising climate progress
Recent net-zero pledges could take the world a long way towards meeting the Paris climate goals, but an ambition gap remains.
A fair climate
Sharing mitigation fairly between countries doesn’t have to be expensive.