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

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.

Upcoming Events

Econ4um (Economics Forum)

Columbus, Ohio

IIASA at the PAA Annual Meeting 2024

The Orient Jakarta, a Royal Hideaway Hotel Jalan Jendral Sudirman No. 36, Bendungan Hilir, Kecamatan Tanah Abang, Kota Jakarta Pusat, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta, 10210

Indonesia COMMITTED Modelling & Stakeholder Workshop 2024

IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria

CATALYSE Meeting

Florence, Italy

The State of the Union 2024

Brussels, Belgium

EuropaBON final stakeholder conference

Laxenburg, Austria (IIASA) and Online

MESSAGEix Community Meeting 2024

Helsinki and Espoo, Finland

IIASA at Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress 2024

Laxenburg, Austria

Open-Earth-Monitor Global Workshop 2024