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16 August 2022

Propane — a solution for more sustainable air conditioning

Current severe heatwaves that will likely increase in severity and frequency in the future are driving a rise in the use of air conditioners, threatening the environment with their high energy consumption and refrigerants with high warming potential. A new study finds that switching to propane as a refrigerant could lessen the global temperature increase from space cooling.

Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE)

Pollution Management (PM)

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25 July 2022

Weak handgrip strength may signal serious health issues

Muscle strength is a powerful predictor of mortality that can quickly and inexpensively be assessed by measuring handgrip strength. In a new study, researchers developed cut-off points that apply to the general population, while also considering the correlation of handgrip strength with gender, body height, and aging to be used in medical practice.

Population and Just Societies (POPJUS)

Social Cohesion, Health, and Wellbeing (SHAW)

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20 July 2022

The Vienna Statement on Science Diplomacy - advocating for a global commitment

The Vienna Statement on Science Diplomacy, a document advocating for a renewed global commitment to international scientific cooperation to help countries build stronger relations for the benefit of all of humanity, has been endorsed by more than one hundred eminent personalities from the academic and policymaking community.

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13 July 2022

Supporting Austria’s path to climate neutrality

Over the next three years, more than 120 scientists will be working on a new comprehensive climate report for Austria. IIASA is taking a leading role in the activities with IIASA researchers Keywan Riahi and Daniel Huppmann serving as co-chairs of the Austrian Panel on Climate Change.

Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE)

Austria

03 June 2022

How we choose to end deforestation will impact future emissions

The Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use signed at COP26 represents a commitment by leaders representing over 85% of the world’s forests to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by 2030. But could the declaration’s ambitions be too ambiguous? An international team of researchers looked into this question.

Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA)

Exploratory Modeling of Human-natural Systems (EM)

Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE)

Integrated Assessment and Climate Change (IACC)

30 May 2022

Turning high-rise buildings into batteries

With the rapid reduction in the costs of renewable energy generation, such as wind and solar power, there is a growing need for energy storage technologies to make sure that electricity supply and demand are balanced properly. IIASA researchers have come up with a new energy storage concept that could turn tall buildings into batteries to improve the power quality in urban settings.

Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE)

Sustainable Service Systems (S3)

Integrated Assessment and Climate Change (IACC)

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20 May 2022

Making the most of crowdsourcing campaigns

In recent years, crowdsourcing, which involves recruiting members of the public to help collect data, has been tremendously helpful to provide researchers with unique and rich datasets, while also engaging the public in the process of scientific discovery. In a new study, an international team of researchers explored how crowdsourcing projects can make the most effective use of volunteer contributions.

Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA)

Novel Data Ecosystems for Sustainability (NODES)

05 May 2022

Identifying global poverty from space

Despite successes in reducing poverty globally in the last two decades, almost one billion people are still living without access to reliable and affordable electricity, which in turn negatively affects health and welfare, and impedes sustainable development. Knowing where these people are is crucial if aid and infrastructure are to reach them. A new IIASA-led study proposes a novel method to estimate global economic wellbeing using nighttime satellite images.

Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA)

Novel Data Ecosystems for Sustainability (NODES)

Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE)

Transformative Institutional and Social Solutions (TISS)

Collage showing renewable energy sources, solar panels, wind turbines and a hydro electricity dam

03 May 2022

How solving Central Asia's water-energy conflict can also boost renewable energy generation

Researchers from the IIASA Energy, Climate, and Environment Program found that agricultural efforts in downstream countries in Central Asia, traditionally hampered by a lack of water for irrigation during the summer growing season, would be significantly boosted with a “dual water and energy storage scheme”, which also paves the way for high shares of renewable energy generation in the region.

Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE)

Sustainable Service Systems (S3)

Integrated Assessment and Climate Change (IACC)

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