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News
04 February 2026
An integrated, society-centered approach to reducing pollution in European cities
End of January saw the launch of the new EU-funded ATMOPOLIS project, an innovative study that integrates environmental and social sciences to understand how air and noise pollution exposure affect citizens across European cities and propose actions to help improve their quality of life. IIASA researchers are leading a work package to develop an integrated decision support tool for cities.
24 October 2025
Defining future directions for open, fair, and sustainable research in Europe
IIASA Deputy Director General, Karen Lips, represented the Institute at the 2025 European Regional Meeting of the Global Research Council (GRC), convened by Science Europe earlier this week. The meeting provided an important forum for engagement with global research-policy networks to advance themes of open science, artificial intelligence, fairness, and sustainable research systems.
30 May 2024
New method could significantly reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions
New research by the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) and IIASA proposes using soil bacteria to cut greenhouse gas emissions from food production.
Events
Auditorium of the Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate Change, UNAM
IIASA and partners launch collaboration for cleaner air in Mexico City
Focus
15 September 2026
50, 50, 30: Why Nordic countries work with IIASA
Finland and Sweden celebrate 50 years of IIASA membership in 2026, while Norway marks 30. What has sustained these Nordic partnerships for so long, and what makes them valuable today?
Annual Report 2025
Annual Report 2025: Advancing Global Partnerships Highlights
Throughout 2025, IIASA expanded its international cooperation through new agreements, research initiatives, and high-level exchanges focused on sustainability, climate action, and systems science.
Projects
Developing circular pathways for a EU low-carbon transition (CircEUlar)
Interconnected climate and nature risks - consequences and solutions for Norwegian Ecosystems and Society (RISKREACT)
'According to nature' - solutions to reduce risk in mountain landscapes (PHUSICOS)
The Human-Tech Nexus - Building a Safe Haven to Cope with Climate Extremes (HuT)
Publications
Rousseau, L.S.A., Næss, J.S., Lhuillier, M., Billy, R.G., Schön, P., & Hertwich, E. (2025). Norway’s electric vehicle revolution: unveiling greenhouse gas emissions reductions and material use of passenger cars across space and time. Environmental Research Letters 20 (8) e084053. 10.1088/1748-9326/ade8fe.
Lavnyy, V., Khomiuk, P., Gusti, M., Havryliuk, S., Korol, M., Matusevych, O., Savchyn, V., Vonderach, C., & Kahle, H.-P. (2025). Changes in the extent and structure of Norway spruce stands in the Ukrainian Carpathians based on forest survey data from 1988 to 2018. Central European Forestry Journal 71 (3) 224-235. 10.2478/forj-2025-0004.
Amini, S., Rousseau, L.S.A., & Hertwich, E. (2025). Material and energy use in Norway's residential building archetypes. Journal of Industrial Ecology 29 (4) 1121-1134. 10.1111/jiec.70033.
Vergarechea, M., Astrup, R., Fischer, C., Øistad, K., Blattert, C., Hartikainen, M., Eyvindson, K., Di Fulvio, F., Forsell, N., Burgas, D., Toraño-Caicoya, A., Mönkkönen, M., & Antón-Fernández, C. (2023). Future wood demands and ecosystem services trade-offs: A policy analysis in Norway. Forest Policy and Economics 147 e102899. 10.1016/j.forpol.2022.102899.
Saviolidis, N.M., Davíðsdóttir, B., Ilmola-Sheppard, L., Stepanova, A., Valman, M., & Rovenskaya, E. (2020). Realising blue growth in the fishing industry in Iceland and Norway: Industry perceptions on drivers and barriers to blue growth investments and policy implications. Marine Policy 117 e103967. 10.1016/j.marpol.2020.103967.
Posch, M. , Aherne, J., Moldan, F., Evans, C.D., Forsius, M., Larssen, T., Helliwell, R., & Cosby, B. (2019). Dynamic Modeling and Target Loads of Sulfur and Nitrogen for Surface Waters in Finland, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Environmental Science & Technology 53 (9) 5062-5070. 10.1021/acs.est.8b06356.