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News
22 November 2024
IIASA Director General meets with King Charles III
IIASA Director General, Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber, was among the distinguished guests at an event hosted by King Charles III to celebrate the launch of the Circular Bioeconomy Alliance (CBA). Amid the serious discussions around the the initiative's mission to champion a nature-first economy, the two old friends shared a lighter moment, promising to stay in touch.
30 August 2023
The IIASA Summer Experience: A Blend of Learning and Experience in a nurturing atmosphere
Every summer, IIASA turns into a buzzing hub of knowledge seekers, and this year is no different! The AFE FLAM team welcomed three interns and three YSSP fellows this summer and we took a moment to chat with Rasheed, Adrian, Laura, and Lawrence about their experiences and goals.
26 June 2023
Are we building back better yet?
With the pandemic thankfully receding in the rear-view mirror while the climate crisis looms ever larger in front of us, it’s worth remembering the calls from 2020 to “build back better”. A recent study investigated how we are progressing on achieving this ambitious goal.
Events
CICERO Center for International Climate Research, Oslo
HYway Kick-off meeting
University Museum of Natural History, Oxford
Oxford Networks for the Environment annual lecture featuring John Schellnhuber
Focus
27 June 2024
RESIST
The Resilience of Ecosystem Services provided by Intact and Sustainably managed Terrestrial ecosystems (RESIST) project aims to develop a modeling framework that integrates biophysical feedbacks and socioeconomic drivers affecting the environment.
27 June 2024
Assessing the remaining carbon budget
IIASA research shows that the remaining carbon budget to limit global warming to 1.5°C is significantly less than previously anticipated and could be depleted within the next six years.
Projects
Resilience and Malleability of Social Metabolism (REMASS)
Climate Impacts of a hydrogen economy: The pathway to knowledge (HYway)
Developing circular pathways for a EU low-carbon transition (CircEUlar)
Multi-hazard and risk informed system for Enhanced local and regional Disaster risk management (MEDiate)
Publications
Ton, M.J., de Moel, H., de Bruijn, J. , Reimann, L., Botzen, W.J.W., & Aerts, J.C.J.H. (2024). Economic damage from natural hazards and internal migration in the United States. Natural Hazards 10.1007/s11069-024-06987-2. Han, S., Hu, M., Gao, X., Huang, Y., Guo, F. , Shen, G., Wang, D., Lin, S., & Zhang, K. (2024). Energy burden and mental health: A national study in the United States. Science of the Total Environment e176796. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176796. (In Press) Ton, M.J., de Moel, H., de Bruijn, J. , Botzen, W.J.W., Karabiyik, H., Friedrich, M., & Aerts, J.C.J.H. (2024). The impact of natural hazards on migration in the United States and the effect of spatial dependence. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 1-19. 10.1080/09640568.2024.2359447. Winiwarter, W. , Lindl, F., Kaltenegger, K. , Warnecke, L. , Höglund-Isaksson, L. , Gomez Sanabria, A. , Purohit, P. , & Klimont, Z. (2024). Anthropogenic emissions of CH4, N2O, F-gases and BC from GAINS, for EU-countries plus CH, NO, UK developed under the EYE-CLIMA project. 10.5281/zenodo.11032177. Marois, G. , Gietel-Basten, S., Crespo Cuaresma, J., Zellmann, J.G., Reiter, C. , & Lutz, W. (2024). Measuring Human Capital with Productivity-Weighted Labor Force: Methodology and Projections for China, India, the United States, and the European Union. IIASA Working Paper. Laxenburg, Austria: WP-24-005 WMO, UNOOSA, ISC, UNEP, GCP, ECMWF, UK Met Office, ITU, & UNCCD (2024). United in Science 2024. WMO , Geneva.