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12 January 2023

Turning abandoned mines into batteries

A novel technique called Underground Gravity Energy Storage turns decommissioned mines into long-term energy storage solutions, thereby supporting the sustainable energy transition.

Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE)

Sustainable Service Systems (S3)

Integrated Assessment and Climate Change (IACC)

10 January 2023

Winners of the EDITS-ARTS 2022 Competition: Life in 2050 with much less energy

The EDITS-ARTS Competition called for submissions to imagine "life in 2050 with much less energy" into art, challenging positive-minded people to imagine a low energy future.

Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE)

Sustainable Service Systems (S3)

Integrated Assessment and Climate Change (IACC)

Transformative Institutional and Social Solutions (TISS)

19 December 2022

Can Ecology Inspire Transformations of Competition Law and Policy in the Digital Economy?

Economic thinking has continuously sought inspiration from natural sciences such as physics, biology, and mechanics. Elena Rovenskaya, as part of her ongoing research in ASA, delivered a presentation on the ecological concepts and theories which can revive economic thinking to better inform competition law and policy formulations in a dynamic digital environment.

Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA)

Diverse people working together to assemble puzzle

14 December 2022

First workshop of the Transformations within Reach initiative's Community of Science and Practice (CoSP)

The Transformations within Reach initiative held its first online workshop on 27 October 2022. As a starting point, a group of experts synthesized how to catalyze societal transformations toward sustainability.

Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA)

12 December 2022

Elena Rovenskaya presents on the Shifting Tides of Trade Connectivity for Asia and Europe

On 28 and 29 of November, Paris hosted senior policymakers, scientists, and industry stakeholders at the renowned 5^th Dialogue of Continents forum. This year’s theme "The End of Abundance, The Birth of Resilience" was set in view of President Macron’s recent speech, which cautioned that the world faces depleting natural resources and technological resources and hangs at a tipping point of reform.

Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA)

07 December 2022

Reinhard Mechler joins Advisory Committee on Climate Resilience of the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP)

CGAP is a global partnership of more than 30 leading development organizations that works to advance the lives of poor people, especially women, through financial inclusion.

Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA)

Systemic Risk and Resilience (SYRR)

Blue virtual technology background with lines and grids

02 December 2022

IIASA researchers awarded for excellence in integrated assessment modeling

IIASA researchers Volker Krey and Jarmo Kikstra have been recognized by the Integrated Assessment Consortium (IAMC) for excellence in integrated assessment modeling.

Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE)

Sustainable Service Systems (S3)

Integrated Assessment and Climate Change (IACC)

Transformative Institutional and Social Solutions (TISS)

Beautiful landscape panorama showing a meadow and a path leading into a forest, with autumn colors and blue sky

29 November 2022

New global targets for protecting and restoring nature can help tackle climate change

IIASA researchers contributed to a recent report published by the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) calling for coordinated action on climate change and nature loss.

Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR)

Biodiversity, Ecology, and Conservation (BEC)

Empty Classroom In Elementary School With Whiteboard And Desks

24 November 2022

How COVID-19 school closures will affect inequalities in adult skills

School closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic affected learning to varying degrees in different countries. A new study sheds light on what this learning loss will mean for countries' human capital in the decades to come.

Population and Just Societies (POPJUS)

Migration and Sustainable Development (MIG)

Social Cohesion, Health, and Wellbeing (SHAW)