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IIASA's Nebojsa Nakicenovic will be holding a lecture titled 'EU policies to be the first carbon-neutral continent in the transforming world' at this year's symposium.

An international team of scientists examined the first 18 months since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, exploring its consequences beyond the loss of life, with the primary focus on military emissions. Their findings underscore limitations in the current emission reporting framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

IIASA Director General John Schellnhuber will be the guest speaker at this year's Oxford Networks for the Environment (ONE) annual lecture titled, How to survive the Anthropocene: Flat Overshoot, Deep Restoration.

IIASA Director General and globally respected climate expert, John Schellnhuber, talked to Der Standard's Klaus Taschwer and Tanja Traxler about red lines, the most threatening tipping points, and his best advice to combat climate change.

On 21 February, over 50 students from the Bilingual Junior High School visited the institute to learn about IIASA and get an overview on systems thinking.  

UPDATE OF THE HUMAN CORE OF THE SSPs: POPULATION AND HUMAN CAPITAL PROJECTIONS TO 2100

Anne Goujon will participate in a webinar discussion on the future population of Pakistan organized by the Population Research Center (PRC) at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi.

Martin Polaschek, Austria's Federal Minister for Education, Science, and Research recently visited IIASA to discuss current research priorities and explore potential opportunities for collaboration between the institute and the Ministry.

Four exceptional young scientists from the 2023 Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) have been recognized for their research efforts this past summer. Three will receive funding to continue their research projects at IIASA and one candidate has been given an Honorable Mention for outstanding effort.

The European Commission set an ambitious mid-term target, supported by an extensive Impact Assessment, paving the way to climate neutrality by 2050.

We invite you to engage in this academic discourse and contribute to the broader understanding and advancement of urban sustainability and resilience. This installment will feature Professor Barbara Kolm, who will talk about advancing urban sustainability and resilience through digital transformation.

One of the most species-rich rainforests in southern Costa Rica is being digitally recreated. IIASA researcher Florian Hofhansl explains how the project intends to map the biodiversity and health status of the rainforest and attract sponsors.

Innovations in technology are emerging at an exponential pace and the diffusion of technology is faster than ever across the world. At the heart of these transformations lies Eurasia, home to over 70% of the world’s population and a highly complex array of diverse geopolitical systems. How can Eurasian nations strategically align themselves to harness the benefits of this rapid technological evolution? And what role will its geopolitics play?

Competition policy is recognizing the challenges of regulating conglomerate ecosystems in the era of digitalization. However, the need to bridge the gap between recognition and policy action remains. To discuss how, Elena Rovenskaya led a thematic session at the UNCTAD eWeek 2023.

IIASA researchers will participate in the European Geosciences Union (EGU) 2024 conference presenting research on climate change, risk and resilience, energy, citizen science, and more.

IIASA Interim Deputy Director General for Science, Wolfgang Lutz, will deliver a keynote at the 2024 annual meeting of the Population Association of Singapore, focusing on the trends in population and development against the backdrop of numerous changes in the world.