Aligning the Energy Transition with the Sustainable Development Goals
This open access book brings together concrete analyses from around the world, spanning various scales, that shed light on strategies for implementing essential energy and climate transitions within the broader context of UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) imperatives. Specifically,...
Read moreEconomic quantification of Loss and Damage funding needs
A loss and damage (L&D) fund has been established to support particularly vulnerable developing countries. L&D funding needs, entitlements and necessary contributions can be quantified using climate economics coupled with historical responsibility principles; for the year 2025, total L&D...
Read moreMacroeconomic Structural change likely increases inequality in India more than climate policy
As a result of the ROCHADE project, this Indian case study analyzes the interaction of structural change and climate policy. Based on a comprehensive model framework that combines an IA model with two CGE models and a household model,...
Read moreCall for applications for the Master in Science and Management of Climate Change
The Master of Research in Science and Management of Climate Change from the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice is a 1-year programme aimed at creating experts capable of managing the complex and multi-faceted dimensions of the grand challenges posed...
Read moreWebinar: Credibility makes or breaks the price: political commitment in long-term climate policy key for effective EU emissions trading system
CAPABLE and ECEMF Webinar June 19 2024 | 14:00 CEST To join the webinar, register here During the webinar, Dr. Robert Pietzcker will present the main insights from the paper “EU carbon prices signal high policy credibility and farsighted actors”...
Read moreWebinar: Building Sector Modeling: How to Explore Low Energy Demand Futures
EDITS Webinar June 18 2024 | 10:00 CEST To join the webinar, register here Buildings provide critical services for human activities and well-being by providing shelter and other important functions to their users. Buildings are also responsible for major energy...
Read moreCall for tenders on IAM pathways by the German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt – UBA)
The “NEna_Klims” project aims to identify, prioritize and help closing research gaps in Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) of climate change in order to scientifically substantiate the negotiating position of Germany and the EU within the framework of the political...
Read moreRecipe for a Livable Planet: Achieving Net Zero Emissions in the Agrifood System
The global agrifood system has been largely overlooked in the fight against climate change. Yet, greenhouse gas emissions from the agrifood system are so big that they alone could cause the world to miss the goal of keeping global...
Read moreReport on energy transitions to achieve India’s net-zero targets
A meeting was held for the launch of the report titled “Synchronizing energy transitions towards possible Net-Zero for India: Affordable and clean energy for All” prepared by IIM Ahmedabad as part of a study project which was sanctioned in...
Read moreNew RE-CONNECT newsletter to provide regular updates on the latest guidance on GHG modelling, projecting and tracking
The RE-CONNECT project, funded by the European Commission DG Climate Action project, is dedicated to assisting the 196 Parties committed to the 2015 Paris Agreement, established under the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, in meeting their climate change...
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