2012 News and Events
Nature Climate Change: Action by 2020 key for limiting climate change
Limiting climate change to target levels will become much more difficult to achieve, and more expensive, if action is not taken soon, according to a new analysis from IIASA, ETH Zurich, and NCAR. More
Global Energy Assessment available online October 20th
The IIASA-coordinated assessment shows that a global energy transformation toward sustainable future is feasible, affordable, and would provide multiple benefits for society and the environment. The full report will be freely available for download as of 20 October, 2012. More
Global Energy Assessment and the Netherlands
IIASA's Nebojsa Nakicenovic speaks Thursday in the Netherlands about the key findings of the Global Energy Assessment. More
Workshop series on new energy transformation pathways and tools
A series of capacity building workshops, organized by UNIDO, GEF, IIASA,and local partners, have recently been held in Cape Verde, India, and Armenia for regional policymakers. More
Global Energy Assessment launched at RIO+20
The most comprehensive energy assessment ever undertaken, the Global Energy Assessment (GEA), was launched on June 19 by UNIDO Director-General Kandeh Yumkella at RIO+20. More
IIASA at RIO+20
IIASA scientists are among the estimated 50,000 delegates attending the RIO+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development and pre meetings, Brazil 11-22 June. More
IPCC Special Report: Managing the Risks of Extreme Events (SREX)
The Austrian Federal Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Nikolaus Berlakovich and IIASA’s Reinhard Mechler will today, 8 May, brief international press on the findings of the IPCC SREX report, specifically as they relate to Europe, Austria and Africa. More
Long-term energy vision outlined for RIO+20
Substantial improvements in energy efficiency and large scale investments in technology development and deployment are among the measures urgently needed to meet the escalating, human and environmental challenges associated with the global energy system. More
ENE scientists in UNIDO/GEF workshops
ENE Scientists organising three regional UNIDO/GEF workshops on energy issues for policymakers, policy analysts and scientists. More
Global energy futures focus of Embassy meeting
IIASA Deputy Director, Nebojsa Nakicenovic, was among the guests at a lunch hosted by Sweden’s Ambassador to Austria, Nils Daag, Feb 17, to discuss global energy and new research that may inform energy strategies. More