Recent Press Releases
PNAS: Shareholder responsibility could spur shift to sustainable energy
Allowing shareholders to be held liable for the damages that companies cause to the environment and people could help transform the world’s energy system towards sustainability, according to new research published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). More
Nature: Political action the biggest swing factor in meeting climate targets
The most important factor affecting the likelihood of limiting climate change to internationally agreed targets is when people start to do something about it, according new research from IIASA, ETH Zurich, and other institutions. More
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
Evolution: Social exclusion leads to cooperation
Social exclusion as a punishment strategy helps explain the evolution of cooperation, according to new IIASA research. More
Integrating science and policy to address the impacts of air pollution
An article in this week’s Science magazine examines how science and policies address air pollution effects on human health, ecosystems, and climate change in Europe. More
Redefining age: IIASA population researcher wins ERC Advanced Grant
IIASA demographer Sergei Scherbov has won an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council to explore population aging and its impacts on Europe and beyond. More
Efforts to mitigate climate change must target energy efficiency: Nature Climate Change study
Much more must be done to develop energy efficient cars, buildings and domestic appliances to halt climate change, according to new research from IIASA, the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of East Anglia. More
Australia joins IIASA
IIASA today announced that Australia will become its newest member country. More
New findings on sustainable development, energy, climate, food and water at IIASA conference
This week, international scientists, policymakers, and business leaders will come together to discuss our global future. More
IIASA and the UN: The water energy nexus
IIASA Director & CEO Prof. Pavel Kabat met on Monday, 15 October with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. More
IIASA and the UN: The water energy nexus
IIASA Director & CEO Prof. Pavel Kabat met on Monday, 15 October with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. More
Water likely to limit future food production
Current water supplies are not enough to support increased food production for a larger future population, according to new research conducted in collaboration with IIASA by Wageningen University researcher Hester Biemans, who defends her PhD thesis this week. More
Vienna Philharmonic becomes goodwill ambassador for IIASA
The Vienna Philharmonic and IIASA are delighted to announce that the Vienna Philharmonic has become the first Goodwill Ambassador for IIASA. More
Water as a global system: Kabat keynote at IWA
IIASA scientists are examining water problems from a new perspective – looking at a global resource from an interdisciplinary and international perspective. More
Energy from the Sahara Desert? New study to explore the risks
In the future, Europe might get a large part of its energy from solar and wind farms in the Sahara. IIASA researcher Anthony Patt has received a major EU research grant to examine the risks and consequences of such a project. More
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