Options Magazine: Green Growth
This issue of Options looks at the transition to a low-carbon economy, spurred principally by the need to mitigate global warming. As we enter what is being hailed as the biggest paradigm shift since the industrial revolution, it looks at the work being carried out by scientists at IIASA and its worldwide network of partners and collaborators in the field of renewable energy, advanced environmental forecasting and monitoring, sustainable water management, and many other key areas.
Coping with transformation: What we can learn from natural systems
Options Magazine, Summer 2010: Society is now at a stage in history in which one pulse is ending and another beginning. More
100% renewable electricity in Europe and North Africa by 2050 — from vision to reality
Options Magazine, Summer 2010: A new blueprint indicates that, while the vision of a Europe powered by renewable energy is technologically feasible, new policies and investment behaviors will be needed to achieve this. More
Harnessing the power of satellites
Options Magazine, Summer 2010: IIASA scientists are working closely with space agencies and research institutions to develop and verify the way satellites collect and process information about the global carbon cycle. More
Energizing the global MDG effort
Options Magazine, Summer 2010: Tackling the world’s energy challenges will help achieve many of the Millennium Development Goals, says IIASA’s Nebojsa Nakicenovic. More
Mapping nitrogen scarcity
Options Magazine, Summer 2010: Nitrogen fertilizer can boost crop yields, but overuse leads to harmful environmental consequences. More
Modeling green and blue water
Options Magazine, Summer 2010: Improving the management of green water has enormous potential to produce more crop per drop of water. More
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