Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change
IIASA collaborates with the MCC in the following areas:
IIASA leadership at the Earth League Symposium 2017
The Earth League, an IIASA research partner, is an international network of leading scientists working on pressing issues facing humankind today. This year’s annual symposium focused on the ambitions and challenges set out in the Paris climate agreement in 2015. More
Drinking water: Carbon pricing revenues could close infrastructure gaps
More than 700 million people have no running water. A study released today shows that a carbon tax could help remedy this situation while contributing considerably to climate protection. More
Short-sighted climate policy jeopardizes other UN sustainable development goals
A new study finds that climate policies that fail to take into account interlinkages and trade-offs could hamper progress on other sustainable development goals. However, energy efficiency improvements can reap synergies between the goals. More
Negative emissions no silver bullet for climate change mitigation
There are significant constraints to large-scale deployment of negative emissions technologies in the future to reach climate change targets, according to a new study including IIASA research. The study emphasizes that greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced aggressively and immediately. More
Greater potential for transport in climate mitigation
The transport sector has the potential to cut its emissions of greenhouse gases in half by 2050, according to new analysis from researchers at IIASA and other institutions. More
NEWS
"Climate Modernity" - The 24H Challenge: How do we want to live and act in the future in Styria ?
Health fears can increase pandemic isolation habits in older Europeans
How circular waste management systems can benefit the environment
Launch of the Northern African Applied Systems Analysis Centre
How we measure the effects of methane matters for climate policy