Climate Neutrality Forum
Bringing together leading researchers, policymakers and practitioners working on achieving climate neutrality, the meeting will take place simultaneously at three hubs – Berlin, Milan and Oxford – linked together […]
A team of Italian researchers supports central banks in assessing climate risks through the development of new macroeconomic models
A novel project funded by the International network for sustainable financial policy insights, research and exchange (Inspire) – with the participation of Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa, Rff-Cmcc European Institute […]
South Africa: the rising temperatures will cost up to 20% of per capita GDP
Reduced wage gap between high-skilled and low-skilled workers, and severe impacts on economic productivity. Climate change effects on economics and labour in a new study led by EIEE (RFF-CMCC European Institute […]
Low-carbon policies can be ‘balanced’ to benefit small firms and average households
A review of ten types of policy used to reduce carbon suggests that some costs fall on those less able to bear them – but it also shows these policies […]
Health, air pollution, COVID19: an integrated approach
Lock-down measures in spring in Lombardy saved 20% of premature deaths from COVID19, but pollution exceeded WHO levels one in every four days. In a new publication in Environmental Research […]
New start for the Research Network on Energy Workforce Transitions
ReNEWT, the international consortium aimed at evaluating and designing solutions to ensure a just and equitable transition to carbon neutrality for all, has just launched its new website. Explore the […]
The state of the art of Integrated Assessment Modelling
Integrated Assessment is a scientific discipline that uses models to describe both the human system and the earth system, to better understand sustainability problems and investigate effective response options. The Thirteenth […]
Path Back to Paris
PATH BACK TO PARIS Edoardo Campo Lobato Earlier this month, the United States became the first and only nation in the world to formally withdraw from the Paris Agreement, the […]
The influence of social norms and behaviour on energy use
People tend to conform to what others do and what others regard as right. Do these two social norms influence electric energy consumption? In the prestigious journal Nature Energy, a […]
A pan-institute Series of Webinars in Environmental and Energy Economics and Policy
Environmental, energy, and ecological problems have grown faster than their solutions. Economists have an important role to play to address these issues by using the latest science, rigorous methods and […]