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Enjoying the Thursday at #EGU26? Join us in Room 2.61 at 16.15 today to discuss the future of the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs).

And fill out the survey at sep.du.edu!
May 7, 2026 at 8:51 AM
At #EGU26 today and interested in socioeconomic scenarios? Drop by the IIASA booth in hall X2 (level -2) to talk about the Scenarios Evolution Process!
The Scenarios Evolution Process will be at #EGU26 this coming week! Join us on Monday, Tuesday or Thursday to share your thoughts on the future of socioeconomic community scenarios.
May 5, 2026 at 12:51 PM
The Scenarios Evolution Process will be at #EGU26 this coming week! Join us on Monday, Tuesday or Thursday to share your thoughts on the future of socioeconomic community scenarios.
May 3, 2026 at 7:42 AM
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How can #climate scenarios & #emission pathways be used for the #finance sector?

Over the past months, @unep.org developed a new tool together with #IIASAvienna & @pik-potsdam.bsky.social - to be launched later today!

Built on the #AR6 scenarios and the #ScenarioCompass…

Sign up for the webinar 👇
The Climate Pathways Navigator Tool: Making climate scenarios work for finance
This webinar will introduce the UNEP FI Climate Pathways Navigator, a new tool designed to help financial institutions access and interpret climate scenario data more easily. The tool distils hundreds...
www.unepfi.org
April 1, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Are you working with climate scenarios, such as "the RCPs" and "the SSPs"?

Take 20 minutes to make sure you understand their confusing roles and terminology:

youtu.be/wNnfS21IcpU?...
September 22, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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The @ipcc.bsky.social has announced the authors for its Seventh Assessment Report (#AR7). With 3 Coordinating Lead Authors & 10 Lead Authors, IIASA will play a key part in delivering the best available knowledge to guide effective and equitable climate action.
🔗 iiasa.ac.at/news/aug-202...
August 26, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Two days left to register for the Scenarios Forum in Leeds, 16-18 July 2025
📢 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT: Professor Piers Forster, Director of the Priestley Centre, will be speaking during the opening session of Scenarios Forum 2025, welcoming attendees and reflecting on the role of scenarios in national and international policy making.

Have you registered? scenariosforum.org
June 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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🌍 New publication – and the final paper of my PhD!

Can we end poverty, provide decent living standards (and beyond) for all, and meet climate targets?

📄 Paper (open access): “Closing decent living gaps in energy and emissions scenarios: introducing DESIRE”: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
May 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Deadline for Scenarios Forum 2025 submission extended until 7 April! Still a few days left to submit your abstract and present your scenarios research!
📢 DEADLINE EXTENSION 📢

Abstract submission for posters and presentations at the Scenarios Forum 2025, as well as applications for financial assistance, have now been extended until Monday 7 April!
April 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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📢 DEADLINE EXTENSION 📢

Abstract submission for posters and presentations at the Scenarios Forum 2025, as well as applications for financial assistance, have now been extended until Monday 7 April!
March 31, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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🚀 Want to meet the Paris Agreement goals? Reducing energy demand in buildings & transport is key!

🔎 Our latest study quantifies how demand-side strategies complement low-carbon supply-side solutions.

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February 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Fairness has always been central to international climate talks, and its interpretation has been diverse, to say the least... Our new paper identifies key ‘entry points’ where crucial, often hidden, decisions are made that underlie fairness assertions in practice. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Entry points for assessing 'fair shares' in national mitigation contributions - IOPscienceSearch
Entry points for assessing ‘fair shares’ in national mitigation contributions, Pelz, Setu, Ganti, Gaurav, Pachauri, Shonali, Rogelj, Joeri, Riahi, Keywan
iopscience.iop.org
January 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Ist natürlich gerade heute auch für Österreich 🇦🇹 relevant…
#Wirtschaftsstandort #Wettbewerbsfähigkeit
#Energiesicherheit
Was der Direkter des @pik-potsdam.bsky.social und Ökonom Ottmar Edenhofer zu den Plänen einiger Parteien im Wahlkampf sagt, die den Klimaschutz am liebsten zurückschrauben würden.
January 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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Just in time before the end of the year…

🎉 Release 3.0 of our open-source Python package #pyam_iamc for scenario analysis & data visualization of emissions, energy systems and Integrated-Assessment models... 💡🔌

Highlights in the 🧵 …
GitHub - IAMconsortium/pyam: Analysis & visualization of energy & climate scenarios
Analysis & visualization of energy & climate scenarios - IAMconsortium/pyam
github.com
December 19, 2024 at 3:46 PM
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📢 Call for themes 📢

From 16-18 July 2025 we’re hosting the 3rd Scenarios Forum at the University of Leeds and we want to hear your theme suggestions!

Your ideas will shape the conference, with multiple sessions to be planned under the selected themes 👇
scenariosforum.org/themes-25/
December 2, 2024 at 1:58 PM