In today’s episode, we cover:

Role, function and mission of IIASA
The context around SR15
UN Sustainable Development Goals
Dr. Huppmann’s work on the message integrated assessment model for environmental scenario planning
Significance of selecting a decade as the timeframe for action
Unpacking the meaning of publicly stated thresholds
Implications of Dr. Huppmann’s modeling on humanity
How new research affects older predictive models
Dr. Huppmann’s view on carbon storage
Delivering sustainability via initiatives that improve quality of life
The important role of carbon taxes
Open-source climate change data movement

Links to topics discussed in this episode:

IIASA:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Institute_for_Applied_Systems_Analysis
SR15:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Report_on_Global_Warming_of_1.5_%C2%B0C
Message IX: https://message.iiasa.ac.at/en/stable/
UN Sustainable Development Goals: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/?menu=1300
European Green Deal: https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-2019-2024/european-green-deal_en
Fridays For Future: https://fridaysforfuture.org/
Young Summer Scientists Program: https://www.iiasa.ac.at/web/home/education/yssp/Young_Scientists_Summer_Program.html

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Ep 88: Daniel Huppmann, Energy Research Scholar at IIASA