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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