Options Magazine, Summer 2022

2012
The Global Energy Assessment is published by IIASA and goes on to provide the
scientific basis and objectives for UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 on
ensuring access to sustainable energy for all. pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/10099
2013
A revamped Geo-Wiki is launched by IIASA and partners to harness the power
of citizen science to collect and verify land cover data, thereby
dramatically improving the quality of the data.
2014
The European Commission agrees a proposal for new climate and
energy targets for 2030 informed by IIASA modeling results.
2014
IIASA publishes the first population projections that
include level of educational attainment for all
countries of the world. pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/11143
2014
High-level officials and experts from across Europe,
the Eurasian Economic Union, and Asia are brought
together by IIASA to explore the challenges and
opportunities of establishing closer economic
relations and the creation of a common economic
space, so enhancing mutual understanding.
2015
The UN SDGs are formally adopted with IIASA science
underpinning goals on tackling climate change and
ensuring access to sustainable energy for all.
2015
IIASA science contributes to talks leading up to the Paris
Agreement, providing the only study to show that it is
technologically viable to limit global warming to
1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
2016
Research by IIASA and partners provides inputs to the revisions of the EU
Renewable Energy Directive, including the introduction of sustainability
criteria for all biofuels produced or consumed in the EU.
2017
Informed by a decade of IIASA demographic research, the German Federal
Ministry for Development allocates 25% of its funding for education.
2018
The Zambezi River Basin Commission develops a strategic plan for water, energy,
and food management based on findings from an IIASA-led study.
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