The lockdown imposed to control the spread of the coronavirus pandemic also brought clear benefits for the environment globally and has possibly led to the largest reduction in carbon emissions since the 2008 economic crisis. India, the third largest energy consumer in the world, has seen the steepest reduction in its energy and electricity demand… Continue reading
In 2020 our world has been completely turned upside down by the Covid-19 pandemic, and while governments around the globe are starting to slowly ease lockdown measures as I write, to a large extent we still don’t know how our new world will look like in the months and years to come. While we know... Continue reading
Latest research insights on cooling at COP 25 from the International Energy Agency, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Energy Foundation China, innovative Green Development Program and Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy
Space cooling is an essential factor for well-being in hot spots locations like Brazil, where summer temperatures can achieve 40oC. But despite its warm climate, less than 10% of Brazilian households actually have air conditioning in their home, according to our analysis of microdata from a Brazilian household survey. This is still higher than Indonesian... Continue reading
A new study published today in Nature Communications calculates the elasticity of energy demand to climate shocks, an essential information for the IAM and CGE modelling community...
This episode of the documentary series "Memex" broadcasted on the National Italian Television and focused on science, was dedicated ... well, to me! on my life as a researcher and how I manage to combine my work with my everyday normal life...
Considering the already very hot temperatures in Indonesia, Indonesians use very few cooling appliances so far: less than 5 percent of households have AC installed while refrigerators reach only a mere 35 percent of households...
AGREED! @EU_Commission just adopted the landmark #EU2050 climate strategy for a #ClimateNeutralEU by 2050. Europe will be the world’s first major economy to go for #NetZero2050. Ready for #COP24! I’m proud to be European. ?? pic.twitter.com/sPPeReqNtL
— Miguel Arias Cañete (@MAC_europa) November 28, 2018
...and we plan to make them all available as far we don't infringe any copyright laws, but when we can't, we will publicly publish some aggregate data based on our analysis. Read how...
John Delac, one of the main authors of the IEA report “The Future of Cooling” replies to some of our questions, which are going to be key for our project...
