Ep 88: Daniel Huppmann, Energy Research Scholar at IIASA
Today's guest is Dr. Daniel Huppmann, an energy research scholar at IIASA, The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis. IIASA is a research consortium based outside of Vienna, Austria, whose member organizations represent countries throughout the world. Its research focuses on urgent global concerns, such as climate change, energy security, population aging, and sustainable development. Dr. Huppmann was an author of the 2018 IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C (SR15). We had a great discussion about how the report's "Sustainable Development Goals" were created and how the layperson should be thinking of them. You don't want to miss this episode!
Inevitable · Daniel Huppmann, Jason Jacobs
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Show Notes
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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