Charting a roadmap towards deep decarbonisation: Decarbonising lifestyles, scaling up behavioural innovations

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Event TypeVirtual DiscussionLocation/DateOnline, 06.05.2022OrganiserGerman Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST) Even with better incentives and faster green tech innovation, deep decarbonisation is almost impossible to achieve as long as carbon-intensive lifestyles prevail; and even more so, when rising purchasing power increases and consuming middle classes expand […]

Charting a roadmap towards deep decarbonisation: Aligning the financial system with net-zero emissions

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Event Type Virtual Discussion Location/Date Online, 26.04.2022 Organiser German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance, London School of Economics and Political Science, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment Finance is critical to achieving deep decarbonisation by 2050. Article 2.i.c of the 2015 Paris Agreement sets […]

Charting a roadmap towards deep decarbonisation: Low carbon technology solutions and transitions

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Event Type Virtual Discussion Location/Date Online, 07.04.2022 Organiser German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), Lund University, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy A wealthy low-carbon economic development is hardly conceivable without technological innovation and changes in socio-technical systems (Rosenbloom et al 2020). Achieving net-zero emissions while not jeopardizing efforts to reduce […]

Charting a roadmap towards deep decarbonisation: Carbon pricing and complementary incentives

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Event TypeVirtual DiscussionLocation/DateOnline, 22.03.2022OrganiserGerman Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)Most emitters do not pay for the harm they are doing. Arguably, the single most important measure for decarbonisation is to introduce a carbon price that is high enough to […]

(Im)mobility in international research cooperation: knowledge and partnerships between the South and North, East and West

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As part of the “Forced Migration and Refugee Studies: Networking and Knowledge Transfer” (FFVT) cooperation project we would like to cordially invite you to our online workshop “(Im)mobility in international research cooperation: knowledge and partnerships between the South and North, East and West” on 22 June (9:45h-16:30h CET). This workshop provides a platform for representatives […]

Latecomer development in the global green economy

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In recent years, the paradigm change toward a global green economy has been gaining speed. More than 110 countries, many of them in the low and middle income groups, have pledged to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 or earlier. More importantly, major players have substantiated their plans by finance and pathways to implementation. These transformative […]

digitainable forum: Mindful use of Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence (D&AI) for the SDGs

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We are pleased to invite you to the second digitainable expert online eventon February 23-24, 2021:"digitainable Forum: Mindful use of Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence (D&AI) for the SDGs."REGISTRATION CLOSEDThis event will facilitate exchange among a range of experts from the private sector, academia, research institutions, governmental agencies, and international development agencies on opportunities and challenges Digitalization […]

“Innovation Pathways to Sustainability”

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The Transdisciplinary Research Area “Innovation and Technology for Sustainable Futures” at the University of Bonn cordially invites you to the next issues of its Distinguished Lecturers Series “Innovation Pathways to Sustainability”:"Artificial Intelligence and Data Science in Earth Observation - Help Shaping a Sustainable Future"Speaker: Prof. Xiaoxiang Zhu, Professor Professor of Signal Processing in Earth Observation, […]

„Mobility and Migration“ Research Mapping Results

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We would like to invite you on October 29, 3-5 pm, to discuss possible cooperation on topics related to mobility and migration, based on a presentation of the results of a research mapping we have conducted within the Bonn Alliance for Sustainability Research.The Innovation Campus Bonn (ICB), powered by the Bonn Alliance, covers three initial […]

digitainable Thinkathon – Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development

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under the umbrella of the Innovation Campus Bonn (ICB) When: Tuesday, 28 April 2020, 09.00am – 05.30pm Spoken Language: English Digitalization and sustainability are mega discourses of our time, raising a range of questions. How will digitalization shape sustainable development? Where will sustainable development be boosted and where might it be hampered by digitalization? How can digitalization help […]