Author Archives: SYcommerce

Solar Neighbourhoods: Digitalisation, Decentralisation and the Rise of Prosumers

ROLES is identifying how European city-regions can accelerate decarbonisation through digitalisation of energy infrastructure. The [...]

COP26 in Glasgow delivered rules for international carbon markets – how good or bad are they?

From COP26 in Glasgow, the adoption of comprehensive accounting rules for the international transfer of [...]

Near-term warming and our chances of staying within 1.5°C

There are uncertainties how emission cuts will affect chances of staying with in 1.5°C warming [...]

Maximising the Potential Impact of the Global Stocktake under the Paris Climate Agreement

In the Paris Climate Agreement, the five-yearly Global Stocktake (GST) plays an essential role. GST [...]

New CD-LINKS Research Forecasts High Emitting Countries to Suffer Economic Damages from Climate Change

Studies indicate the actual cost of global warming will be highest for the three top [...]

European electricity decarbonization: Contesting narrative credibility and legitimacy with quantitative storytelling

A recent paper in the journal Energy Research & Social Science by MAGIC researchers Ansel Renner and [...]

Assessing China’s Green Lights Program

'Green Lights Program,' established in 1996, was to promote energy efficiency in lighting due to [...]

Long-term impacts of COVID-19 on energy demand

Covid-19 has particularly impacted mobility due to a fall in transport activities. If this fall [...]

COVID-19 pandemic and green recovery packages

COVID-19 pandemic has led to the worst economic downturn of the last decades mainly due [...]

A strong green recovery could profoundly alter our climate trajectory over the next decades

COVID-19 economic recovery could slow down global warming by up to half if we make [...]