Recent technology cost forecasts underestimate the pace of technological change
A comparison of observed global energy technology costs, with forecasts generated by models and forecasts predicted by human experts, showed that both forecasting methods underestimated cost reductions. This suggests that […]
After the pandemic: economy, poverty and climate in the post-COVID-19 era
The economic activity might not recover quickly and poverty increase in the next 4 years, decarbonisation might be only temporary. The consequences of COVID-19 based on the effects of five […]
CMCC-RFF Policy Session: Policies to promote a Just Transitions – lessons from the EU and the US
CMCC and RFF jointly organized a session entitled “Policies to support workers and communities in the transition to clean energy economies in the US and the EU” during the last […]
Assessing feasibility concerns in climate mitigation scenarios
What drives the feasibility of climate scenarios commonly reviewed by organizations like the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)? And can they actually be extrapolated to the real world? A […]
Will the Economic Impact of COVID-19 Persist? Prognosis from 21st Century Pandemics
COVID-19 has had a disruptive economic impact in 2020, but how long its impact will persist remains unclear. We offer a prognosis based on an analysis of the effects of […]
IPCC WGIII eLAM4 Outreach Event: Climate change and our future. Driving the transition
Before the release of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report cycle (AR6), an eagerly awaited report of the last six years and in the most important year for renewing climate ambition, a public […]
Nigeria: industry-wide collaboration, cooperation, and consensus for a transition to green economy
“Effectively, change is almost impossible without industry-wide collaboration, cooperation, and consensus.” The quotation of Simon Mainwaring above echoed the main objective of Maruf, a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions fellow at the […]
Climate Neutrality Forum
Bringing together leading researchers, policymakers and practitioners working on achieving climate neutrality, the meeting will take place simultaneously at three hubs – Berlin, Milan and Oxford – linked together […]
A team of Italian researchers supports central banks in assessing climate risks through the development of new macroeconomic models
A novel project funded by the International network for sustainable financial policy insights, research and exchange (Inspire) – with the participation of Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa, Rff-Cmcc European Institute […]
South Africa: the rising temperatures will cost up to 20% of per capita GDP
Reduced wage gap between high-skilled and low-skilled workers, and severe impacts on economic productivity. Climate change effects on economics and labour in a new study led by EIEE (RFF-CMCC European Institute […]
