Tag: IIASA

New food security research from IIASA says global carbon tax a no-no

New food security research from IIASA says global carbon tax a no-no

July 31, 2018 |

In Japan, new IIASA-led research has found that a single climate mitigation scheme applied to all sectors, such as a global carbon tax, could have a serious impact on agriculture and result in far more widespread hunger and food insecurity than the direct impacts of climate change. Smarter, more inclusive policies are needed instead. The […]

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Swedish researchers say increased number of biorefineries won’t have much impact on wood availability

Swedish researchers say increased number of biorefineries won’t have much impact on wood availability

July 5, 2018 |

In Sweden, a new report from researchers from IIASA, Luleå University of Technology (LTU), and RISE Research Institutes of Sweden has shown that more biorefineries, which produce biobased fuels and chemicals, will have only a small effect on the availability and pricing of wood products and feedstocks. They set out to better understand the potential […]

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