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What Works Climate Solutions Summit

Start date: 9 June 2024
End date: 12 June 2024
Time: 00:00 - 00:00
Location: Berlin, Germany

SPARCCLE researchers participated in the ‘What Works Climate Solutions Summit’, a high-level conference for evidence-based climate policy that took place from 9th–12th June, 2024.

SPARCCLE coordinator Edward Byers at ETH Zurich

Start date: 1 May 2024
End date: 2 May 2024
Time: 00:00 - 00:00
Location: Zurich, Switzerland

SPARCCLE coordinator Edward Byers visited ETH Zurich to discuss model developments that will contribute to the SPARCCLE modelling framework. They discussed the MESMER climate model emulator, emulator contributions to the forthcoming IPCC 7th Assessment, and climate damages and risk assessment using the CLIMADA model.

Cross-Sectoral ISIMIP-PROCLIAS Workshop

Start date: 22 April 2024
End date: 26 April 2024
Time: 00:00 - 00:00
Location: Potsdam, Germany

Several SPARCCLE researchers took part in the ‘ISIMIP-PROCLIAS Cross-sectoral climate impacts’ workshop held at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impacts Research from 22nd-26th April 2024. The event brought together over 100 researchers working on climate impacts modelling, who presented their latest research and coordinated plans for forthcoming modelling exercises. A key focus of the meeting discussions was to best position the climate impacts modelling community for supporting the forthcoming IPCC 7th Assessment Report, with a particular emphasis on Working Group 2 (WG2) on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability.

EGU 2024

Start date: 14 April 2024
End date: 19 April 2024
Time: 00:00 - 00:00
Location: Vienna, Austria

SPARCCLE researchers participated in the European Geosciences Union (EGU) 2024 conference, presenting research on climate change, risk and resilience, energy, citizen science, and more.

12th IAERE Annual Conference

Start date: 22 February 2024
End date: 23 February 2024
Time: 00:00 - 00:00
Location: Pescara, Italy

SPARCCLE researcher attended the 12th IAERE Annual Conference in Pescara, Italy and presented the project’s work on climate impacts on labour and mortality.

PEER Climate Action Webinar

Date: 21 February 2024
Time: 00:00

SPARCCLE Project Coordinator, Edward Byers from IIASA, presented an overview of the project during the European Environmental Research (PEER) Climate Action Webinar. The PEER Climate Action network regularly hosts webinars on climate research, with this particular session focused on climate risk assessment.

Representation of adaptation and maladaptation in integrated assessment models (IAMs)

Date: 22 January 2024
Time: 00:00 - 00:00

In a virtual workshop held on 22nd January 2024, titled ‘Representation of adaptation and maladaptation in integrated assessment models (IAMs)’, critical discussions unfolded about the integration of climate impacts and adaptation strategies in integrated assessment modelling.

ECB/NGFS Stakeholder Meeting

Date: 27 November 2023
Time: 00:00

Researchers from SPARCCLE met with colleagues from the European Central Bank and the Network for Greening the Financial System to share knowledge on methodologies for climate stress test scenarios. ECB/NGFS is a key stakeholder for the SPARCCLE project and the development of stress test scenarios in SPARCCLE aims to inform on both transition and physical climate risks for Europe, in line with best practices.

16th IAMC Annual Meeting

Start date: 14 November 2023
End date: 16 November 2023
Time: 00:00
Location: Venice, Italy

Approximately 15 SPARCCLE researchers attended the 16th Annual Meeting of the Integrated Assessment Modelling Consortium (IAMC) in Venice, Italy. The SPARCCLE project was presented to the Plenary, and several researchers shared ongoing work – also related to other projects – in the fields of climate impacts and integrated assessment modelling.