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A new path for 100% renewable energy in Spain
Spain could run on 100% renewables by 2050 or sooner, but it will take more than technological advances. Accounting for material scarcities, reducing demand and policy innovation will all be necessary to make the transition a reality. And now, amid the energy...
Resources for net-zero: beyond the Earth’s crust
Current net zero ambitions demand raw materials beyond their reserves, aggravating geopolitical tensions and endangering a sustainable future. To address this challenge, we need to see energy and resource demand as a broader systemic issue. Andreas Budiman and Ruby...
Follow up our event in the COP27!
The Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, Coastal Association for Social Transformation Trust, the Norwegian Refugee Council and the LOCOMOTION project (Horizon 2020) invite you to participate in an official COP27 side event on Advancing rights-based protection of climate migrants...
10 Ways to Make the Energy System Sustainable, Secure and Just
By Marguerite Culot and Nick Meynen This year, the EU’s sustainable energy week comes at the height of a massive energy crisis. If you find it easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of the energy crisis, we have news for you: solutions to rebuild our...
LOCOMOTION Special Session at the 14th Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics (ESEE 2022) in Pisa
LOCOMOTION held a Special Session at the 14th Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics (ESEE 2022) in Pisa. The attendees were able to learn more about the work carried out within the LOCOMOTION project, including how IAM could represent human...
It’s high time to reduce working time
What if one political decision could revolutionise climate chaos, energy shortages, job burn-out, accidents, inequality, and ageing? Implementing a four-day work week could just do that. Nick Meynen and Andreas Budiman report. Giving people more freedom from work...
Breaking silence on climate and social injustice at COP27
As climate chaos escalates across the world, the UN Conference of the Parties (COP27) comes at a crucial time for a coordinated and socially just global response. Despite its importance, the conference kicks off marred by the attempt to greenwash its host, Egypt, a...
Modelling for Change: Not Without the Youth
By Sara Pavesio and Martín Lallana During September 4-15, students and researchers attended the LOCOMOTION Summer School 2022 at the Inter-University Centre Dubrovnik, Croatia, to explore how modelling can help them become more effective in addressing the social and...
Key steps for a renewable, secure and just energy future
The new policy brief based on LOCOMOTION research outlines how the EU can accelerate the shift towards a 100% renewable, sustainable and resilient energy future. The veto on including nuclear energy and gas into EU taxonomy to be voted by the Members of the European...
Last days to register in the LOCOMOTION summer school!
Do not miss the last few days to register in the LOCOMOTION Summer School. Until July 1st, registration is available for all those interested in learning more about the WILIAM model and training in system dynamics modelling. You can still sign up at the following...