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By Beatrice Gobbo
On March 25th, a public event held in one of the central lecture halls of Politecnico di Milano, explored a timely and complex question: what is the relationship between the rapid development of artificial intelligence, its growing energy demands, and the unfolding climate crisis?

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 1988. The IPCC was created to provide policymakers with regular scientific assessments on climate change, its implications and potential future risks, as well as to put forward adaptation and mitigation options. The

The European Commission launched the first major initiative of this mandate, the Competitiveness Compass. It sets a path for Europe to become the place where future technologies, services, and clean products are invented, manufactured, and put on the market, while being the first continent to become climate neutral. Drawing from the Draghi Report on EU

As 2025 comes into full force, the time has come to reflect on the endeavours undertaken in the past year and to define priorities and aspirations for the year ahead. Last year marked the start of NEUROCLIMA, a Horizon Europe Project led by the Department of Design at Politecnico de Milano in a consortium of

The Conference of Parties (COP) brings together the representatives from nearly 200 countries that are signatories to the UNFCCC, to discuss and negotiate global climate policies and actions. The main goal of the UNFCCC COP meetings is to assess progress in dealing with climate change and to establish legally binding obligations for developed countries to

On November 21st and 22nd, 2024, the NeuroClima Consortium partners gathered in Athens, at the Impact Hub, for a two-day meeting filled with fruitful and collaborative discussions to prepare the design and implementation of the project pilots and to ensure the success of the upcoming phases of the project. The first day delved into the

By Christina Deligianni, Senior Advisor, Truenique/ EU Climate Pact Ambassador As COP29 is being held in Baku, Azerbaijan, the world watches closely for a pivotal moment in climate policy. Nicknamed the “Finance COP”, this conference will be the first in 15 years to bring together representatives from every country to establish a new global climate

Climate change represents one of the most significant threats to humanity, posing potentially catastrophic impacts on both people and the natural environment. Over the past three decades, climate policy has evolved into a significant policy domain, gaining substantial political importance, especially at the international level. In response, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

The current participatory democracy methods to engage citizens into policymaking are quite rudimental and most of them offer one-way only communication and fail to enable inclusive dialogue between citizens and institutions. Additionally, the deliberative spaces that are available today to co-create ideas and bridge these ideas to actions across diverse institutions and expertise are highly

The Summit of the Future originated from a recommendation in the Our Common Agenda report, an initiative launched by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres for ideas on how better to respond to current and future challenges. Its aim is two-fold: accelerate efforts to meet our existing international commitments, and take concrete steps to respond to