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Energy SSH Innovation awards Cristina Penasco and the DPET Tool

The Energy SSH Innovation Awards showcase the work of Early Career Researchers (ECRs) in the Social Sciences and Humanities, in advancing energy research through exciting new methods, findings and engagements with policy and practice The Energy-SHIFTS project aims to support the contribution of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) to energy policy. The

The Energy SSH Innovation Awards showcase the work of Early Career Researchers (ECRs) in the Social Sciences and Humanities, in advancing energy research through exciting new methods, findings and engagements with policy and practice

The Energy-SHIFTS project aims to support the contribution of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) to energy policy. The project is led by the Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. In 2020 Energy-SHIFTS published four Horizon Scan Reports listing a total of 400 priority questions for energy SSH. These reports cover four topic areas: Renewables; Smart consumption; Energy efficiency; and Transport and mobility. The ECRs whose research addressesone or more of these 400 priority questions were invited to submit an application to the Energy SSH Innovation Awards.

Cristina Peñasco, who is involved in the INNOPATHS Project, received the Award on Innovative policy and/or practice engagement. In this video she summarizes the features of the Decarbonisation Policy Evaluation Tool (DPET) developed within the INNOPATHS team.

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New community documentation portal released

The Model Documentation and Transparency working group has released a rebuilt documentation portal, with a common structure for describing model scope, versions and assumptions.

Overshoot Conference 2026: Launch of Call for Abstracts

When? November 24 – 25, 2026 Where? Beijing, China Hosted by Tsinghua University and International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) Submission Deadline: August 21, 2026 We’re pleased to share that abstract submissions are open for the Overshoot Conference 2026. Following the success of the inaugural Overshoot Conference in Laxenburg, Austria