ISTP News

(Re-​post from ETH Zukunftsblog) The guiding principle for global climate policy is shifting from mistrust to collaboration, says Anthony Patt. Interestingly, nations' answer to the coronavirus can help to clarify how.

If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, how do you define a beautiful landscape? Machine learning algorithms can be helpful here, says Adrienne Grêt-​Regamey. (Re-​post from ETH Zukunftsblog)

In shaking our society to its core Covid-​19 shows that we must adopt a far broader perspective to tackle the complex socio-​ecological problems humanity faces, says Jaboury Ghazoul, associate members of ISTP. (Re-​post from ETH Zukunftsblog)

ISTP PhD student Yael Borofsky, along with PhDs and Post-Docs from 7 other groups at ETH Zurich and the Energy Science Center, have launched the Energy Blog @ ETH Zurich, a new platform for discussions on energy policy, science, technology, and business.

(Repost from ETH Zukunftsblog) The Paris Agreement relies on voluntary and therefore weak commitments. But contrary to popular belief, if some countries “free-ride”, this does not undermine the commitment of others, writes Thomas Bernauer.

(Repost from ETH News) Climate policy is most effective when it helps people use alternative energy sources, rather than when it makes fossil energy more expensive, argue Anthony Patt and Johan Lilliestam.