EDITS network

22/05/2026

📢 alert

🌍 City-level urban policy determines whether , helps or hurts climate targets.

New research from & analyzes WFH and energy demand across Japanese cities, and the take home messages are:
🚗 WFH is associated with a reduction of vehicle fuel demand by 37% in major cities and 28% in medium-sized cities
🏠 In major cities, WFH households show 8% higher residential energy use
📉 Summing up as a reduction of 6-10% total household energy in denser urban areas
⚠️ Rural areas need additional policies, because WFH households experience a 2% higher total household energy use

📊 At a national (Japanese) scale rolling out and maintaining WFH brings +1% home energy use, while also a -7% vehicle fuel use

👏 Congratulations to researchers, XUAN, , , and
📄 Read the paper here: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2515-7620/ae68ec
💡 Learn more about EDITS here: https://iiasa.ac.at/projects/edits

💬 What does your city's or country's WFH policy look like? We'd love to connect with researchers and policymakers working on this.

18/05/2026

Too much or too little? How to find the middle way?

Register for our webinar, where we will discuss three ways to define the middle road for consumption.

TOMORROW at 11:00 CEST

🌍 Join us for Webinar #14!

🚧 Three ways to define consumption corridors and links to wellbeing and inequality

🗓 Date: May 19, 2026
🕛 Time: 11:00–12:00 AM (CEST)
🎙 Speakers: Vivien Fisch-Romito and Joel Millward-Hopkins (University of Lausanne)
🎤 Moderator: Frauke Wiese (Europa-Universität Flensburg)

In this webinar by IIASA, , - Centro Euro Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici, researchers from teh University of Lausanne will show how we can achieve high wellbeing for all while operating within sustainable energy limits through the framework of "consumption corridors."

🌍 Defining Limits: Discover three ways to define overconsumption, at individual, social, and planetary scales, to identify what is useless, unfair, or unsustainable.
⚖️ Addressing Inequality: Learn why energy use is more unequally distributed than income and how "decent living energy" can set a floor for wellbeing and a ceiling for excess.
🏠 Targeted Solutions: Explore Swiss case studies on how infrastructure, geography, and behavior shape energy use in transport and housing, calling for policies that target top users.

🔗 Register here: https://cmcc-it.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rBm3qpfGQYO1JWBnzs445g
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08/05/2026

🌍 Join us for Webinar #14!

🚧 Three ways to define consumption corridors and links to wellbeing and inequality

🗓 Date: May 19, 2026
🕛 Time: 11:00–12:00 AM (CEST)
🎙 Speakers: Vivien Fisch-Romito and Joel Millward-Hopkins (University of Lausanne)
🎤 Moderator: Frauke Wiese (Europa-Universität Flensburg)

In this webinar by IIASA, , - Centro Euro Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici, researchers from teh University of Lausanne will show how we can achieve high wellbeing for all while operating within sustainable energy limits through the framework of "consumption corridors."

🌍 Defining Limits: Discover three ways to define overconsumption, at individual, social, and planetary scales, to identify what is useless, unfair, or unsustainable.
⚖️ Addressing Inequality: Learn why energy use is more unequally distributed than income and how "decent living energy" can set a floor for wellbeing and a ceiling for excess.
🏠 Targeted Solutions: Explore Swiss case studies on how infrastructure, geography, and behavior shape energy use in transport and housing, calling for policies that target top users.

🔗 Register here: https://cmcc-it.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rBm3qpfGQYO1JWBnzs445g
💡 Want to know more about ?
✅ Visit: https://iiasa.ac.at/projects/edits
✅ Find previous webinars: https://iiasa.ac.at/projects/edits/webinars

18/04/2026

Have you signed up?
We will discuss, assess and compare strategies for sufficiency on 22.April.
We hope to see you there.

🌍 Join us for Webinar #13!
⚗️ Toolbox for modelling sufficiency

🗓 Date: April 22, 2026
🕛 Time: 11:00–12:00 AM (CEST)
🎙 Speakers: Frauke Wiese, Johannes Thema, Carina Zell-Ziegler, and Alexander K.
🎤 Moderator: Shan Hu (Tsinghua University)

In this webinar by IIASA, , , the Energy Sufficiency Research Group ( ) will share how strategies can bridge the gap where technology alone is falling short, by leveraging measures:
⚙️ Sufficiency is a necessity, not an option 👉 research confirms that reducing absolute demand through sufficiency is the only way to meet ambitious
📈 Qualitative theory translates into quantitative modeling 👉 sufficiency concepts are now turned into a robust Toolbox of data and methods that allow for integration into energy scenarios
⚖️ Sufficiency can be enhanced by , and will still get public support 👉 mapping sufficiency measures against existing transition frameworks, policy-makers can now include demand reduction in long-term planning

🔗 Register here: https://www.eiee.org/event/edits-webinar-9/
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✅ Find previous webinars: https://iiasa.ac.at/projects/edits/webinars

09/04/2026

🌍 Join us for Webinar #13!
⚗️ Toolbox for modelling sufficiency

🗓 Date: April 22, 2026
🕛 Time: 11:00–12:00 AM (CEST)
🎙 Speakers: Frauke Wiese, Johannes Thema, Carina Zell-Ziegler, and Alexander K.
🎤 Moderator: Shan Hu (Tsinghua University)

In this webinar by IIASA, , , the Energy Sufficiency Research Group ( ) will share how strategies can bridge the gap where technology alone is falling short, by leveraging measures:
⚙️ Sufficiency is a necessity, not an option 👉 research confirms that reducing absolute demand through sufficiency is the only way to meet ambitious
📈 Qualitative theory translates into quantitative modeling 👉 sufficiency concepts are now turned into a robust Toolbox of data and methods that allow for integration into energy scenarios
⚖️ Sufficiency can be enhanced by , and will still get public support 👉 mapping sufficiency measures against existing transition frameworks, policy-makers can now include demand reduction in long-term planning

🔗 Register here: https://www.eiee.org/event/edits-webinar-9/
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✅ Find previous webinars: https://iiasa.ac.at/projects/edits/webinars

30/03/2026

🔥Revisit by on

🚶‍♀️ What is “decent mobility”? How much is not too much, not too little?
Our team within the proposed a powerful shift in how we think about transport, sustainability, and human wellbeing - all at the same time. 🚂 🌍 😁

Instead of measuring the number of cars, or the kilometers driven or travelled, we suggest a needs-based framework that focuses on what people actually require to live a decent life.

🚏 Mobility = human needs in action
Travel isn’t just demand on its own: it fulfils access to work, healthcare, education, and social participation.

📊 One size does NOT fit all
Mobility needs vary significantly depending on personal circumstances (e.g. age, health, care responsibilities) and local context. Ignoring this diversity leads to misleading conclusions.

🛣️ A new way to measure “decent mobility”
Our study defines minimum mobility as the set of trips required to meet essential needs, while also staying within constraints like time (e.g. ~90 min/day) and accessibility.

🏙️ Context matters more than averages
We tested our framework on two real cases, in Switzerland and in Mauritius, showcasing that location and service availability strongly influence whether people can meet their needs efficiently.

⚡Hidden risks due to hidden inequalities
Certain groups - especially those with care obligations or disabilities - face higher risks of mobility deprivation. This is not new, but now we understand how.

🏦 Implications for climate & policy
Policy wants to create sustainable transport infrastructure? This must be grounded in equity and real human needs, not just aggregate demand or GDP-based models.

💡 Take-home message: design around people, not averages.



👉 paper: https://lnkd.in/dUrqQqmm

👉 webinar: https://lnkd.in/dxhRnXmb

Co-authors: , , -Romito, , -Hopkins, , Benigna Boza-Kiss, ,

25/03/2026

⏰Still 1️⃣hour to register for Webinar:
🚏 Quantifying minimum mobility and transport needs: The who, the where and the why

🗓 Date: March 25, 2026
🕛 Time: 11:00–12:00 AM (CET)

The speakers will explain what “decent mobility” means, and how it can help reassess wellbeing within the sustainable consumption corridor. The framework integrates:
🔹 Individual needs & resources (time, money)
🚉 Infrastructure & mobility services
🌍 Socio-political contexts

18/03/2026

In just one week: 🚏 Quantifying minimum mobility and transport needs: The who, the where and the why

🗓 Date: March 25, 2026
🕛 Time: 11:00–12:00 AM (CET)
🎙 Speakers: Marlin Arnz, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH and Jihoon Min, IIASA
🎤 Moderator: John P. Pritchard, OECD-ITF

💡 Want to know more about ?
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EDITS (short for Energy Demand changes Induced by Technological and Social innovations) is a global network of researchers, scientists, modelers and practitioners, who deepen knowledge and expertise on solutions and innovations that drastically reduce energy and material demand. As part of their com...

10/03/2026

🌍 Join us for Webinar #12!

🚏 Quantifying minimum mobility and transport needs: The who, the where and the why

🗓 Date: March 25, 2026
🕛 Time: 11:00–12:00 AM (CET)
🎙 Speakers: Marlin Arnz, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH and Jihoon Min, IIASA
🎤 Moderator: John P. Pritchard, OECD-ITF

The speakers will explain what “decent mobility” means, and how it can help reassess wellbeing within the sustainable consumption corridor. The framework integrates:
🔹 Individual needs & resources (time, money)
🚉 Infrastructure & mobility services
🌍 Socio-political contexts

Case studies from Switzerland and Mauritius show how the approach can assess mobility needs, travel patterns, energy use, and emissions, while placing human needs at the centre of transport evaluation.

🔗 Register here: https://www.eiee.org/event/edits-webinar-8/

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Quantifying minimum mobility and transport needs: The who, the where and the why Speaker: Marlin Arnz, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH and Jihoon Min, IIASA Moderator: John P. Pritchard, OECD-ITF Abstract: The […]

27/05/2025

💡 Providing decent living energy for all in Switzerland in 2050 requires only 13% of 2019 demand, and 23% of that assumed in net-zero scenarios. Affluent countries can thus drastically cut their energy use—while still ensuring wellbeing for their own citizens.

👉 Check out the recent paper of -Hopkins, -Romito and NICK

📎 Want to know more? Go to: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-59276-2
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