The impacts of military activity and war on the planet

๐—ข๐—ป๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ, ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐—  ๐—˜๐——๐—ง (๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ)๐Ÿฑ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐—  ๐—ช๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง (๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ป)GHG emissions from military activity and war are largely kept secret. Neither the Kyoto Protocol nor the Paris Agreement mandated transparency or accountability for them. However, the impacts of warfare extend far beyond emissions: They include the destruction of infrastructure, forest fires, displacement of […]

Generative AI: Promises and Dangers.

On May 20, at 5:00 PM, INESC Coimbra is pleased to host a lecture by Professor Ernesto Costa, Emeritus Full Professor at the University of Coimbra, entitled: โ€œGenerative AI: Promises and Dangersโ€. Venue: Headquarters of the Order of Engineers, Rua Antero de Quental, Coimbra This event is part of the celebrations marking 40 years of […]

Utility Driven Demand-Side Energy Efficiency: Which Market Structure Is More Effective?

Recording available here.Gravaรงรฃo disponรญvel aqui. English (Poruguese below) Utility Driven Demand-Side Energy Efficiency: Which Market Structure Is More Effective? On May 12, a roundtable online discussion will debate the following topic: “Utility Driven Demand-Side Energy Efficiency: Which Market Structure Is More Effective?” There will be three qualified guests to share their views and to debate […]

INESCC Researcher @ International Day of Clean Energy

Marta Lopes @ International Day of Clean Energy More info here. You are invited to Conversations about Sustainable Energy, which will be held in the context of the International Day of Clean Energy, on the 26th January 2026. As part of the programme, Marta Lopes (INESC Coimbra) will present applied research on the energy transition […]

INESCC Researcher @ Biosfera RTP2

Last Saturday, June 21st, at 5:00 PM, Joรฃo Monteiro participated in the Biosfera program on RTP2, in an edition dedicated to the theme of Revolutionary Urbanism. Listen here. The interview addressed key questions about the future of cities, including: How could urban space be organized in a more inclusive, resilient, and ecological way? What responses […]

Electricity Industry: What Have We Learned So Far About Structural Models?

English (Poruguese below) Electricity Industry: What Have We Learned So Far About Structural Models? An online debate will happen on ๐ฝ๐‘ข๐‘› 20, 2025 05:30 ๐‘ƒ๐‘€ (๐บ๐‘€๐‘‡+01:00) ๐‘Š๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘› ๐ธ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘‡๐‘–๐‘š๐‘’ – ๐ฟ๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘›. The debate will feature two specialists as guest speakers: .๐๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ญ๐จ๐ง (University of Maryland) and ๐๐จ๐š๐ก ๐ƒ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐๐ฒ (Ohio State University). Register at https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/meeting/register/MOyYTlf8RQuOGT1s6yDt-g . […]