Public Engagement – CityInSight

CityInSight Energy, Emissions & Finance model: Yuill Herbert & Marcus Williams review the SSG model launched at COP21, Paris

January 4, 2016/in Energy & Emissions Modelling and Planning, Frontpage Article, Public Engagement, Team, Webinar /by SSG

A very happy New Year to all of you.

To kickstart 2016, we held a webinar with Yuill from SSG and Marcus from WhatIf Technologies who update us with the launch of CityInSight at COP21 Paris. For those who haven’t been following the development of the model we’ll share the design and application of its use too.

SSG has partnered with whatIf? Technologies, an international leader in simulation modelling, to increase the sophistication, scope and capabilities of GHGProof in a new model – CityInSight. CityInSight also incorporates the Global GHG Protocol for Cities, a GHG accounting framework launched as the new global standard by the World Resources Institute, ICLEI, C40, UN Habitat and others at the UN Conference of the Parties in Lima in 2014.

You can read more about CityInSight here cityinsight.ssg.coop and listen again to our previous webinars.

Pathway to Paris #18: The virtuous cycle has begun

November 2, 2015/in Campaigns, Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation Modelling and Planning, Community Planning & Health Planning, Energy & Emissions Modelling and Planning, Frontpage Article, Public Engagement, Team /by SSG

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Upcoming webinars with SSG, associates and partners

October 16, 2015/in Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation Modelling and Planning, Community Planning & Health Planning, Energy & Emissions Modelling and Planning, Natural Infrastructure & Engineering, Public Engagement, Team /by SSG

In the autumn crunch, we are a hive activity here at SSG and are keen to share our work and our resources with you.

Here are our latest webinars up to January next year for you to join. We will be taking a break in December whilst at COP21 Paris for the UN Climate Talks.

October

1. We have our monthly Associate webinar on Wednesday 21st October 13:00 EDT, this time with Brennan Vogel on ‘Sub national approaches to climate change adaptation’
You can simply register here

CityInSight webinar I ‘Relationship between land use and GHG Emissions: the knowledge so far’ November 3rd 13:00 EDT

October 8, 2015/in Energy & Emissions Modelling and Planning, Public Engagement, Team /by SSG

Yuill Herbert from SSG will be discussing the design functions of the new city-scale energy, finance and emissions model. This will be launched in Paris at the COP 21 UN Climate Talks in December. This webinar is the first in a series of three that will describe the importance of considering energy and GHG emissions in land-use planning, drawing on recent research and modelling projects by SSG

Please register for ‘CityInSight webinar I Relationship between land use and GHG Emissions: the knowledge so far’ on November 3rd 1:00 PM EDT at:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6234237896260840962

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Here is our CityInSight_Brochure for more information on the model.

SSG October 2015 Newswire

October 8, 2015/in Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation Modelling and Planning, Community Planning & Health Planning, Energy & Emissions Modelling and Planning, Frontpage Article, News, Public Engagement /by SSG

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