CMCC Climate

"The world will continue to warm until we stop burning fossil fuels. This is the most simple premise of climate science and it provides a simple goal,” says Dargan Frierson, as he explains why we need to reduce emissions to stabilise the climate.

“I have hope for the future because without hope we can’t change anything. If you can visualize a different future that you believe is possible, then change can happen,” says Massimo Tavoni, as he outlines the achievements already made in addressing key challenges such as the energy transition.

From advances in renewables to the great progress made in batteries, climate science is ensuring that hope and optimism are rooted in realism.

Dargan Frierson, professor at the University of Washington and CMCC Bassi Fellow, and Massimo Tavoni, Director European Institute on Economics and the Environment at CMCC, participated today in the panel "Il clima che cambia in un mondo che cambia", al Green and Blue Festival in Milan.

"Advancing just transition: Tackling distributive impacts and building societal support"

AdJUST final conference
📅 12 May 2026 | h. 9:30 – 16:00 CEST
📌 Brussels

How can Europe achieve without leaving anyone behind?
At the final conference, researchers, policymakers, trade unions, and civil society come together to tackle this crucial question.
The event will showcase key findings on the social and labour impacts of the green transition, present the Just Transition Vision, and spark interactive discussions on fairness, inclusion, and energy poverty.

📖 Programme:
- Keynote from Member of the European Parliament
- Broadcasting of the “Just Transition Vision”
- Presentation of the project’s results around 4 key messages:
Workers
Trade unions
Beyond work
Institutional capacity
- Interactive discussion with first inputs from experts (policymakers, trade unions, think tanks and representatives of civil society)

More information and registration: https://www.cmcc.it/lectures_conferences/adjust-final-conference-advancing-just-transition-tackling-distributive-impacts-and-building-societal-support