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 Regulatory Capture and Dieselgate: How U.S. and EU Emissions Oversight Enabled the Volkswagen Scandal 

In 2013 the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), a non-profit public policy think tank, was about to unintentionally expose the biggest emission fraud case in the history of the world when they granted West Virginia University’s Centre for Alternative...

Would a common water label at the European level help countries achieve water efficiency in a cohesive way?

Seems that Europe has enough water to satisfy all existing needs, but this is not true for all states equally. Despite the thousands of freshwater lakes, rivers, and groundwater sources available, the rise in water demand across Europe has increased so much over the...

How can innovations and policies in the agri-food system effectively mitigate the impacts of climate change on the vulnerabilities of West African populations; specifically in terms of Famine, health, agriculture, poverty, drought, and floods?

Kodjori Carlos Junior Farouk LOUGOUROU   Climate is an important factor in agriculture, it is considered the driving force of the agricultural sector due to its strong influence. An essential factor in economic growth, agriculture represented 4% of global gross...

How Urban Planning Can Help in Fighting Climate Change?

 Cities, the most promising place  Cities are nowadays increasingly attracting and represent the place where many people try their best to succeed. But in this scenario lies a big paradox which in this historical moment sounds promising and scary at the same time....

Energy Citizenship: EN-ACTION Lab

 Analyzing the habits and customs of contemporary society, it is evident that we are witnessing a transition in the energy supply model. Moving away from the traditional model based on centralized fossil fuel production, there is a growing trend towards the use of a...

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"Methodologies for addressing urban challenges in Europe. How academia and cities can jointly create practical impact in cities?" - the #CityScienceInitiative Meeting in Amsterdam, held on November 18th and 19th, 2024.

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Today in #Amsterdam, Prof. Christian Iaione, together with Adriano Contardi, Davide Testa, and Elena De Nictolis, took part in the City Science Initiative Meeting, organized by Caroline Nevejan and the City of Amsterdam in collaboration with the #UNICANetwork and #Eurocities.

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LabGov is looking for a full-time #PreDoctoral #ResearchAssistant with a graduate degree in #Economics, #Finance, or #Policy, preferably with a strong GPA.

If interested, send your CV and transcript to staff@labgov.it by December 6th.

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Another meeting of the #TechnologyTransfer program was held yesterday at the House of Emerging Technologies. The companies engaged in an in-depth brainstorming session on the #BusinessModelCanvas, followed by a hands-on workshop to learn how to use it effectively.

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Full-Time Pre-Doctoral Research Assistant

LabGov conducts research on financial and policy issues critical to the MFIs/DFIs//MDBs including sustainable investments, impact investing, sustainable impact finance, financial inclusion, climate finance, fintech and digital money. LabGov is looking for a full-time...

“Partnerariato Ampio per Internet nelle Aree Bianche” – Il Sole24Ore, di Mario Manna

Today, Oct. 29, 2024, on “Il Sole24Ore,” an article by Mario Manna, PhD in Law and Business and Post-doc Researcher Luiss Guido Carli: “Partnerariato Ampio per Internet nelle Aree Bianche”. This article condenses the trajectories and conclusions of his doctoral...

“Partnerships for Innovation and Sustainability” 1/2024 – MUNUS

We are excited to announce that researchers from the LabGov ETS research team, led by Professor Christian Iaione, have contributed to writing articles for the issue 1/2024 of the legal journal on public services, MUNUS, titled "PARTNERSHIPS FOR INNOVATION AND...

The Regulation on Democracy and Urban and Climate Justice in Reggio Emilia

The Regulation on Democracy and Urban and Climate Justice in Reggio Emilia unifies in a single text the values and methods to ensure participation and collaboration among urban innovators from different categories, according to the quintuple helix paradigm in the...

New Review of the Co-Cities Book in the Journal of Design and Culture (Taylor & Francis) by Jacob DeGeal

Check out the review of the Co-Cities Book by Sheila Foster and Christian Iaione (The MIT Press) in the Journal of Design and Culture (Taylor & Francis) by Jacob DeGeal.   Click here:...

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