May 2017 – SILCI

RethinkX report on rapid shift to self-driving electric vehicles

Posted on 17/05/201717/05/2017 Charlie WilsonPosted in News

The RethinkX think tank in California has released a new report on the disruptive potential of self-driving electric vehicles. A rapid shift to mobility-as-a-service using fleets of autonomous vehicles available on demand could reduce emissions by a jaw-dropping 90% within the next 15 years … according to the ‘Rethinking Transportation‘ report.

Talk on disruptive innovation and limiting warming to 1.5oC

Posted on 17/05/201706/03/2018 Charlie WilsonPosted in Events

Charlie Wilson gave a talk on the challenges of limiting warming to 1.5oC as part of a Climate Lab seminar series at University College Cork in Ireland. He argued that current approaches to low carbon scenarios and modelling were constrained in scope, and considered the evidence that disruptive innovations could contribute to the 1.5oC goal. You […]