Jan, Greg, Keywan, all, Super news – I recycled the nomination we had for ERC Public Engagement with Research Award (attached) for this big NSS Award: https://www.thenss.org/2025conferencehome/2025awards And we won!! The nomination mentioned all four of us (PIK/MCC, Aarhus, IIASA and Wisconsin-Madison) so it truly reflects the entire project. I’ll need to use the $1,000 to offset my own costs for the registration fee, airfare and accommodation (costing more than $1,000) but this is a very competitive, national award. We should be proud, and also perhaps draft a press release to showcase this in the Fall when I collect the award. We’re also still competitive for the ERC Public Engagement Award which comes with a $10,000 prize, so winning both would be incredible, although also deserved, in my view. So, well done to us! Benjamin From: NSS Admin <info@nationalsustainabilitysociety.org> Sent: Friday, June 5, 2026 10:55 AM To: Sovacool, Benjamin <sovacool@bu.edu> Subject: NSS Award Notification Dear Benjamin, We are thrilled to inform you that the Awards Committee for the National Sustainability Society has selected the GeoEngineering and Negative Emissions pathways in Europe (GENIE) as the recipient of the 2025 Annual Achievement award. Congratulations! As you are already registered to attend the conference, our formal invitation to join us is unnecessary; however, we are happy to provide a $1,000 stipend to cover your travel costs. We can process that payment at the conclusion of the conference. We will present the award in the opening plenary session on the afternoon of August 17th. Congratulations again, we are excited to celebrate your achievement! With warm regards, The NSS Awards Committee Elena Irwin, Chairperson Nicole Ardoin Ken Smith Mark Hartman -- [https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4ytSydkz1FTNUJo8Hvxd-YZVJ5tFEopZHbbKRe6RkaX4pXcEosxX-pjjfBqmh_8t9qLm0-Sk2w]<https://www.nationalsustainabilitysociety.org/> [https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4zbd5tpdyP_RmT-34acipdDaMX7OaLc8DhevF1zuFFgl3flT7WIGZ_GdQke4TQV9HY2vFs_3lRd6KXT]<https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14382445/>
Dear Ben, great news! Thanks for doing this. It is great to be highlight the success of this investment to ERC! All the best jan On 05/06/2026 17:03, Benjamin Sovacool wrote:
Jan, Greg, Keywan, all,
Super news – I recycled the nomination we had for ERC Public Engagement with Research Award (attached) for this big NSS Award:
https://www.thenss.org/2025conferencehome/2025awards
And we won!! The nomination mentioned all four of us (PIK/MCC, Aarhus, IIASA and Wisconsin-Madison) so it truly reflects the entire project. I’ll need to use the $1,000 to offset my own costs for the registration fee, airfare and accommodation (costing more than $1,000) but this is a very competitive, national award. We should be proud, and also perhaps draft a press release to showcase this in the Fall when I collect the award.
We’re also still competitive for the ERC Public Engagement Award which comes with a $10,000 prize, so winning both would be incredible, although also deserved, in my view.
So, well done to us!
Benjamin
*From:* NSS Admin <info@nationalsustainabilitysociety.org> *Sent:* Friday, June 5, 2026 10:55 AM *To:* Sovacool, Benjamin <sovacool@bu.edu> *Subject:* NSS Award Notification
Dear Benjamin,
We are thrilled to inform you that the Awards Committee for the National Sustainability Society has selected the GeoEngineering and Negative Emissions pathways in Europe (GENIE) as the recipient of the 2025 Annual Achievement award.
Congratulations! As you are already registered to attend the conference, our formal invitation to join us is unnecessary; however, we are happy to provide a $1,000 stipend to cover your travel costs. We can process that payment at the conclusion of the conference.
We will present the award in the opening plenary session on the afternoon of *August 17th. *
Congratulations again, we are excited to celebrate your achievement!
With warm regards,
The NSS Awards Committee Elena Irwin, Chairperson Nicole Ardoin Ken Smith Mark Hartman
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-- Jan C. Minx, Ph.D. Head - Evidence for Climate Solutions (ECS) RD5 - Climate Economics and Policy Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research EUREF Campus 19, Torgauer Str. 12-15 10829 Berlin Germany www.pik-potsdam.de
Great news, Benjamin! Greg From: Jan Minx <jan.minx@pik-potsdam.de> Date: Friday, June 5, 2026 at 10:08 AM To: Benjamin Sovacool <benjaminso@btech.au.dk>; Gregory Nemet <nemet@wisc.edu>; riahi@iiasa.ac.at <riahi@iiasa.ac.at> Cc: genie@maillist.au.dk <genie@maillist.au.dk> Subject: Re: FW: NSS 2026 Annual Achievement award - Success! Dear Ben, great news! Thanks for doing this. It is great to be highlight the success of this investment to ERC! All the best jan On 05/06/2026 17:03, Benjamin Sovacool wrote: Jan, Greg, Keywan, all, Super news – I recycled the nomination we had for ERC Public Engagement with Research Award (attached) for this big NSS Award: https://www.thenss.org/2025conferencehome/2025awards<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thenss.org/2025conferencehome/2025awards__;!!Mak6IKo!K9zTNvJPALNiPRPvEi6TYqj0LQ-APpxFnQsIP2hRx2I1gQs85heb4mTGhthSSGOFtQyOUkg2t1FO1mif8j3C9g$> And we won!! The nomination mentioned all four of us (PIK/MCC, Aarhus, IIASA and Wisconsin-Madison) so it truly reflects the entire project. I’ll need to use the $1,000 to offset my own costs for the registration fee, airfare and accommodation (costing more than $1,000) but this is a very competitive, national award. We should be proud, and also perhaps draft a press release to showcase this in the Fall when I collect the award. We’re also still competitive for the ERC Public Engagement Award which comes with a $10,000 prize, so winning both would be incredible, although also deserved, in my view. So, well done to us! Benjamin From: NSS Admin <info@nationalsustainabilitysociety.org><mailto:info@nationalsustainabilitysociety.org> Sent: Friday, June 5, 2026 10:55 AM To: Sovacool, Benjamin <sovacool@bu.edu><mailto:sovacool@bu.edu> Subject: NSS Award Notification Dear Benjamin, We are thrilled to inform you that the Awards Committee for the National Sustainability Society has selected the GeoEngineering and Negative Emissions pathways in Europe (GENIE) as the recipient of the 2025 Annual Achievement award. Congratulations! As you are already registered to attend the conference, our formal invitation to join us is unnecessary; however, we are happy to provide a $1,000 stipend to cover your travel costs. We can process that payment at the conclusion of the conference. We will present the award in the opening plenary session on the afternoon of August 17th. Congratulations again, we are excited to celebrate your achievement! With warm regards, The NSS Awards Committee Elena Irwin, Chairperson Nicole Ardoin Ken Smith Mark Hartman -- [https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4ytSydkz1FTNUJo8Hvxd-YZVJ5tFEopZHbbKRe6RkaX4pXcEosxX-pjjfBqmh_8t9qLm0-Sk2w]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationalsustainabilitysociety.org/__;!!Mak6IKo!K9zTNvJPALNiPRPvEi6TYqj0LQ-APpxFnQsIP2hRx2I1gQs85heb4mTGhthSSGOFtQyOUkg2t1FO1miX7ZD2cA$> [https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4zbd5tpdyP_RmT-34acipdDaMX7OaLc8DhevF1zuFFgl3flT7WIGZ_GdQke4TQV9HY2vFs_3lRd6KXT]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14382445/__;!!Mak6IKo!K9zTNvJPALNiPRPvEi6TYqj0LQ-APpxFnQsIP2hRx2I1gQs85heb4mTGhthSSGOFtQyOUkg2t1FO1mhVWPk21A$> -- Jan C. Minx, Ph.D. Head - Evidence for Climate Solutions (ECS) RD5 - Climate Economics and Policy Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research EUREF Campus 19, Torgauer Str. 12-15 10829 Berlin Germany www.pik-potsdam.de<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.pik-potsdam.de__;!!Mak6IKo!K9zTNvJPALNiPRPvEi6TYqj0LQ-APpxFnQsIP2hRx2I1gQs85heb4mTGhthSSGOFtQyOUkg2t1FO1mgfwJl3Ng$>
Genie-comm: happy to invite everyone for kombucha (limited supply) or whisky tasting (less limited supply) tomorrow evening after dinner (so around 8.30pm) to my rooftop balcony. Crellestr. 22a, 10827 Berlin (should be close to your hotels). It's 5th floor, but elevator. Don't bring red wine. Felix
Super-cool! Thanks for doing this Benjamin. Cheers Keywan From: Benjamin Sovacool <benjaminso@btech.au.dk> Sent: Friday, June 5, 2026 5:03 PM To: jan.minx <jan.minx@pik-potsdam.de>; nemet <nemet@wisc.edu>; RIAHI Keywan <riahi@iiasa.ac.at> Cc: genie@maillist.au.dk Subject: [Genie] FW: NSS 2026 Annual Achievement award - Success! Importance: High Jan, Greg, Keywan, all, Super news – I recycled the nomination we had for ERC Public Engagement with Research Award (attached) for this big NSS Award: https://www.thenss.org/2025conferencehome/2025awards<https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/r02/___https:/www.thenss.org/2025conferencehome/2025awards___.YzJlOmlpYXNhOmM6bzowNGY3YzAxNGQ3ZmQzZWIwNTgwMTMyZmFjMWYyZjU4MDo3OmNmOTM6ZWI0ODkxNjEyN2NjMWMzM2EyYTBhMjFhMzc4NzY4OWM2ODkyZjdlOTA5YWI0YTM2YTQzZjY4ZWNjNmU5OTA5OTpoOkY6Tg> And we won!! The nomination mentioned all four of us (PIK/MCC, Aarhus, IIASA and Wisconsin-Madison) so it truly reflects the entire project. I’ll need to use the $1,000 to offset my own costs for the registration fee, airfare and accommodation (costing more than $1,000) but this is a very competitive, national award. We should be proud, and also perhaps draft a press release to showcase this in the Fall when I collect the award. We’re also still competitive for the ERC Public Engagement Award which comes with a $10,000 prize, so winning both would be incredible, although also deserved, in my view. So, well done to us! Benjamin From: NSS Admin <info@nationalsustainabilitysociety.org<mailto:info@nationalsustainabilitysociety.org>> Sent: Friday, June 5, 2026 10:55 AM To: Sovacool, Benjamin <sovacool@bu.edu<mailto:sovacool@bu.edu>> Subject: NSS Award Notification Dear Benjamin, We are thrilled to inform you that the Awards Committee for the National Sustainability Society has selected the GeoEngineering and Negative Emissions pathways in Europe (GENIE) as the recipient of the 2025 Annual Achievement award. Congratulations! As you are already registered to attend the conference, our formal invitation to join us is unnecessary; however, we are happy to provide a $1,000 stipend to cover your travel costs. We can process that payment at the conclusion of the conference. We will present the award in the opening plenary session on the afternoon of August 17th. Congratulations again, we are excited to celebrate your achievement! With warm regards, The NSS Awards Committee Elena Irwin, Chairperson Nicole Ardoin Ken Smith Mark Hartman -- [https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4ytSydkz1FTNUJo8Hvxd-YZVJ5tFEopZHbbKRe6RkaX4pXcEosxX-pjjfBqmh_8t9qLm0-Sk2w]<https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/r02/___https:/www.nationalsustainabilitysociety.org/___.YzJlOmlpYXNhOmM6bzowNGY3YzAxNGQ3ZmQzZWIwNTgwMTMyZmFjMWYyZjU4MDo3OjBlMDk6OWZhNzQzYjJhN2JmNWQ1ODFmZjM2N2M1YTA4NzhkN2Y3NDcwMWFlYWI1MWFlOWIwNGVkM2RiNjUzZDA0Njk3MTpoOkY6Tg> [https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4zbd5tpdyP_RmT-34acipdDaMX7OaLc8DhevF1zuFFgl3flT7WIGZ_GdQke4TQV9HY2vFs_3lRd6KXT]<https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/r02/___https:/www.linkedin.com/groups/14382445/___.YzJlOmlpYXNhOmM6bzowNGY3YzAxNGQ3ZmQzZWIwNTgwMTMyZmFjMWYyZjU4MDo3OjliNDI6ZTgyZTEwZjViYmI1MWNlY2Y2NmU5MDg4ODUxNzExOGNiMTRkZWJmYjVkZGUxZTc5NzA4NjI1ZjQ1YzA2OGQxMTpoOkY6Tg>
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Benjamin Sovacool -
Felix Creutzig -
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Jan Minx -
RIAHI Keywan