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- Multidisciplinary cooperation leads to catalysts that are up to 50 times more effectivePhysicists and chemists structure catalysts at the atomic scale/en/news/multidisciplinary-cooperation-leads-to-catalysts-that-are-up-to-50-times-more-effective
- Call for Papers: Corporate Responsibility and Liability in relation to Climate ChangeThe Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ Centre for Accountability and Liability Law will host an international conference on corporate Responsibility and Liability in May 2022./en/news/call-for-papers-corporate-responsibility-and-liability-in-relation-to-climate-change
- Expert workshop on "Energy investments tangled in the EU Bermuda Triangle: The ETC at crossroadsAn online expert workshop on the Energy Charter Treaty, environmental and climate change law, hosted by Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ will take place on 17 and 18 June 2021./en/news/expert-workshop-on-energy-investments-tangled-in-the-eu-bermuda-triangle-the-etc-at-crossroads
- Creating a sustainable city: time, pragmatism and persistenceCreating a sustainable city does not come from a single radical moment of change; instead, it requires persistent small steps over time. What are the challenges in sustainable transformation?/en/news/creating-a-sustainable-city-time-pragmatism-and-persistence
- The world’s first test road with lignin produced in the NetherlandsInfrabedrijf Roelofs start met de aanleg van 's werelds eerste testweg van bio-asfalt gemaakt met volledig plantaardige lignine, als vervanger van bitumen in asfalt, dat wordt gewonnen uit ruwe olie./en/news/the-worlds-first-test-road-with-lignin-produced-in-the-netherlands
- Agroecology: From promised land to ripening businessIs it possible and affordable to produce food responsibly and protect nature at the same time? Yes, says Vincent de Leijster, who investigated this for almond orchards in Spain and coffee plantations in Colombia./en/news/agroecology-from-promised-land-to-ripening-business
- Report 'Standardisation and pricing of nitrogen emissions' presented to Dutch parliamentProfessor Chris Backes (Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ) worked on this report that shows various options for the structural approach to the nitrogen emissions problem./en/news/report-standardisation-and-pricing-of-nitrogen-emissions-presented-to-dutch-parliament
- Conversion of Earth Simulation Lab into a sustainable research laboratory startedOn Sustainable UU Day 2016, Tuesday 11 October, the conversion of the former Van de Graaff laboratory into Earth Simulation Lab (ESL) officially started./en/news/conversion-of-earth-simulation-lab-into-a-sustainable-research-laboratory-started
- New book on decarbonising economiesDecarbonising Economies explores how agency, power and geography shape our possibilities for a low carbon future./en/news/new-book-on-decarbonising-economies
- Building for eternity can't be done in vulnerable placesSpatial planning is increasingly determined by climate change. If it were up to Peter Pelzer, the same should apply to temporary planning./en/opinie/building-for-eternity-cant-be-done-in-vulnerable-places
- Immediate acceleration of global climate action needed to realise 1.5 degrees goalThe goal of the Paris climate agreement will become out of sight unless countries collectively show more ambition and take immediate action. That is the opinion of the five Dutch climate experts who contributed to the IPCC report./en/news/immediate-acceleration-of-global-climate-action-needed-to-realise-15-degrees-goal
- The new normal is localFuture Food Utrecht and AMPED/Local2Local will work together on the transition to local food and a regional food system, heritage and landscape, biodiversity and climate adaptation./en/news/the-new-normal-is-local
- Manipulation of the climate – start getting used to itIn the fight against climate change, people look hopefully at technological solutions more and more often. But the debate about it is dangerously superficial, researcher Jeroen Oomen believes./en/opinie/manipulation-of-the-climate-start-getting-used-to-it
- Climate change risks runaway algal bloomsNew research shows how algae blooms in the oceans can run wild, leaving large areas of the ocean deoxygenated and unlivable/en/news/climate-change-risks-runaway-algal-blooms
- Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ receives funding for research on Antarctic tourismA research consortium of Utrecht and Wageningen ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ and universities from New Zealand receives 1 million euros in NWO funding for research on Antarctic tourism/en/news/utrecht-university-receives-funding-for-research-on-antarctic-tourism
- New catalysts make use of precious metals highly efficientlyWith a new and promising way to make catalysts, the amount of precious metals needed is reduced by a factor of 10/en/news/new-catalysts-make-use-of-precious-metals-highly-efficiently
- Frank Groothuijse appointed professor of European and national environmental lawAs of 1 August, Frank Groothuijse has been appointed professor of European and national environmental law at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ/en/news/frank-groothuijse-appointed-professor-of-european-and-national-environmental-law
- Fatima Denton appointed to Prince Claus ChairAs of 1 September 2022, Dr. Fatima Denton will formally start the Prince Claus Chair in Equity and Development at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ on Just Transitions./en/news/fatima-denton-appointed-to-prince-claus-chair
- Regenerating forests contribute to maintaining the diversity of species and biomes in the AmericasForest restoration initiatives should pay a lot of attention to species selection and should prioritize local species in their restoration efforts/en/news/regenerating-forests-contribute-to-maintaining-the-diversity-of-species-and-biomes-in-the-americas
- Producer responsibility essential for the transition to a circular economy, says new reportEU policy must expand to include a new set of responsibilities for producers so they move beyond promoting recycling to truly engaging in and facilitating a circular economy./en/news/producer-responsibility-essential-for-the-transition-to-a-circular-economy-says-new-report